Data Scientist, Roku
$126k
+ Equity awards
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Job no longer available
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$126k
+ Equity awards
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
- Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, Math, Physics, or related field
- Will also accept Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, Math, Physics, or related field and 2 years of experience as a Data Scientist, Quantitative Analyst, Business Analyst, Associate, Senior Systems Engineer, or related occupation
- Must have coursework, advance level coursework, project background, internship experience, or experience in each of the following:
- Hypothesis testing
- Statistical distributions and predictive modeling techniques
- Programming in SQL
- Coding in R or Python; and,
- Creating data visualizations and intuitive management reporting (for example: Tableau, Looker, OLAP cubes, graphing capabilities in R or Python, etc.)
What the job involves
- Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management
- Use Roku’s enriched datasets to perform analyses to identify trends and patterns in the data and to support the business with strategic decisions
- Develop data visualization that illustrate complex platform phenomena using tools such as Looker and Tableau
- Partner with leadership, engineers, and data engineers to understand business needs and how these can be addressed through analytics
- Use creativity to find proxies where verbatim data or measurements are unavailable
- Automate dashboard and build data pipelines that help various stakeholders gather real-time insights and make informed decisions
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.
Kirsty
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
(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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