Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Browse and Discovery Platform
Roku · Posted Nov 5
TV streaming platform, hardware devices, operating system, and digital advertising services
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About the role
Roku is a TV streaming platform whose Content Management System manages content ingestion, selection, enrichment, and curation across millions of movies, episodes, news, and channels. The Browse and Discovery Platform team builds the services and APIs that connect content, product capabilities, and user experiences across Roku devices. This role leads a team of backend engineers, owns featured experiences, and guides architecture for highly available distributed systems and cloud services.
What you will do
- Lead and manage a team of backend engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to foster professional growth and development
- Own the technical roadmap and delivery of featured experiences and key browse platform services, from design and implementation through launch and ongoing operation
- Architect and evolve highly available, distributed services and APIs that support content discovery and engaging user experiences at scale
- Build reusable capabilities for configuring, publishing, scheduling, and delivering featured experiences across Roku devices
- Collaborate with product management, design, client engineering, and content teams to define requirements, manage dependencies, and deliver new capabilities
- Drive improvements in service reliability, performance, observability, and operational efficiency while enabling experimentation and rapid product iteration
- Define and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and development processes to ensure high-quality software delivery
- Conduct performance evaluations, set clear objectives, and provide mentorship to foster professional growth and development across the team
- Work closely with senior leadership to align engineering efforts with overall business objectives and timelines
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 10+ years of software development experience with deep technical expertise in building high-availability, large-scale distributed systems and services
- 5+ years of experience in a leadership or management role, overseeing engineering teams and driving software development projects from conception to delivery
- Proven track record of building and managing high-performing engineering teams
- Strong proficiency in Java or a similar backend programming language, with experience designing and developing APIs and cloud-based services
- Deep understanding of backend technologies, architecture patterns, and best practices, including microservices, RESTful APIs, message queues, caching, and databases
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Experience operating production services at scale, including performance optimization, observability, and incident response
- Strong ability to make practical trade-offs and drive programs with autonomy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
Benefits and support
- Global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources
- Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision)
- Life, accident, and disability insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Retirement options (401(k)/pension)
- Time off in accordance with local leave policies
- Flexible remote work on Fridays
About Roku
Roku pioneered television streaming and provides the leading TV streaming platform built on the proprietary Roku OS. The company connects consumers to entertainment, allows publishers to build and monetize audiences, and offers advertisers powerful tools to engage viewers across streaming devices and smart TVs.
- Industry
- Consumer Electronics
- Company size
- 3,600 employees
- Founded
- 2002
- Location
- San Jose, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $214M raised
- 2008-02-01Series A$8.36M
- 2016-01-28Series G$45.5M
Leadership
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
President, Roku Media
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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