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Senior Software Engineer, Advertising

Posted 23 Days Ago
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In-Office
Boston, MA
198K-286K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Boston, MA
198K-286K Annually
Senior level
The role involves designing, developing, and delivering web applications and APIs for advertising campaigns, while ensuring high quality and responsiveness to business needs.
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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 

Advertising Engineering builds the user interfaces and APIs that power Roku’s advertising campaigns, helping drive growth across Roku and strategic content like The Roku Channel. We operate as a highly agile, service‑oriented team that ships continuously—adding features to existing systems while elevating usability, quality, performance, and scalability. You’ll partner closely with UX, Product, and Commercial stakeholders inside Roku and with external strategic partners to deliver exceptional web applications and back‑end services at scale. We value endless curiosity, a global mindset with locally relevant execution, and gritty, self‑directed problem solving—balanced with strong interpersonal skills and responsiveness to evolving business needs


About the Role 

This role is for a senior developer on the team building user interfaces and APIs to support advertising campaigns. 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 organizations. The successful candidate will display a balance of hard and soft skills, including the ability to respond quickly to changing business needs.

"For Massachusetts Only - The estimated annual salary for this position is between $198,000 - $286,000 annually.

Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location.

This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off."            


What you’ll be doing 
  • Design, develop and deliver high-quality web applications and back-end services in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) model 
  • Add new functionality to existing systems, while constantly working to improve usability, quality, performance and scalability 
  • Provide technical leadership, guidance and support to other team members 
  • Take part in the planning and refinement of features along with the team to come up with innovative and collaborative designs 
  • Work closely with UX designers, product management and end-users to create exceptional user experiences 
  • Provide ongoing support and maintenance of existing products 
  • Deliver constant value back to the business in a highly agile team following continuous deployment

We’re excited if you have 
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent 
  • 8+ years of web applications development experience 
  • Expert-level knowledge of JavaScript 
  • Deep experience with NodeJS, TypeScript, and frameworks like Express, NextJS, and React 
  • Working knowledge of containerization and Kubernetes 
  • Expertise in designing and developing APIs, with a firm grasp of API lifecycle management 
  • Experience building large scale and low latency distributed systems 
  • Familiarity with database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and ElasticSearch 
  • Knowledge and experience with programming best practices, design patterns, software design structures, and testing frameworks 
  • Experience with cloud technology like AWS and GCP 
  • Mindset toward AI adoption and some experience using development AI tools like Github Copilot 
  • Superior problem-solving skills with demonstrable history of autonomously delivering high quality, scalable and maintainable solutions 
  • Intrinsically motivated, independent thinker who works well alone or in group settings with minimal direct supervision 



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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 available in all locations or for every role. For details specific to your location, please consult with your recruiter.


Accommodations

Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].


The Roku Culture

Roku is a great place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environment where everyone is focused on the company's success rather than their own. We try to surround ourselves with people who are great at their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humor. We believe a fewer number of very talented folks can do more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams. We're independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. In short, at Roku you'll be part of a company that's changing how the world watches TV. 

We have a unique culture that we are proud of. We think of ourselves primarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. We come up with the solution, but the solution isn't real until it is built and delivered to the customer. That penchant for action gives us a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us well since 2002. 

To learn more about Roku, our global footprint, and how we've grown, visit https://www.weareroku.com/factsheet.

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