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Lead Software Engineer - Subscription Platform

Teamwork makes the stream work.Roku is changing how the world watches TVRoku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the US, 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 teamSubscriptions is a key growth area for Roku and is a significant growth path. The subscription platform is part of every step of the customer journey from product placement, purchase, renewals and viewing experience of digital content on TV and smart home products in domestic and international markets. It also empowers our partners with real time information about the subscription so that customers will have smooth purchase and viewing experience. In this role, as part of subscriptions platform team, you will envision, architect, build and run a highly available, fault tolerant, efficient and performant platform that scales to billions of viewers.We’re excited if you have• 15+ years of experience in architecting, implementing and running large scale services, specifically in subscriptions, purchase and billing domain.• Experience building systems of various workloads - streaming, API, notifications, batch, etc.• Expertise with various subscription flows, such as tax, payment, purchase, renewal, dunning, cancellation, repurchase, invoices, etc.• Experience around RFP (Request for Proposal) Process, proven ability to translate business needs to vendor requirement, performance deep technical evaluation on 3rd party services, and to help business selecting the right vendor to scale with the company.• Strong architectural design experience, great track record of building a highly available and scalable subscription platform.• Strong expertise with cloud solutions/systems across cloud with AWS or GCP is a must.• Strong experience in designing, leading implementation of highly complex transactional systems collaborating with teams across the organization.• Strong passion for technology and adding value to the bottom line through technology.• Strong passion & expertise with automation including building and adopting CI/CD pipelines.• Experience with multi-cloud solution is a plus, ability offering technical guidance to design, deploy and scale application across multiple cloud environments.About the role• Lead the evaluation and implementation of new technologies and designs. Evaluate emerging technologies and seek innovative solutions to address existing and new challenges.• Engage in architectural discussions across multiple teams, influence the roadmap, and take ownership of key projects and initiatives.• Providing technical leadership and expertise to drive platform capabilities to ensure high availability and scalability.• Demonstrate engineering excellence practice by setting expectation and lead by hands-on examples.• Own building platform features, driving directly with product and other engineering teams.• Review technical specification documents created by the development team and mentor team members.• Own design and implementation of shared architectural layers (e.g. queuing, event systems, shared memory clusters) and libraries that can be used across teams• Be an evangelist for best practices across all functions – developers, QA and infrastructure/ops.• Be an evangelist for platform innovation and reuse.• Be actively involved in code/design reviews, but expected to code 70% of the time.#LI-DH2BenefitsRoku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Our employees can take time off work for vacation and other personal reasons to balance their evolving work and life needs. It's important to note that not every benefit is available in all locations or for every role. For details specific to your location, please consult with your recruiter.The Roku CultureRoku is a great place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environment where everyone is focused on the company's success rather than their own. We try to surround ourselves with people who are great at their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humor. We believe a fewer number of very talented folks can do more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams. We’re independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. In short, at Roku you'll be part of a company that's changing how the world watches TV. We have a unique culture that we are proud of. We think of ourselves primarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. We come up with the solution, but the solution isn't real until it is built and delivered to the customer. That penchant for action gives us a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us well since 2002. To learn more about Roku, our global footprint, and how we've grown, visit https://www.weareroku.com/factsheet.By providing your information, you acknowledge that you have read our Applicant Privacy Notice and authorize Roku to process your data subject to those terms.

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Roku is a leading global tech company founded by Anthony Wood in 2002 that specializes in distributing streaming services via Roku-branded players and smart TVs. Roku tops US streaming TV distribution, reaching about 120 million people as of 2024.

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