Senior Data Scientist, Roku
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4+ days a week in office (San Jose, CA)
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 (San Jose, CA)
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 strong analytical depth, clear communication skills, and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities that accelerate business growth
- A bachelor's degree and 5+ years of advanced analytics experience, or a master's/Ph.D. with 3+ years of experience
- Strong SQL skills and experience with business intelligence tools such as Looker
- Experience with R or Python for data analysis and modeling
- Deep knowledge of experimental design and causal inference methods, including expertise in A/B testing
- Experience with forecasting models such as SARIMA, Prophet, TFT, or similar approaches
- Experience in data management, analytics, data science, and reporting
- Experience with advertising systems, programmatic advertising, and advertising identity
- Ability to work independently and manage relationships with stakeholders across multiple teams
- Strong communication and presentation skills with data visualization and action-oriented narrative for stakeholder and executive audiences
- A proactive approach to identifying opportunities and proposing solutions
What the job involves
- When you join our Core Analytics Team, you become part of a centralized hub of analytics excellence
- This team provides the unique opportunity to work alongside a world-class peer group, leveraging centrally maintained tools and resources to drive impactful results
- We emphasize continuous learning and development, ensuring team members are always growing their skills and expertise
- Collaborating closely with Engineering, Ptroduct, and Business teams, we deliver data-driven insights and innovative capabilities that guide our stakeholders, shape our strategies, and enhance the experiences of Roku's users globally
- Roku is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join the Core Analytics team with a focus on Ad Quality and Ad Products
- In this role, you will partner with business stakeholders, product managers, and engineers to solve complex analytical problems and deliver actionable insights that influence strategic business decisions
- You will own end-to-end problem solving, from identifying trends and developing measurement frameworks to designing A/B tests and leveraging causal inference methods
- A core part of your work will involve building data pipelines, dashboards, and automated reports to ensure high ad quality and strong ad performance across the Roku platform
- You will translate complex technical findings into compelling data stories that provide strategic recommendations to executive leadership and cross-functional partners
- Build reporting data pipelines and dashboards to ensure stakeholders can access accurate, timely, and actionable insights
- Design and execute A/B tests and apply causal inference methods to measure impact and inform product decisions
- Partner directly with stakeholders to understand key business questions that improve Ad Quality and accelerate the evolution of Ads Products
- Analyze structured and unstructured data and communicate insights to help stakeholders identify trends and make data-driven decisions
- Develop analytics tools, models, alerts, and testing frameworks to measure Ad Quality and Ads Product metrics and inform business strategies
- Deliver presentations that clearly and effectively communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders and executive audiences
- Translate complex technical topics into clear business recommendations
- Provide feedback to leadership and stakeholders across the company on the performance of various initiatives and untapped opportunities
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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