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Senior Software Engineer, Cloud

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Jul 2025

About the role

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

The Advanced Development organization pushes beyond the boundaries of product lines to build new things. We think independently of standard shipping cadences and timelines, working on foundational technologies that will impact every Roku device in the future, and on ideas that no one has seen before in their living room. As this is an exceptional team, we are seeking unusual talent. As part of Advanced Development, the Developer Experience team specifically focuses on driving internal changes in tooling to improve developer satisfaction and productivity. The team listens to their customers, determines the most impactful opportunities and executes on delivering those changes. The team works in technologies including modern Linux embedded C++, CI systems, complex AWS cloud backend systems, and web platforms.

About the Role

With a user base exceeding 85 million globally, our products are known for their seamless integration and intuitive design. We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our Advanced Development team. In this role, you will work on exciting technologies while also building essential internal tools that drive efficiency and innovation. Your contributions will be vital in shaping the future of our platform and enhancing the overall user experience.

What you'll be doing

Using your prior knowledge of Terraform, Kubernetes and Native AWS components to deploy internally developed applications, utilizing best practices to minimize costs and maximize reliability
Perform upgrades and deployments of software using infrastructure as code using Terraform to ensure auditability and consistency from release to release
Gathering requirements, designing, and executing platform and product features, taking a concept from ideation to production and hosting
Lead efforts to evaluate new technologies and methodologies, pushing for best practices including code and design reviews or automation to ensure high-quality code
Self-managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables

We're excited if you have

5+ years deploying software and applications using managed Native AWS Services and Kubernetes
Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
Experience managing Linux environments
Experience with deploying and managing the infrastructure of cloud database systems, both SQL (Postgres, MySQL) and noSQL (DynamoDB) ensuring reliability and data integrity
Experience in developing configuration/infrastructure as code using Terraform
Ability and desire to lead the design and implementation of backend services, coupled with a deep understanding of different data platforms
Demonstrated experience with security concepts (security groups) and best practices, including network isolation (VPC), least privilege, separation of concerns and robust secrets management
Experience with a breadth of protocols and data formats such as REST, WebSockets, HTTPS, JSON, and Protobuf
Optionally Python/Go coding experience with Rust/C++ as a bonus
Demonstrated ability to drive timely consensus in design with other senior team members