Responsibilities
- Build extremely large-scale platform products and services used by Roku engineers and consumers across millions of devices.
- Collaborate with Product and Design teams to take concepts from ideation through production deployment and support.
- Lead evaluations of new technologies and promote best practices across the software development lifecycle, including code and design reviews.
- Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Participate in scoping, technical design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance within the development process.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems.
- 5+ years of experience working with cloud-based platforms and infrastructure.
- Understanding of eventual consistency and the CAP theorem.
- Ability and desire to lead the design and implementation of backend services with deep knowledge of different data platforms.
- Deep experience building Java microservices for container platforms such as Docker or Kubernetes.
- Strong understanding of databases such as Aurora MySQL and DynamoDB.
- Hands-on experience with AWS ALB, ECS, RDS, or similar cloud services.
- Experience with protocols and data formats including REST, WebSockets, HTTPS, JSON, and Protobuf.
- Ability to drive timely design consensus with other senior team members.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
- Fluency with agentic engineering tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, MCP servers, custom skills, or agent frameworks, including the ability to verify agent output and ship work using these tools.
Benefits
- Hybrid work generally Monday through Thursday in the office, with Fridays generally flexible for remote work.
- Mental health and financial wellness support and resources.
- Healthcare benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement benefits may be available depending on location and role.
- Paid time off is provided according to local leave policies and personal needs.
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About Roku
With the #1 platform for streaming television in the U.S., Roku wants to revolutionize the way the world watches TV. Our Roku-branded TVs, Roku TV models, Smart Home system, streaming players, audio equipment, and the purpose-built operating system that powers it all can turn any home into a home theater, with seamless integration of hardware and software. Our commitment to our users extends to our brand studio, which creates innovative Roku Originals exclusively for The Roku Channel, a free channel that reaches approximately 80 million households in the U.S. and Mexico. Join us and you'll have the chance to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines. Be a part of shaping the future of streaming at weareroku.com.