Senior Software Engineer Data Insights
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Posted on:
10-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 weve 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 youll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. Were 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 Data Insights team plays a critical role in Rokus Advertising organization leading measurement and analytics initiatives that power decision-making across the advertising ecosystem. We develop and manage products that deliver actionable insights for advertisers while meeting the operational and analytical needs of internal work closely with Product Managers Data Science Ad Sales Ads Operations and multiple groups within Advertising Engineering to deliver high-impact solutions. Looking ahead we are exploring AI-driven measurement capabilities to further enhance the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and strengthen internal analytics.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in big data technologies including Apache Spark and Apache Airflow. This hybrid position bridges software engineering and data engineering requiring the ability to design build and maintain scalable systems for both application development and large-scale data this role you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect and manage robust production-grade data products that power critical analytics and measurement capabilities. You will work with technologies such as Apache Spark Apache Airflow Trino Druid Spring Boot StarRocks and Looker to deliver reliable high-performance ideal candidate is a proactive self-motivated professional with a strong track record in building high-scale data services and a dedication to delivering exceptional results.
What Youll Be Doing
Software Development
Design and build APIs and backend services using Spring Boot to support data products and analytics workflows.
Write clean maintainable and efficient code ensuring adherence to best practices through code reviews.
Big Data Engineering
Design develop and maintain data pipelines and ETL workflows using Apache Spark and Apache Airflow.
Optimize data storage retrieval and processing systems to ensure reliability scalability and performance.
Develop and fine-tune complex queries and analytics solutions using Druid Trino and StarRocks for large-scale datasets.
Monitor troubleshoot and improve data systems to minimize downtime and maximize efficiency.
Collaboration & Mentorship
Partner with data scientists software engineers and other teams to deliver integrated high-quality solutions.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers promoting best practices in software and data engineering.
Were Excited If You Have
Bachelors degree in computer science Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
8 years of experience in software and/or data engineering with expertise in big data technologies such as Apache Spark Apache Airflow.
Expertise with atleast one of the followingApache Druid StarRocks and Trino.
Strong understanding of SOLID principles and distributed systems architecture.
Proven experience in distributed data processing data warehousing and real-time data pipelines.
Advanced SQL skills with expertise in query optimization for large datasets.
Exceptional problem-solving abilities and the capacity to work independently or collaboratively.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS GCP or Azure and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes. (preferred)
Familiarity with additional big data technologies including Hadoop and Kafka.
Experience in AdTech in advertising data platforms and campaign measurement. (preferred)
Strong programming skills in Python Java or Scala. (preferred)
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform). (preferred)
Expertise in data modeling schema design and data visualization tools.
Experience with building Agentic AI systems to automate decision-making and enhance analytics workflows. (preferred)
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. Its 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.
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 companys 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. Were independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and short at Roku youll be part of a company thats 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 isnt 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.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- AWS
- Data Structures
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
