Senior Software Engineer, Payments Platform
Roku · San Jose, California
Posted 22 days ago · $186,000 - $388,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 days Roku's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 50% of Roku's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Roku
- low 0 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
- 2026-09-17
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 Software Engineer on the Payments Platform at Roku, you will lead the architecture and implementation of a scalable billing platform that supports billions of viewers. Your role involves coding approximately 80% of the time, evaluating new technologies, and collaborating with various teams to deliver resilient services. You will also set engineering standards, drive CI/CD automation, and influence the product roadmap through architectural discussions.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- 10+ years of experience in architecting, implementing, and running large-scale services, specifically in subscriptions, payment, order, and billing domains
- Expertise in various subscription or payment flows, including tax, payment, purchase, renewal, dunning, cancellation, repurchase, and invoicing
- Advanced hands-on experience with AI-assisted and agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor)
- Strong architectural design experience with a track record of building highly available and scalable subscription platforms
- Strong expertise with cloud solutions/systems across AWS or GCP
- Strong experience in designing and leading the implementation of highly complex transactional systems
Nice to have
- Experience with multi-cloud solutions and the ability to offer technical guidance across multiple cloud environments
What you get
- Health insurance
- Equity awards
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Parental leave
- Wellness benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility for this role, though general company policy indicates some flexibility on Fridays
- The role requires heavy coding and technical leadership, which may not suit those looking for less hands-on positions
- The salary range is broad and dependent on various factors, which may lead to uncertainty about compensation
Summarised from Roku's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Roku on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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