Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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.

What does the team work on?

The primary responsibility of the Content Management team is to develop and manage the Content Management System (CMS). This system processes all content showcased on the Roku Channel, including creating ingestion pipelines, collaborating with partners for content acquisition, processing metadata, and managing content selection. The team also ensures that all Roku personnel can seamlessly update metadata. The Content Management team collaborates closely with the Recommendation team to enhance content curation and personalized recommendations. The system is designed to be highly scalable, leveraging distributed architectures and machine learning algorithms. The team aims to build a next-generation platform by revamping, redesigning, and expanding existing systems. This initiative addresses scalability, and latency constraints, and accommodates a growing number of content providers and partners.

What is 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, and continued success relies on investing in the Roku Cloud TV Platform to deliver a high-quality streaming TV experience at a global scale. You will be part of the Roku Content Management System and Tools Engineering team, playing a key role in developing the next-generation content management systems that drive content ingestion, selection, management, and curation workflows. These systems are vital for empowering critical functions like Search and Recommendation on the Roku Platform, and your projects will have a direct impact on millions of Roku users globally. Throughout, you'll collaborate with key stakeholders across various Roku engineering teams and take the lead in designing our content management system. This is an excellent role for a senior professional who thrives on having a critical business impact, is able to make key decisions, and is excited to work on a core content pipeline component which is crucial for many streaming components at Roku.

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