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Jason Robins
66 Ratings
Pros
"The people are great to work with" (in 8 reviews)
"Work environment is well-balanced" (in 11 reviews)
Cons
"There is absolutely no work-life balance" (in 4 reviews)
"There's nothing that comes to mind" (in 3 reviews)
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"Fast-Paced and Fun"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at DraftKings full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- Constant new development and innovation, starting early on you will be expected to design, build, and test your own systems.
- Ownership means learning all about the deployment, maintenance, and testing side of the process as well as coding.
- Surrounded by excellent engineers.
- Fun office perks and culture. Snacks, beer/wine, extra curricular events help build more personal relationships with coworkers
- Flexible schedule and vacation time/work from home policy.Cons
- Incredibly fast paced, and a "bias for action" means projects are often started before they are fully thought out. You will probably build at least one thing that doesn't get shipped or used in production. It can sometimes feel like the team is scrambling without a clear goal.
- The engineering org structure is constantly changing, and career paths are not as clearly defined as they should be.Advice to Management
Try to fight for clearer specs before beginning projects. Realize that a poorly built project delivered sooner might hurt the company in the long term vs a well built project delivered later.
DraftKings 2018-04-08 08:17 PDT![DraftKings Logo]()
"Ok company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
Pay is above average around Boston.
Cons
Culture us not very good.
DraftKings 2018-06-10 04:08 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great Place to Work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at DraftKings full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Very strong technical talent
- Interesting work, with real scale
- Excellent workplace perks (Haircuts/Nails/Massages/Food on Friday)
- Access to fun events; the box at Gillette stadium is great
- Growing rapidly
- Strong team vibeCons
- Our technical documentation needs some work
DraftKings 2018-04-04 08:02 PDT![DraftKings Logo]()
"Really great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at DraftKings part-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
DraftKings is a group of very smart people who are great to work with. The company handles any of its business challenges with a lot of consideration as to how employees will be affected. They are a family friendly organization that is a fun place to work.
Cons
Due to company growth, office space is a bit tight.
DraftKings 2018-03-28 08:48 PDT![DraftKings Logo]()
"Great Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at DraftKings full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Opportunities to work with smart people and make meaningful contributions. Cool perks like massages, haircuts, snacks, beer, etc. Company is growing rapidly and I'm excited to be a part of it!
Cons
Requires some mental fortitude to deal with negative external allegations, legal challenges, etc.
Advice to Management
Keep pushing for growth and stick to well-thought-out plans
DraftKings 2018-03-22 17:48 PDTHelpful (1)
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"It is What it is"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at DraftKings part-time
Pros
No phone support, good office perks including food and some swag
Cons
no benefits, low $, and poor communication from managers, robotic
DraftKings 2018-04-08 08:26 PDT![DraftKings Logo]()
"Marketing Specialist"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at DraftKings full-time
Pros
Cool Perks and Fun Events
Cons
Lacks leaders and role models
DraftKings 2018-02-07 14:34 PSTHelpful (6)
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"Wait & See"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at DraftKings full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Perks are awesome. Snacks, coffee/nitro, beer, catered food on fridays, haircuts, massages, manicures, the list goes on. Most of the people are great. Compensation is on par or above places.
Cons
Org and process is pretty bad. Things don't seem to be thought through before decisions are made. A few people that have been here a long time are very stuck in their ways and not open to much change. Work on a lot of things that never get built or get pushed back.
DraftKings 2018-01-10 12:41 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Solid overall experience, cool people"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
cool people and a cool environment
Cons
not much room to increase role
DraftKings 2018-01-09 22:56 PST![DraftKings Logo]()
"Review for DK"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at DraftKings full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Work environment, Experienced team, Always trying to do something new, Technology oriented. They have great culture at Draftkings.
Cons
Sometime I feel like some of the people at DK have bossy behaviors and I feel bad about that,
DraftKings 2017-12-16 23:12 PST
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