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Home Jobs Our Employees Working At Roku Early Career Locations My Profile Kiosk mode Senior Machine Learning Engineer Software Engineering | Austin , United States | ID: 11287 Apply View more jobs Senior Machine Learning Engineer Add to favorites View favorites Teamwork makes the stream work. Roku is changing how the world watches TV Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV.
Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers. From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution.
We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.
About the team
The Advertising Performance group focuses on performance for all participants in the Advertising ecosystem - Advertisers, Publishers, and Roku. The systems and solutions span multiple disciplines and technologies to perform real-time multi-objective optimization across distributed systems at large scale and with low latency. We use Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, AI, Control and Optimization Systems, and Auction Dynamics to solve a large set of complex problems. At the core of this is our Machine Learning, Experimentation, and Inference Platform that powers the entire landscape, which we continuously evolve over time.
About the role
We’re on a mission to build cutting-edge advertising technology that empowers businesses to run sustainable and highly-profitable campaigns. The Ad Performance team owns server technologies, data, and cloud services aimed at improving the ad experience. We're looking for seasoned engineers with a background in machine learning to aid in this mission.
Examples of problems include improving ad relevance, inferring demographics, yield optimization, and many more. Employees in this role are expected to apply knowledge of experimental methodologies, statistics, optimization, probability theory, and machine learning using both general purpose software and statistical languages.
What you’ll be doing ML infrastructure
Help build a first-class machine learning platform from the ground up which manages the entire model lifecycle - feature engineering, model training, versioning, deployment, online serving/evaluation, and monitoring prediction quality
Data analysis and feature engineering
Apply your expertise to identify and generate features that can be leveraged by multiple use cases and models
Model training with batch and real-time prediction scenarios
Use machine learning and statistical modelling techniques such as Decision Trees, Logistic Regression, Neural Networks, Bayesian Analysis and others to develop and evaluate algorithms for improving product/system performance, quality, and accuracy
Production operations
Low-level systems debugging, performance measurement, and optimisation on large production clusters
Collaboration with cross-functional teams
Partner with product managers, data scientists, and other engineers to deliver impactful solutions
Staying ahead of the curve
Continuously learn and adapt to emerging technologies and industry trends We’re excited if you have Bachelors, Masters, 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 modelling environments i.e.
Spark, Hive, NoSQL stores such as Aerospike and ScyllaDB Ad Tech experience is preferred Proficient use of AI tools and agentic coding practices #LI-DH2 What's Roku's approach to hybrid working? Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams generally work in the office Monday through Thursday.
Fridays are generally flexible for remote work, except for employees whose specific roles or assigned office location require five days' a week attendance. What are some of the benefits?
Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources.
Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Employees are supported in taking time off, in accordance with local leave policies and other personal needs to support their evolving work and life needs.
It's important to note that not every benefit is available in all locations or for every role. For details specific to your location, please consult with your recruiter.
Accommodations Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to EmployeeRelations@Roku.com .
What should I know about Roku's culture? Roku is a great place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environment where everyone is focused on the company's success rather than their own.
We try to surround ourselves with people who are great at their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humor.
We believe a fewer number of very talented folks can do more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams. We're independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust.
In short, at Roku you'll be part of a company that's changing how the world watches TV. We have a unique culture that we are proud of.
We think of ourselves primarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. We come up with the solution, but the solution isn't real until it is built and delivered to the customer.
That penchant for action gives us a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us well since 2002. To learn more about Roku, our global footprint, and how we've grown, visit https://www.weareroku.com/factsheet .
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