Is DraftKings a good company to work for?

DraftKings has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 988 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at DraftKings to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about DraftKings have been left by employees working as CX Associate , Customer Service Representative and Software Engineer .

Does DraftKings pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DraftKings employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DraftKings. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DraftKings?

70% of DraftKings employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DraftKings 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DraftKings?

Customer Experience Associate (80) , Software Engineer (58) , Senior Software Engineer (43) , Customer Service Representative (17) , Lead Software Engineer (16) , CX Associate (10) , Analyst (9) , SPORTS TRADER (9) , Intern (8) , Manager (8) , Business Analyst (7) , Data Engineer (7) , Software Developer (7) , Talent Acquisition (7) , Trader (7)

What are the pros of working at DraftKings according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and excited to work there" ((in 88 reviews)); "The culture is great if you like sports and can "hang with the guys"." ((in 78 reviews)); "Great benefits, SO MUCH GROWTH, always something new and exciting happening" ((in 66 reviews)); "Work life balance seems good but can be a little boring" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great teams to work with" ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DraftKings according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low" ((in 39 reviews)); "Then the manager lied again and told HR i was not clocking in the way i was told to." ((in 16 reviews)); "Shift working, average salary and bonus as stocks which are vesting." ((in 14 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours and can be incredibly boring" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about DraftKings layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about DraftKings layoffs and their outlook for job security at DraftKings in 2026.

What DraftKings locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Jersey City , Hoboken , Boston , New York , Las Vegas

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DraftKings reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(886 total reviews)

Jason Robins

77% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

DraftKings has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 886 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DraftKings employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

886 reviews

4.0

Mar 30, 2016

An exciting place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dynamic environment filled with young and enthusiastic staff., and plenty of opportunity to grow and develop within the organisation.

Cons

Not yet a global company in a real sense.

5.0

Mar 28, 2016

fast moving start up that is dealing well with growing pains

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced company with an awesome sports and entertainment product. Overall the company is full of really smart, nice, and hard working people. In-office perks are also top notch.

Cons

as with most start ups, there have been hiccups in organizational structure and management. It has impacted some functional areas more than others, and may require some shaking up of certain teams as needed to meet long-term objectives.

5.0

Mar 25, 2016

High octane, high reward, fun place to work!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Constantly striving to improve processes and self, which usually leads to iterationally better products, better process, better infrastructure. Current and always evolving technology stack including almost all areas of work (cloud, DB, mobile, web, High expectations for developers to deliver, test, and deploy high quality code. Industry competitive pay Great growth opportunities. Employees really treated like they are important and culture is truly wonderful and fun! A lot of passionate excited people who love what they do and the product they work on.

Cons

Things move too fast, and often result in unclear objectives. Often, the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing i.e. different teams work on similar pieces and lead to issues.

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