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
You will be part of the Roku Video Platform Engineering team and responsible for building the next-generation video services for the Roku Cloud TV Platform. About the role
Roku pioneered TV streaming and continues to innovate and lead the industry. The Roku Channel has us well-positioned to help shape the future of streaming. Continued success relies on investing in the Roku Cloud TV Platform, so we deliver a high-quality streaming TV experience at a global scale.
In this role, you will work on key video services projects around video ingestion, encoding, VoD/live-linear, Server Side Ads Insertion, and Video QoS, with the goal of delivering a best-in-class streaming TV experience across all Roku devices. The projects that you will work on will impact millions of Roku users around the world. All along, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with key product engineering stakeholders across Roku engineering teams, and lead the design of our video services platform.
The ideal candidate will have endless curiosity and can pair a global mindset with locally relevant execution. You should be a gritty problem solver and self-starter who can drive programs with the product and commercial teams within Roku and across external strategic partner organisations. The successful candidate will display a balance of hard and soft skills, including the ability to respond quickly to changing business needs. What you will be doing
Design and implement highly scalable, and reliable web-scale applications
Translate functional specifications into logical, component-based technical designs
Key technical contributor to the design and implementation of core software Back End components of video services platform
Write and review code, evaluate architectural tradeoffs for performance and security for high-performance, and high-concurrency video infrastructure applications
Collaborate with other engineering groups across the company towards supporting our video services initiatives
Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables with limited supervision We're excited if you have
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
5+ years of solid programming experience in Java core libraries and developing web server applications, object-oriented design and design patterns, and passionate about writing high-quality and well-architected code
Strong technical competency and experience in building high-performance and cloud-based scalable micro-services
Experience design and implementation of modern micro-services architectures and API frameworks (REST/JSON)
Experience with web Servers such as Apache, Tomcat, and building and deploying services on AWS cloud
Experience with NoSQL data storage technologies such as Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis, etc. as well as RDMBS like Oracle or MySQL
Domain expertise in the area of Over-the-Top Video delivery technologies, On-Demand/Live streaming, DRM, encoding, delivery, CDNs etc. is highly preferred
Ability to handle periodic on-call duty as well as out-of-band requests; strong written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science plus 8 years of experience or equivalent; Master's degree preferred Our Hybrid Work Approach
Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are flexible for remote work except for employees whose roles are required to be in the office five days a week or employees who are in offices with a five day in office policy. 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 vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Our employees can take time off work for vacation and other personal reasons to balance their evolving work and life needs. It's important to note that not every benefit is a
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...
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