Senior Software Engineer - Data and Backend Services

Roku

22 days ago

Bengaluru, India

Senior / Staff+

H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain Python-based backend and data services supporting advertising platforms.
Build scalable APIs and services for internal workflows and external customer needs.
Develop and maintain data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and enrichment.
Ensure data quality, consistency, and reliability across distributed systems.
Collaborate with product managers and data engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Design services that support analytics, reporting, automation, and machine learning use cases.
Improve system architecture for scalability, fault tolerance, and operational excellence.
Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability for data and backend services.
Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and on-call rotations.
Support GenAI-powered services and workflows by enabling reliable data access.

8+ years of software development experience with strong hands-on experience in Python.
Experience building backend services and APIs in Python.
Strong understanding of data modeling, data processing, and distributed systems.
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, data stores, and schema design.
Experience building or supporting data pipelines (ETL/ELT, batch, streaming, or hybrid).
Familiarity with asynchronous processing, messaging systems, and event-driven architectures.
Experience operating production systems with high reliability and scale.
Strong problem-solving skills and comfort in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
Familiarity with analytics, reporting, and measurement systems.
Exposure to machine learning pipelines, feature stores, or AI/GenAI systems.
Experience with cloud-native platforms and infrastructure.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

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