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Websiteroku.com
Role taxonomySoftware EngineeringBackendSenior
SpecialtiesSoftware Engineering, Backend
LocationSr Software Engineer, Cloud - Saratoga, CA
Salary
Apply viaEmaildat@roku.com
Hiring notes
TechJavaAWS
Parsed locationsSr Software Engineer, Cloud - Saratoga, CA
Posted bydat888
PostedOct 2, 2015
SourceView on Hacker News ↗

Original posting

Sr Software Engineer, Cloud - Saratoga, CA ROKU is the #1 streaming software platform and for delivering video, movies, music to your TV. We have +250,000 movies, episodes, FREE TV channels and best collection of entertainment for streaming thru Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu, Sling, HBO, SHO, ESPN +more. Although we're known for our bestselling streaming players and TVs, a large service infrastructure supports our products. An important function of this service is to push software thru to our millions of devices. We are building a new component-based software configuration architecture in the cloud that will give us more flexibility and make A/B testing, app deployment, beta testing, and supporting different TV models easier. As an early member of the team, you will architect and build a new infrastructure from the ground up. QUALIFICATIONS ▪ Architect discussions, hands-on coding and optimizing high performance, scalable backend services ▪ Excellent programming skills in Java or similar programming language ▪ Hands-on experience with Web Services, AWS, EC2, cloud deployment, and monitoring ▪ Database design NoSQL, SQL, Cassandra ▪ Demonstrated ability to be proactive, self-driven, and make practical trade-offs ▪ Bachelor’s degree in CS, CE or equivalent experience INTERESTED? dat@roku.com