Senior Backend Engineer

Roku · Bengaluru

  • Experience7–11 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Levelexecutive
  • Posted2 Sept 2026
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About Roku

Roku is hiring in Bengaluru in media advertising. This role looks for around 7+ years of experience.

Skills

  • microservices
  • Java
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Aurora
  • MySQL
  • DynamoDB
  • REST
  • WebSockets
  • HTTPS
  • JSON
  • Protobuf
  • distributed systems
  • CAP theorem
  • eventual consistency
  • Agile

The role

A backend engineer at a consumer media technology company builds large-scale distributed systems for device platforms, specializing in microservices, Java, and cloud infrastructure. The role designs backend services and works with REST, Docker, and Kubernetes across production delivery.

Full job description

We're now looking for a talented and experienced Backend Engineer to join the Roku APPS team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in microservices. If you have a consistent track record of improving large-scale systems and enjoy building consumer-facing platforms, and if you are innovative at heart and have a great balance of learning, organizing, and building, and enjoy making an impact, this role might be a great fit for you!

Responsibilities:

Build extremely large-scale platform products and services, used both by Roku engineers from across the company and directly by consumers across millions of devices.

Work with Product/Design teams to iterate and build software, taking a concept from ideation to its production deployment and support.

Lead efforts to evaluate new technologies and continue to push for best practices across the entire development life cycle, including code and design reviews.

Managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Participate in the Agile development process, including scoping, technical design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

Requirements:

8+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems.

5+ years working with cloud-based platforms and infrastructure.

An understanding of system concepts and approaches, such as eventual consistency and the CAP theorem.

Ability and desire to lead the design and implementation of backend services, coupled with a deep understanding of different data platforms.

Deep experience in building microservices using Java for container platforms such as Docker or Kubernetes.

Solid understanding of databases such as Aurora, MySQL, and DynamoDB.

Hands-on Experience working with AWS ALB, ECS, RDS, or similar cloud services.

Experience with a breadth of protocols and data formats such as REST, WebSockets, HTTPS, JSON, and Protobuf.

Demonstrated ability to drive timely consensus in design with other senior team members.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.