Roku

Senior Software Engineer

Roku • $382K — $500K+*
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in relevant roles.
  • Hands-on experience with both scripting and object-oriented languages (e.g., Python, Java).
  • Proficiency in SQL for exploratory data analysis.
  • Experience with digital ad platforms and technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Build advanced advertising technology to enhance business sustainability.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to meet advertising objectives and provide specialized systems support.
  • Develop reporting tools and processes for advertising channels, specifically The Roku Channel.
  • Implement DevOps best practices for continuous integration and delivery.
  • Work alongside engineering and business teams to create reliable reporting solutions.
  • Design and maintain large-scale data pipelines for data collection and transformation.
  • Oversee all elements of the tech stack from UI to deployment.

Benefits

  • Health insurance including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Equity awards and life insurance provisions.
  • Disability benefits and parental leave policies.
  • Wellness benefits supporting health and financial wellbeing.
  • Paid time off and flexible working arrangements.
Full Job Description
What you'll be doing
  • Build cutting-edge advertising technology to support and grow a sustainable advertising business.
  • Work closely with internal and external customers to help them achieve their advertising goals and support them with specialized systems.
  • Work as a key member of the team responsible for building reporting tools and processes to support advertising on channels such as The Roku Channel.
  • Establish DevOps best practices including continuous integration and continuous delivery across the advertising organization.
  • Work closely with engineering teams and cross-functional business partners to build robust reporting solutions.
  • Design, develop, and maintain efficient large-scale data pipelines to collect and transform rich data using big data
  • Own the entire tech stack for performed services, from UI to infrastructure to deployment.
  • Participate in architecture discussions, influencing product roadmaps, and taking ownership and responsibility for new
You are required to have
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 5 years of progressive experience in the position or a related occupation.

Must have at least 1 year of prior work experience in the following:
  1. Shipping production code in at least one scripting (e.g., Python) and one object-oriented language (e.g., Java).
  2. Exploratory data analysis using SQL.
  3. Processing Experience with digital ad platforms, technologies, and systems.
  4. Distributed computing frameworks: Hive/Hadoop and Apache Spark.
  5. Distributed and NoSql database.
  6. Building REST services in frameworks.
  7. Apache Spark (RDDs, DataFrames, SQL, Analytics algorithms).
  8. Big data processing frameworks and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) systems.
  9. Data pipeline orchestration systems.
  10. Managed services from cloud service providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Up to one day per week telecommuting may be permitted.

For California Only - The annual salary for this position is $382,500 - $527,000.

Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location.

This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.
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What's Roku's approach to hybrid working?

Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams generally work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are generally flexible for remote work, except for employees whose specific roles or assigned office location require five days' a week attendance.

What are some of the benefits?

Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Employees are supported in taking time off, in accordance with local leave policies and other personal needs to support their evolving work and life needs. It's important to note that not every benefit is available in all locations or for every role. For details specific to your location, please consult with your recruiter.

Accommodations

Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to [redacted].

About Roku

Roku is an American consumer electronics company founded in 2002. The company is best known for its streaming devices that allow users to access internet-based video content on their televisions. Roku's devices are available in several models and are sold in the United States and other countries. The company also offers a streaming service called The Roku Channel that features a selection of movies and TV shows. Roku went public in 2017 and is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Learn more about Roku
Size
3,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$17.5 million
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+47.3%
Revenue
$1.7 billion
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