Engineering Manager, Ad Serving

About the Company

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a multi-year technical strategy, influencing architecture across multiple teams
• Set the long-term technical vision and take end-to-end ownership of the scalability, stability, and performance of Roku’s ad serving mediation platforms
• Shape product direction by deeply understanding Roku’s advertising business and marketplace dynamics
• Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams to execute ambitious product and technical roadmaps
• Hire, grow, and retain top talent, fostering a healthy environment
• Lead initiatives to improve developer productivity by streamlining workflows and modernizing tooling

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience architecting and building large distributed systems
• Proven track record of leading complex systems in high-growth environments
• Experience building and leading high-performing senior and staff+ engineering teams
• Ability to perform as a staff+ technologist on low-latency, revenue-critical backend systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and initiatives
• AI literacy and curiosity regarding Gen AI

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in advertising is a plus
• Experience fostering AI-first thinking within engineering teams