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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.

Our read on this posting4.0out of 5
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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