Senior Software Engineer, Roku
Cloud
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Open for applications
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide its users with a more convenient and cost effective way of watching the programs they love.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years deploying software and applications using managed Native AWS Services and Kubernetes
- Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
- Experience managing Linux environments
- Experience with deploying and managing the infrastructure of cloud database systems, both SQL (Postgres, MySQL) and noSQL (DynamoDB) ensuring reliability and data integrity
- Experience in developing configuration/infrastructure as code using Terraform
- Ability and desire to lead the design and implementation of backend services, coupled with a deep understanding of different data platforms
- Demonstrated experience with security concepts (security groups) and best practices, including network isolation (VPC), least privilege, separation of concerns and robust secrets management
- Experience with a breadth of protocols and data formats such as REST, WebSockets, HTTPS, JSON, and Protobuf
- Optionally Python/Go coding experience with Rust/C++ as a bonus
- Demonstrated ability to drive timely consensus in design with other senior team members
What the job involves
- The Advanced Development organization pushes beyond the boundaries of product lines to build new things
- We think independently of standard shipping cadences and timelines, working on foundational technologies that will impact every Roku device in the future, and on ideas that no one has seen before in their living room
- As this is an exceptional team, we are seeking unusual talent
- As part of Advanced Development, the Developer Experience team specifically focuses on driving internal changes in tooling to improve developer satisfaction and productivity
- The team listens to their customers, determines the most impactful opportunities and executes on delivering those changes
- The team works in technologies including modern Linux embedded C++, CI systems, complex AWS cloud backend systems, and web platforms
- With a user base exceeding 85 million globally, our products are known for their seamless integration and intuitive design
- We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our Advanced Development team
- In this role, you will work on exciting technologies while also building essential internal tools that drive efficiency and innovation
- Your contributions will be vital in shaping the future of our platform and enhancing the overall user experience
- Using your prior knowledge of Terraform, Kubernetes and Native AWS components to deploy internally developed applications, utilizing best practices to minimize costs and maximize reliability
- Perform upgrades and deployments of software using infrastructure as code using Terraform to ensure auditability and consistency from release to release
- Gathering requirements, designing, and executing platform and product features, taking a concept from ideation to production and hosting
- Lead efforts to evaluate new technologies and methodologies, pushing for best practices including code and design reviews or automation to ensure high-quality code
- Self-managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
Application process
- We ask that you remove any photos from your resume or CV before submitting your application
Our take
According to Nielsen data, the average streamer spends over seven minutes searching for something to watch. Streaming services use customers' viewing history to make suggestions, but these are limited to programs licensed for that particular service.
Roku provides an integrated streaming service that offers TV channels, movies and third-party streaming services, resulting in an all-in-one streaming platform. The service can be accessed through a variety of customized subscription packages and fees.
Roku stands out in the streaming industry by bringing many competitors together in one package. The startup provides further innovative services such as a weekly TV series named 'Roku Recommends' which uses first-party data to recommend essential viewing to users. Alongside funding filmmakers through its "Change Makers Program", Roku also acquired its own original library of shows through its acquisition of now-defunct Quibi's library in 2021. After successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released in 2023, further exemplifying the streaming company's wider ambitions in the media sector.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2016
$45.5m
LATE VC
Nov 2015
$45.5m
SERIES H
Total funding: $247.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, wellness and financial benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Free snacks and access to the company fitness center
Company HQ
Newhall, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Anthony Wood
(CEO)Studied Engineering at Texas A&M before founding their first company in 1986. They held VP roles at both Adobe and Netflix.
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