Senior Software Engineering Manager, Roku
AdTech, React, Node.js
More information about location
4-5 days a week in office
Convenient & affordable TV streaming players
Open for applications
Convenient & affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Open for applications
More information about location
4-5 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
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Extensive years of hands-on software engineering experience with the past 5+ years leading and managing technology teams
- Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle with a proven ability to guide teams through design, architecture, development, testing and deployment including Node, React, Javascript, and AWS/GCP
- Proven capability to make technical tradeoffs based on changing business priorities and technical roadmaps
- Proven record of implementing essential software engineering practices including code review, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and performance optimisation
- Demonstrated experience hiring, training, retaining and mentoring high-performing engineering teams
- History of successful stakeholder collaboration with product managers, designers and senior leadership to align technical deliverables with business objectives
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced Sr. Manager, Software Engineering to build and manage a team of talented software engineers who will work on Roku’s Advertising applications
- One of the first priorities in this role will be to build and grow the team in Manchester
- This role is expected to partner closely with advertising business stakeholders, product management, and engineering teams to transform our operations using cutting edge web and agentic tools and technologies
- As a key member of the Roku Ads Engineering Customer Interface team, you will hire and develop a team that will design, develop, and operate components of our best-in-class suite of customer-facing web applications including Campaign Management, Demand Side Platform, Data Management Platform, and Reporting and Forecasting toolsets
- The customer interface team and the corresponding API services layer operate on a modern tech stack including React, Node.js and agentic AI technologies
- This is an opportunity to lead a growing engineering team and play a meaningful role in shaping how Roku’s advertising applications evolve and scale
- Hiring a quality software engineering professionals and build a high-performance team to deliver Roku’s business objectives
- Set clear objectives for the team and individuals that are measurable and attainable
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define goals, requirements and scope for the Roku business initiatives
- Provide technical guidance to the team and ensure that timely and informed decisions are made to remove project impediments
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality software deliverables with rigorous validation and verification testing cycles
- Manage the recruitment, onboarding and continuous training and improvement of engineering teams
- Communicate project status, risks and outcomes to senior management, ensuring transparency and alignment with business objectives
- Foster an environment of continuous learning in the team, including active adoption of AI tools and technologies in software engineering
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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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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