Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure and Efficiency

About the Role

You will be a SME and technical leader in engineering Infrastructure, productivity and enterprise tooling, partnering with globally distributed Engineering, Product and Security teams and systems.

Roku is seeking a world class engineer to be a true force multiplier by owning the strategy, architecture, and long-term execution of engineering infrastructure, enterprise tooling, and AI-assisted workflow automation. This architect/strategist role drives org-wide improvements in engineering productivity, delivery throughput, quality, security posture, and cost efficiency by building platforms, working practices and automation (including AI/LLM-enabled capabilities) that scale across geographies and time zones.

• AI-First Automation & Intelligent Tooling
  • Define and lead an AI-first automation roadmap for Engineering Infrastructure and Enterprise Tooling (e.g., reducing waste, accelerating reviews, improving incident response, increasing release confidence).
  • Architect and ship AI/LLM-enabled workflow automation across the SDLC (e.g., risk assessment, automated build, test and deployment, intelligent test selection, change-impact analysis, auto-triage of build/test failures).
  • Establish policies and guardrails for AI usage in internal tools:
    data handling, prompt/response logging, model/provider selection, evaluation, fallback behaviors, and abuse prevention
    .
• Dev Productivity & Enterprise Tooling (Global Scale)
  • Set technical direction and standards for the globally used developer tools, including build systems, source code management, branching/release strategy, and self-service support tools.
  • Architect and evolve, CI/CD and build/test pipelines using Jenkins
    , Docker
    , and build systems (
    Bazel / Bit Bake / Yocto preferred) to support multi-site engineering environments.
  • Own and scale test and quality workflows leveraging test management systems (e.g.,
    Test Rail or equivalent), enabling consistent traceability, reporting, and release sign-off across distributed teams.
  • Drive Jira workflow design and automation (templates, guardrails, integrations) to provide consistent cross‑org visibility and execution.
• Workflow Automation (Cross‑Functional, Cross‑Geo)
  • Design and implement automation spanning Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Partners (e.g., launch readiness, certification/release checklists, partner onboarding, incident/change workflows).
  • Replace manual coordination with durable automation and integrations that work reliably across regions/time zones.
• Security, Cost, Performance, and Reliability (Distributed Systems)
  • Embed secure‑by‑default controls into pipelines and tooling (access control, secrets handling, audit trails, policy enforcement), including for AI‑enabled systems.
  • Improve build/test performance and reliability (build times, test duration, flake reduction, pipeline stability) using measurable KPIs and operational rigor.
  • Drive cost efficiencies across tooling/infrastructure (compute utilization, caching strategies, license rationalization including AI/runtime costs and ROI tracking).
  • This is a highly visible role and you will report directly to a Vice President of Engineering. This requires a very strong technical leader with experience in the development of consumer electronics devices. The right person for this role will have ability to collaborate well with engineering and partner teams.
  • Own cross‑team architectures and standards; drive adoption through influence, clear technical judgment, and sustained multi‑quarter execution.
  • Lead design reviews, mentor senior engineers, and unblock the hardest technical problems across distributed teams and systems.
  • Provide long‑term stewardship via roadmaps, operational maturity (runbooks/SLOs), and incident/postmortem practices suitable for 24/7 global operations.
  • Establish yourself as the person others bring their hardest problems to.

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Prior experience at Staff, Principal, or Architect level.
• Ownership in platform/infrastructure, developer productivity, CI/CD, build systems, or workflow automation, including…