Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Responsibilities

• Build and own large-scale platform services used internally and by millions of devices
• Lead architectural discussions and design highly available, scalable, distributed systems
• Partner with Product and Design to deliver features from ideation through production
• Manage technical scope, priorities, and delivery timelines
• Champion engineering excellence through hands-on development, code reviews, and mentorship
• Evaluate emerging technologies and drive adoption of best practices

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale backend and distributed systems
• Strong software development experience, preferably in Java
• Expertise in building large-scale cloud services in AWS and/or Google Cloud
• Deep understanding of infrastructure fundamentals including networking, compute, storage, and containers
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters and distributed systems in production
• Experience selecting appropriate data stores and analyzing performance, scalability, and consistency trade-offs
• Track record of monitoring deployments and diagnosing production issues
• Strong understanding of end-to-end web architecture
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, CE, or equivalent experience

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.