Senior Real-Time Ad Platform Engineer

Roku; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 195,500 - 352,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity awards

Wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Roku is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for their Advertising Platform in Boston, Massachusetts. This role is crucial for developing a highly scalable, real-time advertising platform to support Roku's advertising growth. The successful candidate will be experienced in building complex systems with a strong background in Java or C++, along with knowledge of algorithms and performance optimization.

Roku emphasizes teamwork, innovation, and offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and paid time off. Join us to be part of changing how the world watches TV.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building large-scale and low-latency distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with distributed caching, SQL/NoSQL, and other databases is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain large-scale, highly performing, real-time applications.
• Own building features, driving directly with the product and other engineering teams.
• Deliver top-quality software in a timely fashion.

Skills

Large-scale distributed systems

Java or C++

Algorithms and data structures

Performance optimization

Real-time programming

SQL/NoSQL

Big Data and cloud services (AWS/GCP)

Advertising domain experience

Critical thinking

Results-oriented mindset

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Roku is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for their Advertising Platform in Boston, Massachusetts. This role is crucial for developing a highly scalable, real-time advertising platform to support Roku's advertising growth. The successful candidate will be experienced in building complex systems with a strong background in Java or C++, along with knowledge of algorithms and performance optimization.

Roku emphasizes teamwork, innovation, and offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and paid time off. Join us to be part of changing how the world watches TV.