Staff ML Engineer, Real-Time Ad Serving

Roku; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 435,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity awards

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Parental leave

Wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Roku is seeking a staff-level machine learning engineer in Massachusetts to lead marketplace intelligence and demand optimization within the Ad Serving team. You will drive pricing, allocation, and auction improvements using advanced data analytics and ML techniques.

The role emphasizes production ML systems, cross-functional collaboration, and mentorship, with a compensatory package that reflects expertise and location. Hybrid work is offered with in-office expectations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience applying machine learning and data science to solve complex, mission-critical real-world problems.
• Deep expertise in statistics, machine learning, and optimization techniques.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying ML models in production, including feature engineering, model serving, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Solid software engineering skills in languages such as Python, SQL, and Java/Scala.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and initiatives.
• Publications in leading peer-reviewed conferences or academic journals are a plus.
• Expertise in advertising is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous business problems into clear hypotheses, measurable objectives, and actionable strategies.
• Develop advanced ML models and research-driven methodologies to drive product innovation and improve business outcomes.
• Design and run live experiments to prototype improvements and validate their effectiveness.
• Build production-grade ML systems that operate reliably in large-scale, low-latency ad serving environments.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define, plan, and drive the ML strategy for Ad Serving.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship in machine learning, experimentation frameworks, and applied research best practices.

Skills

ML experience

Statistics

Optimization

Production ML

Python

SQL

Java/Scala

Leadership

Communication

Publications

Advertising

Tools

Python

SQL

Java/Scala

Job description

Roku is seeking a staff-level machine learning engineer in Massachusetts to lead marketplace intelligence and demand optimization within the Ad Serving team. You will drive pricing, allocation, and auction improvements using advanced data analytics and ML techniques.

The role emphasizes production ML systems, cross-functional collaboration, and mentorship, with a compensatory package that reflects expertise and location. Hybrid work is offered with in-office expectations.