Senior Software Engineer - Java

Job description

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. What does the team work on? Roku Pay is one of Roku's core monetisation streams and is well-suited to ramp up on a significant growth path. Roku Pay encompasses the Pricing, Billing, and Payments ecosystems, as well as many other integrations, to deliver an excellent experience for our partners and consumers. We are on a journey to rebuild our platform to support our growth plans both in domestic and international markets. What is the role? We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Payouts team where you will be responsible for designing and building mission-critical services that power revenue calculation and developer payouts on the Roku platform. This role requires strong expertise in distributed computing paradigms and the ability to deliver high-reliability backend systems with no margin for error. You will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and non-technical stakeholders such as Accounting and Treasury to ensure effective solutioning and seamless execution. The position offers significant exposure to the full payments lifecycle, from developer onboarding to revenue distribution. You will also provide technical mentorship to team members and drive engineering best practices across the team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a platform that is scaling rapidly across domestic and international markets. How will I use AI at Roku? At Roku, we don't just use AI, we work with it. AI agents and smart tools help power drafts, analysis, and repetitive workflows, while our people bring direction, judgment, and accountability. We're looking for curious, adaptable builders who can show how they've used AI or automation to move faster, raise the bar, and scale their impact. We value your AI skills if have built fluency across the agentic engineering toolchain — coding harnesses like Claude Code or Cursor, MCP servers, custom skills, or agent frameworks. And you can describe projects where you shipped real work with these tools. You know how to drive an agent, verify its output, and ramp on an unfamiliar codebase with an agent helping you. What are the responsibilities of the role? • p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Design and build APIs and backend services using Java • p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, ensuring adherence to best practices through code reviews • p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Architect and develop scalable, distributed systems that support revenue calculation and developer payout workflows • p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Collaborate with product managers, engineering teams, and non-technical stakeholders including Accounting and Treasury to deliver integrated, high-quality solutions • p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, promoting best practices in software engineering • p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Contribute to the design and implementation of Agentic AI systems to automate decision-making and improve productivity • p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for mission-critical payment services • p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Drive cross-team alignment and consensus on technical solutions and architectural decisions What experience would help someone be successful in this role at Roku? • p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a