Software Engineer, Roku
Content Ingestion
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4 days a week in office
Convenient & affordable TV streaming players
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Convenient & affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
4 days a week in office
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
- The ideal candidate brings 1–3 years of hands-on engineering experience with a strong foundation in cloud operations, DevOps, and scripting
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 1–3 years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or cloud operations
- Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Python, Bash, C++, or Go
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or GCP (Compute, Storage, Networking, Managed Services)
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
- Experience with containerization technologies including Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of Linux distributions and command-line tools
- Experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and non-relational databases (e.g., MongoDB)
- Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
- Understanding of message queues, caching strategies, and horizontal/vertical scaling
- Fluency across the agentic engineering toolchain, including coding harnesses like Claude Code or Cursor, MCP servers, custom skills, or agent frameworks
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly for cross-timezone and cross-cultural collaboration
- Willingness to participate in on-call rotations and flexibility to occasionally collaborate across international time zones
What the job involves
- The Software Engineer on the Content Ingestion team will design, build, and maintain ingestion pipelines that process millions of assets from linear feeds and multimedia files, powering real-time content matching, recommendations, and advertising insights for Roku's ACR (Automatic Content Recognition) platform
- This role focuses on full-stack operations across cloud and on-premises environments, including creating APIs, batch jobs, and infrastructure using AWS and GCP
- The engineer will serve as a key liaison between US-based content partners and the engineering team in Seoul, South Korea, ensuring smooth data flow and partner communication
- Day-to-day work includes setting up instances, managing deployments, implementing monitoring and observability, and participating in on-call rotations for critical production services
- This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer to make a meaningful impact on a globally distributed platform reaching millions of households
- Design, implement, and maintain APIs and batch jobs for asset ingestion, processing, and distribution
- Create and manage infrastructure for both on-premise and cloud (AWS/GCP) deployments using Terraform and Ansible
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager
- Participate in on-call rotations for critical production services
- Optimize system performance, reduce costs, and manage technical debt
- Communicate with US-based content partners to gather requirements and coordinate data ingestion
- Collaborate with international engineering teams in Utah and Seoul, South Korea, including attending cross-timezone standups
- Drive AI methodologies and agentic AI workflows within active code repositories
- Conduct knowledge-sharing demos and perform code reviews
- Manage containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes
- Work with CI/CD pipelines and version control via Git
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. Then, after successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released. In 2026, it was announced that media giant FOX would acquire Roku, which the companies say will create the third largest player in US TV by share of viewing.
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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
(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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