Senior Software Engineer - Backend

About the Role

We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer experienced in building services at scale. With so many people relying on us for great movies, TV, and news - scaling, reliability, fallbacks, and automation of these scenarios are always at the top of our mind as we continuously add features to the platform. We work very closely with the product team and pride ourselves on quickly iterating on features from prototypes to A/B tests to eventual release to all users. It’s still early days for this platform with plenty of challenging and interesting problems to work on.
The ideal candidate will have endless curiosity and can pair a global mindset with locally relevant execution. You should be a gritty problem solver and self-starter who can drive programs with the product and commercial teams within Roku and across external strategic partner organizations. The successful candidate will display a balance of hard and soft skills, including the ability to respond quickly to changing business needs.

What you will be doing

Build extremely large-scale platform products and services, used both by Roku engineers from across the company, and directly by consumers across millions of devices

Work with Product/Design teams to iterate and build software, taking a concept from ideation to its production deployment and support

Lead efforts to evaluate new technologies and continue to push for best practices across the entire development life cycle, including code and design reviews

Managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables

Participate in Agile development process, including scoping, technical design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance

We’re excited if you have

Strong software development experience - Java preferably - (Python nice to have)

Expertise building large scale cloud service, ideally in AWS

Experience in appropriate selection of data stores and analysis of trade-offs

Experience with in-memory caching layers such as Redis, Redis Cluster, Memcached, or others

Monitoring quality of deploys and troubleshooting of production systems

End-to-end architecture of the web, from end user device to a service in a datacentre

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS, CE or equivalent experience

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Our Hybrid Work Approach

Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are flexible for remote work except for employees whose roles are required to be in the office five days a week or employees who are in offices with a five day in office policy.

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). Our employees can take time off work for vacation and other personal reasons to balance 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 .

The Roku Culture

Roku is a great place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environment where everyone is focused on the company's success rather than their own. We try to surround ourselves with people who are great at their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humor. We believe a fewer number of very talented folks can do more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams. We're independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. In short, at Roku you'll be part of a company that's changing how the world watches TV. 

We have a unique culture that we are proud of. We think of ourselves primarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. We come up with the solution, but the solution isn't real until it is built and delivered to the customer. That penchant for action gives us a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us well since 2002.