Senior Engineering Manager, Web Apps

Roku; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Roku is seeking a Sr. Manager for Software Engineering to lead a talented team in Manchester focusing on Roku’s Advertising applications. You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders and product management to shape innovative solutions using cutting-edge technologies like Node.js and React.

This role involves building a high-performance team, setting measurable objectives, and ensuring rigorous validation of deliverables, shaping the future of Roku's advertising capabilities.

Qualifications

• Extensive years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience hiring and mentoring engineering teams.
• History of collaboration with product managers and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a team of software engineers for Roku’s Advertising applications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and align goals.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality software deliverables.

Skills

Software development lifecycle

Technical team leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

CI/CD pipelines

Code review

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Node.js

React

AWS/GCP

Job description

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Extensive years of hands‑on software engineering experience with the past 5+ years leading and managing technology teams
• Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle with a proven ability to guide teams through design, architecture, development, testing and deployment including Node, React, Javascript, and AWS/GCP
• Proven capability to make technical tradeoffs based on changing business priorities and technical roadmaps
• Proven record of implementing essential software engineering practices including code review, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and performance optimisation
• Demonstrated experience hiring, training, retaining and mentoring high‑performing engineering teams
• History of successful stakeholder collaboration with product managers, designers and senior leadership to align technical deliverables with business objectives

What the job involves

• We’re looking for an experienced Sr. Manager, Software Engineering to build and manage a team of talented software engineers who will work on Roku’s Advertising applications
• One of the first priorities in this role will be to build and grow the team in Manchester
• This role is expected to partner closely with advertising business stakeholders, product management, and engineering teams to transform our operations using cutting‑edge web and agentic tools and technologies
• As a key member of the Roku Ads Engineering Customer Interface team, you will hire and develop a team that will design, develop, and operate components of our best‑in‑class suite of customer‑facing web applications including Campaign Management, Demand Side Platform, Data Management Platform, and Reporting and Forecasting toolsets
• The customer interface team and the corresponding API services layer operate on a modern tech stack including React, Node.js and agentic AI technologies
• This is an opportunity to lead a growing engineering team and play a meaningful role in shaping how Roku’s advertising applications evolve and scale
• Hiring a quality software engineering professionals and build a high-performance team to deliver Roku’s business objectives
• Set clear objectives for the team and individuals that are measurable and attainable
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define goals, requirements and scope for the Roku business initiatives
• Provide technical guidance to the team and ensure that timely and informed decisions are made to remove project impediments
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality software deliverables with rigorous validation and verification testing cycles
• Manage the recruitment, onboarding and continuous training and improvement of engineering teams
• Communicate project status, risks and outcomes to senior management, ensuring transparency and alignment with business objectives
• Foster an environment of continuous learning in the team, including active adoption of AI tools and technologies in software engineering