Roku

Software Engineer - Content Ingestion

Roku · Austin, Texas

Posted 21 days ago

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This role has been open
21 days
Roku's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
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

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About this role

As a Software Engineer on the Content Ingestion team at Roku, you will design, build, and maintain ingestion pipelines for processing multimedia assets. Your day-to-day tasks will include creating APIs, managing cloud and on-premises infrastructure, implementing monitoring solutions, and collaborating with both US-based content partners and international engineering teams. You will also participate in on-call rotations and drive AI methodologies within the engineering workflows.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 1–3 years of hands-on engineering experience
  • Strong foundation in cloud operations, DevOps, and scripting
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or GCP
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Python, Bash, C++, or Go
  • Experience with containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
  • Understanding of Linux distributions and command-line tools

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
  • Understanding of message queues, caching strategies, and scaling
  • Fluency across the agentic engineering toolchain
  • Excellent problem-solving skills

What you get

  • Global access to mental health and financial wellness support
  • Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision)
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance
  • Commuter and retirement options (401(k)/pension)
  • Support for time off according to local policies

Worth weighing

  • The role involves managing deployments and on-call rotations, which may require flexibility and availability outside regular hours.
  • The position emphasizes collaboration across international teams, which may involve working across different time zones.

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Listed by Roku on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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