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Roku

Senior Software Engineer, Data, Platform - Enterprise Engineering

Hybrid

Manchester, United kingdom

Senior

Full Time

06-11-2025

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Skills

Communication Teamwork Creativity Python Java Tableau SQL NoSQL Big Data Data Warehousing Apache Spark Test Sales Architecture Software Architecture Programming apache Organization AWS Software Development Agile Analytics GCP Hadoop Spark PySpark Kafka Terraform Microservices

Job Specifications

Teamwork makes the stream work.

 

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. 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.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

 

About The Team

The Roku Enterprise Engineering team is at the forefront of building a robust, integrated, and scalable platform that powers critical business processes across the organization. As a cornerstone of Roku's corporate strategy, this team is instrumental in automating workflows across all Business Systems, including Supply Chain, Finance, Sales Operations, and Human Resources. By challenging traditional approaches to workflow automation, the team leverages cutting-edge Engineering practices and API-driven design to streamline internal processes, boost efficiency, and deliver innovative solutions. 

The team's expertise spans a wide range of technologies, including Java and Python-based MicroServices, Data Platform services, AWS/GCP cloud backend systems, Big Data technologies like Hive and Spark, and modern Web applications. With a globally distributed presence across the US, India and Europe, the team thrives on collaboration, bringing together diverse perspectives to solve complex challenges. At the heart of their success is a shared commitment to technical excellence, creativity, a strong sense of ownership, and a collaborative spirit that drives impactful results for Roku's business operations. 

 

About The Role

As a Senior/Lead Software Engineer, you consider yourself a platform services developer and developing innovative solutions using modern software frameworks and paradigms. You are self-driven and problem solver, with a strong background in building large-scale software platform and applications. You are execution focused and would develop a reputation for repeatedly delivering projects on-time.

 

What you'll be doing
Architecture, Design, Development and Implementation of Data Warehousing, Big Data, Data Analytics software solutions in on-premises or cloud environments 
Software development and Data Integration working on Data warehouse, big data processing and distributed systems. 
Drive architecture discussions, take ownership and responsibility over new projects, and deliver high quality software with tight timeline 
Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure the application meets compliance, security and audit requirements 
Participate in the continual improvement of engineering tools, cloud-based technologies/services, and process 
Define and participate in Agile development process, including scoping, technical design, estimation effort, coding, testing, debugging, code reviews, maintenance and support 
Collaborate with cross-function teams and demonstrate great communication skills 

 

We're excited if you have
7+ years of experience delivering multi-tier, highly scalable, distributed web applications 
Experience working with Distributed computing frameworks knowledge: Hive/Hadoop, Apache Spark, Kafka, Airflow 
Working with programming languages Python, Java, SQL. 
Working on building ETL (Extraction Transformation and Loading) solution using PySpark 
Experience in SQL / NoSQL  database design 
Deep understanding in software architecture, object-oriented design principles, and data structures 
Extensive experience in developing microservices using Java, Python 
Good experience in Test driven development and automating test cases using Java/ Python 
Demonstrated ability to be proactive, self-driven, and make practical trade-offs based on business needs, entrepreneurial spirit 
Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent 

Nice to Have 

Experience in developing Finance or HR related applications 
Experience with following cloud services: AWS Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, S3, CloudFront, RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, Elastic Cache, Lambda 
Working experience with Terraform 
Working experience with Business Intelligence tools like Tableau, QuickSight, Looker 
Benefits

Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and v

About the Company

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 approximat... Know more