Senior Full Stack Engineer, Roku
Web
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Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Open for applications
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Open for applications
More information about location
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
- Roku is seeking an experienced and versatile Sr. Software Engineer supporting the development of privacy-enhancing technologies to support our users globally
- As a natural born problem solver, you love taking on new challenges, learn quickly/eagerly, are concise and articulate in speech and writing, make tough decisions without excessive agonizing, challenge norms and deliver great results
- 5+ years of software development experience in platform or full-stack engineering
- Expertise in modern frontend web application development using Javascript or Typescript, and frameworks/libraries such as NodeJS, AngularJS, Bootstrap, ReactJS, Express, Material UI
- Expertise in object-oriented programming and solid understanding of concurrent programming and data structures
- Experience with data modeling and storage with NoSQL data solutions
- Experience with scaling / performance tuning of highly available web services and systems
- Ability to decompose complex problems into manageable units of work
- Micro-service based architecture and systems integration
- Demonstrated leadership, people management and communication skills
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent
What the job involves
- Roku's Web Engineering team is responsible for the development and support of Roku's web application framework, design system, a host of consumer-facing web properties, web applications and an ecosystem of web services tied to content management systems, automated publishing tools, internationalization/localization, deployments and build tools, and much more
- Our goal is to empower our community of web developers to build and deploy user-friendly, secure, user accessible, SEO-friendly and highly performant applications with the proper Roku branding and UX consistency
- You will scale the platform to manage our growing consumer base
- Full-stack web developer passionate about the customer journey and developing innovative solutions using modern web technologies
- Hands-on coding to implement the design of highly scalable solutions
- Opportunity to embark on a large, technically challenging project that will have a large impact for our millions of users and will lay the groundwork for many years to come
- Explore emerging technologies and quickly adapt for better results
- Work in an agile fast-paced development environment
- Collaborate with the larger engineering team on business and architecture proposals
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
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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