Engineering Manager, Ad Serving

Roku•Boston, MA

2d•$360,000 - $440,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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 Role A highly scalable, highly available, real-time advertising platform is critical to supporting and growing Roku’s rapidly expanding ad business. The mission of the Ad Engineering team is to build this platform. The Ad Serving team designs, builds, deploys, and operates Roku’s Supply-Side, Ad Mediation, and Demand-Side platforms, which sit at the core of Roku’s ad monetization and are critical to the business. We are looking for a transformational leader to drive the Ad Mediation area - delivering broad strategic, architectural, and cross-functional impact across Roku’s advertising platform. For Massachusetts Only - The estimated annual salary for this position is between $360,000 and $440,000 annually. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

Requirements

10+ years of experience architecting and building large distributed systems, with a proven track record of leading complex systems in dynamic, high-growth environments
Track record of building and leading high-performing senior and staff+ engineering teams
Perform as a staff+ technologist on complex, low-latency, revenue-critical, large-scale distributed backend systems
Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and initiatives
Experience fostering AI-first thinking within engineering teams to drive innovation
AI literacy and curiosity. You have either 1) tried Gen AI in your previous work or outside of work or 2) are curious about Gen AI and have explored it

Nice To Haves

Expertise in advertising is a plus

Responsibilities

Define and drive a multi-year technical strategy, influencing architecture across multiple teams
Set the long-term technical vision and take end-to-end ownership of the scalability, stability, and performance of Roku’s ad serving mediation platforms - systems operating at massive scale with significant revenue impact
Shape product direction by deeply understanding Roku’s advertising business, marketplace dynamics, and long-term monetization strategy
Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams to execute ambitious product and technical roadmaps
Hire, grow, and retain top talent, fostering a healthy environment where individuals can do their best work
Lead initiatives to significantly improve developer productivity by streamlining development workflows, modernizing tooling, and reducing operational load