Senior Software Engineer, Tableau
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Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 200000 - 275000
Posted on:
2 days ago
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
Our teams mission is to make data at Roku usable trusted and actionable for everyone. We build and operate the BI platforms that power data-driven decisions across the company from self-service dashboards to governed high-scale reporting on top of our cloud data platforms. We provide an end-to-end solution: resilient data connectivity performant and secure Tableau Cloud environments and thoughtfully designed visual experiences that help Roku quickly understand whats happening and what to do next. We are a globally distributed team with presence in the US and Europe. We value technical depth pragmatism a strong sense of ownership and a collaborative mindset.
About the role
In this role you will own and evolve our Tableau Cloud environment and related BI capabilities. Youll design and optimize how Tableau connects to our data platforms on AWS and GCP lead migrations and drive best practices for performance governance and usability. You will partner closely with data engineering analytics and product teams to ensure our BI stack scales with Rokus growth and supports confident data-driven decision-making.
If youre endlessly curious comfortable working across infrastructure and user experience can balance long-term architecture with day-to-day delivery and enjoy making complex data feel simple this role is for you.
For California Only - The estimated annual salary for this position is between $200000 - $275000 annually. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set certifications and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance equity awards life insurance disability benefits parental leave wellness benefits and paid time off.
What youll be doing
- Own the Tableau Cloud platform across configuration architecture and connectivity to backend systems on AWS and GCP
- Design and implement high-performing dashboards and reports using best practices for usability scalability and maintainability
- Optimize Tableau data extracts live connections and refresh strategies to support large and complex datasets
- Configure and operate Tableau Bridge for secure hybrid connectivity to on-prem and VPC-hosted data sources
- Troubleshoot and resolve data source connectivity and version compatibility issues across environments
- Use the Tableau REST API and related tooling to automate administrative workflows deployments and monitoring
- Lead Tableau environment migrations including on-premises to Tableau Cloud and Cloud site to cloud site migrations and consolidations
- Perform key Tableau administrative activities including publishing and curating data sources workbooks and dashboards. Managing permissions groups projects and folder structures and conducting user analysis license reviews and access audits
- Partner with data engineering teams to align data models warehouses and data lakes with reporting and visualization requirements
- Write and review SQL for data preparation transformation and performance optimization
- Help define and promote BI and data visualization standards including documentation governance and design guidelines
Were excited if you have
- Typically 8 years or more of experience in BI data engineering or data visualization roles including significant hands-on ownership of Tableau environments
- Deep expertise with Tableau Cloud including configuration performance tuning and content governance at scale
- Strong experience working with large datasets and big data technologies ideally in a GCP environment
- Familiarity with common database and query technologies such as Trino connector MySQL and cloud-based data warehouses/data lakes
- Proven track record in performance tuning for Tableau dashboards workbooks and underlying queries
- Strong knowledge of Tableau extracts scheduling and optimization strategies
- Hands-on experience with Tableau Bridge for hybrid connectivity scenarios
- Experience using the Tableau REST API or similar APIs for automation monitoring and administrative tasks
- Demonstrated experience with Tableau content publishing and lifecycle management. User group and permission management access reviews and audit support
- Strong skills in dashboard and report design with an understanding of UX accessibility and visual best practices
- Good understanding of data modelling for analytics and familiarity with data warehouse and data lake architectures
- Advanced SQL skills for data preparation transformation and validation
- Clear communication skills and the ability to work closely with engineering analytics and business stakeholders
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Accommodations
Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process please direct your inquiries to .
Our Hybrid Work Approach
Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are flexible for remote work except for employees whose roles are required to be in the office five days a week or employees who are in offices with a five day in office policy.
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
