Roku
TV streaming platform
SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Advertising
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“Senior Software Engineer, Advertising at Roku. Skills: Java, C++, Distributed systems, Real-time applications. Design real-time applications. Develop real-time applications”
What You'll Achieve.
Support and grow Roku's ad business; Build a scalable, available, real-time advertising platform
Industry & Context.
Figuring things out; Critical thinking; Practical decision making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience building large scale and low latency distributed systems, Command of Java or C++, Solid understanding of algorithms, Solid understanding of data structures, Solid understanding of performance optimization techniques, Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, Solid understanding of multi-threading, Solid understanding of real-time programming, B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
Nice to Have
Experience with distributed caching, Experience with SQL/NO SQL, Experience with other databases, Experience with Big Data, Experience with cloud services such as AWS/GCP, Experience in advertising domain
What You'll Do.
Design real-time applications
Develop real-time applications
Maintain real-time applications
Drive with engineering teams
Evangelize best practices
Evangelize platform innovation
Evangelize platform reuse
Deliver top-quality software
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work alongside a highly skilled engineering team; Working with technical audiences; Working with non-technical audiences; Collaboration and trust
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills
Full Job Description
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 role A highly scalable, highly available, real-time advertising platform is critical to support and grow Roku's rapidly expanding ad business. It is the mission of the Ad Engineering Team to build this platform. We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Advertising Platform, to be a vital part of this mission. If you bring extensive experience building complex systems, love great technology at scale, enjoy mentoring, jumping in, and figuring things out in any system, this role is for you! What you'll be doing Work alongside a highly skilled engineering team to design, develop, and maintain large scale, highly performant, real-time applications. Own building features, driving directly with product and other engineering teams Demonstrate excellent communication skills in working with technical and non-technical audiences Be an evangelist for best practices across all functions – developers, QA, and infrastructure/ops Be an evangelist for platform innovation and reuse Deliver top-quality software in a timely fashion We're excited if you have 8+ years of experience building large scale and low latency distributed systems. Command of Java or C++. Solid understanding of
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