Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Roku
Ad Serving
$195.5-352.1k
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Posted today
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Posted today
$195.5-352.1k
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
- 10+ years of industry experience applying machine learning and data science to solve complex, mission-critical real-world problems
- Deep expertise in statistics, machine learning, and optimization techniques
- Perform as a staff+ technologist on complex, revenue-critical, large-scale distributed ML systems
- Hands-on experience building and deploying ML models in production, including feature engineering, model serving, monitoring, and continuous improvement
- Solid software engineering skills in languages such as Python, SQL, and Java/Scala
- Strong CS fundamentals with the ability to translate ideas into clean, efficient code with ease
- Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
- Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and initiatives
- Publications in leading peer-reviewed conferences or academic journals are a plus
- Expertise in advertising is a plus
What the job involves
- This role will drive improvements in Roku Exchange efficiency by applying advanced data analytics and machine learning techniques to optimize pricing, allocation, and auction across the marketplace
- Translate ambiguous business problems into clear hypotheses, measurable objectives, and actionable strategies
- Develop advanced ML models and research-driven methodologies to drive product innovation and improve business outcomes
- Design and run live experiments to prototype improvements and validate their effectiveness
- Build production-grade ML systems that operate reliably in large-scale, low-latency ad serving environments
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define, plan, and drive the ML strategy for Ad Serving
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship in machine learning, experimentation frameworks, and applied research best practices
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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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
(Founder & 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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