Staff Software Engineer, Demand Bidder

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Roku
Full time
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USA
11/06/2026
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New York, NY

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate core components of a large-scale real-time distributed decisioning system with strict latency requirements.
Own subsystems end to end across architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, on-call operations, and long-term evolution.
Develop expertise in a complex distributed production system and identify opportunities to improve its architecture and tooling.
Diagnose and resolve timing-, statistics-, concurrency-, and reliability-related issues in a multi-region system.
Partner with engineers and applied scientists on distributed systems and statistical or ML-driven decision-making.
Mentor engineers and raise standards for engineering rigor, testing discipline, and operational excellence.
Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive alignment across engineering, product, and business teams.

Requirements

10+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale, low-latency distributed systems, preferably including a system built substantially from the ground up.
Demonstrated ownership of complex systems across design, implementation, operations, on-call, and production-driven iteration.
Strong command of Java and foundations in algorithms, data structures, concurrency, multithreading, and performance optimization.
Experience with distributed caching, high-throughput messaging or streaming systems, and SQL or NoSQL datastores.
Experience operating cloud infrastructure at scale using GCP or AWS.
Ability to evolve business-critical live systems while maintaining uptime and correctness.
Exposure to statistical, control-theory, or ML-driven techniques in production decision-making is a plus.
Real-time bidding or ad-tech experience is a plus; adjacent experience in trading, ranking or recommendation, matchmaking, risk, or fraud systems is also valued.
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience using AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar in production work, with sound judgment about verifying and applying their output.
Strong ownership, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, adaptability, and comfort with ambiguity.

Benefits

Annual base salary for New York applicants is $195,000–$408,000, with eligibility for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.
Additional benefits may include medical, dental, vision, accident, commuter, retirement, mental-health, and financial-wellness support, subject to location and role.
Hybrid work generally involves working in the office Monday through Thursday, with Fridays generally flexible for remote work unless the role or location requires five-day attendance.
Roku provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law.

Salary: $195k - $408k/yr

Roku

Roku is the leading platform for streaming television in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, designed to connect consumers seamlessly to their favorite content. We offer a comprehensive range of Roku-branded TVs, streaming players, and a purpose-built operating system, all while providing unique advert...

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