Senior Software Engineer, Content Platform

About the role

Roku pioneered streaming to the TV and continues to innovate and lead the industry. While we are well-positioned to help shape the future of television – including TV advertising – around the world, continued success relies on our investment in our capabilities.

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our backend and data team. This role is crucial for designing, building, and optimizing distributed data pipelines, real-time data processing systems, and backend solutions that effectively handle large-scale data.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs using Java and Akka.
• Build distributed data pipelines for batch and real-time data processing.
• Design efficient, scalable systems to process large volumes of data.
• Leverage big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, and related tools to build high-performance data pipelines.
• Work on data transformation, ingestion, and integration for both structured and unstructured data.
• Implement solutions for data lake and data warehouse integrations.
• Develop and maintain real-time data processing applications to support business-critical use cases.
• Optimize real-time data flows for low latency and high throughput.
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable Java code that adheres to industry best practices.
• Optimize Java applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Leverage Java frameworks such as Spring Boot for backend development.
• Maintain and monitor backend and data systems to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Design and implement performance tuning strategies for large-scale distributed systems.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in backend development and distributed data processing.
• Proven expertise in designing and building scalable systems with Java.
• Hands-on experience with Big Data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, and Flink.
• Proficiency in Java and Java-based frameworks (Spring, Spring Boot, etc.).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB or Aerospike).

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, and Flink.
• Experience with Java and Java-based frameworks (Spring, Spring Boot, etc.).
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB or Aerospike).

Skills

• Java programming skills.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, and Flink.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB or Aerospike).

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Equity awards
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Paid time off