Senior Software Engineer - Real-Time Ad Platform

Roku; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 352,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity awards

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Parental leave

Wellness benefits

PTO

Job summary

Roku is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Advertising Platform in Massachusetts. You will build and scale a real-time advertising platform, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive innovations in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes owning features, mentoring others, and delivering high-quality software that meets evolving business needs. HP-based hybrid work with strong emphasis on performance and privacy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building large-scale, low-latency distributed systems.
• Proficient in Java or C++.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and real-time programming.
• Experience with distributed caching, SQL/NoSQL, and cloud services (AWS/GCP) is a plus.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain large-scale, real-time applications.
• Own building features, working directly with product and other engineering teams.
• Demonstrate excellent communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advocate best practices across development, QA, and infrastructure/ops.
• Promote platform innovation and reuse.
• Deliver top-quality software in a timely fashion.

Skills

Java

C++

Distributed systems

Multi-threading

Real-time programming

Education

Bachelor/Master CS or related

Tools

AWS

GCP

NoSQL databases

SQL databases

Distributed caching

Job description

Roku is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Advertising Platform in Massachusetts. You will build and scale a real-time advertising platform, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive innovations in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes owning features, mentoring others, and delivering high-quality software that meets evolving business needs. HP-based hybrid work with strong emphasis on performance and privacy.