Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Roku · San Jose, California
Posted about 3 months ago · $229,500 - $367,100
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Roku's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 50% of Roku's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Roku
- high 252 stale, 19 reposted of 254 open
- Hiring momentum
- 328 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Roku's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Roku.
About this role
As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Roku, you will contribute to building a cutting-edge advertising technology platform that enhances ad relevance and optimizes campaign performance. Your responsibilities will include developing machine learning models, conducting data analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement solutions that improve the ad experience. You will also be involved in managing the machine learning infrastructure and ensuring the quality of predictions in a real-time environment.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Roku as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field
- 5 years of experience in applied machine learning on real use cases
- Proficient coding skills and strong software development experience in Spark, Python, or Java
- Familiarity with real-time evaluation of models with low latency constraints
- Familiarity with distributed ML frameworks such as Spark-MLlib, TensorFlow, etc.
- Ability to work with large-scale computing frameworks, data analysis systems, and modeling environments i.e., Spark, Hive, NoSQL stores such as Aerospike and ScyllaDB
Nice to have
- Ad Tech experience is preferred
- Proficient use of AI tools and agentic coding practices
What you get
- Estimated annual salary for this position is between $229,500 - $367,100
- Health insurance
- Equity awards
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Parental leave
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility for this role, but general hybrid working policy is outlined
- Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, which may lead to variability in offers
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Listed by Roku on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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