Overview
We’re looking for an experienced Sr. Manager, Software Engineering to build and manage a team of software engineers who will work on Roku’s Advertising applications. This role will hire and develop a team that will design, develop, and operate components of customer-facing web applications including Campaign Management, Demand Side Platform, Data Management Platform, and Reporting and Forecasting toolsets. The customer interface team and the API services layer operate on a modern tech stack including React, Node.js and agentic AI technologies. This role partners with advertising business stakeholders, product management, and engineering teams to transform operations and scale Roku’s advertising applications.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Hire quality software engineering professionals and build a high-performance team to deliver Roku’s business objectives
- Set clear objectives for the team and individuals that are measurable and attainable
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define goals, requirements and scope for Roku business initiatives
- Provide technical guidance to the team and ensure timely decisions to remove project impediments
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality software deliverables with rigorous validation and verification testing cycles
- Manage recruitment, onboarding and ongoing training and improvement of engineering teams
- Communicate project status, risks and outcomes to senior management, ensuring transparency and alignment with business objectives
- Foster an environment of continuous learning in the team, including active adoption of AI tools and technologies in software engineering
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Extensive hands-on software engineering experience with the past 5+ years leading and managing technology teams
- Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle with a proven ability to guide teams through design, architecture, development, testing and deployment including Node, React, JavaScript, and AWS/GCP
- Proven capability to make technical tradeoffs based on changing business priorities and technical roadmaps
- Proven record of implementing essential software engineering practices including code review, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and performance optimisation
- Demonstrated experience hiring, training, retaining and mentoring high-performing engineering teams
- History of successful stakeholder collaboration with product managers, designers and senior leadership to align technical deliverables with business objectives
Accommodations Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to EmployeeRelations@Roku.com.
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