Sr. Software Engineer - Cloud Networking

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 Team The Cloud Technology Infrastructure team at Roku is looking for a dedicated engineer to join our Cloud Infrastructure Operations group. As a pivotal team, we’re committed to building a scalable, secure, and reusable infrastructure platform that empowers all Roku teams to deliver with speed and confidence. Embracing an ‘Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) First’ methodology , we’re eager to onboard a professional who’s ready to partner across teams to build foundational components in Networking, Infrastructure, Identity Management, and Security. About the Role Are you passionate about streamlining the creation of Cloud infrastructure to achieve maximum efficiency? Do makeshift Cloud services that require manual configuration cause you concern? If you excel in roles that simplify processes for engine ers, enabling them to take ownership with ease, and if you’re an advocate for Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ), then this opportunity is tailored for you. Join us and play a key role in shaping the building blocks that will empower teams across Roku to innovate and thrive. What you’ll be doing Collaborate with development teams to enhance their cloud service management capabilities, ensuring they can independently deploy, monitor, and maintain their services. Implement monitoring and observability solutions that provide real-time insights into infrastructure health, enabling proactive issue resolution and system optimization. Participate in a shared On-Call rotation to support critical infrastructure incidents, IAC CI pipeline issues, and cloud networking escalations, ensuring high availability and rapid incident response. Design and implement network observability solutions that provide end-to-end traffic visibility across cloud networking—including Kubernetes, VPCs, routing, peering, and cross-cloud connectivity—by collaborating with the Platform team to provide granular, real-time insights into cloud-native networking, leveraging visualization platforms and telemetry data to support troubleshooting and performance optimization. Partner with technical leaders on the Infra Roadmap to fortify our infrastructure security, leveraging cutting-edge automation tools for proactive defense strategies. Develop frameworks into Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows, promoting reusable and adaptable infrastructure components deployed via CI/CD. Advocate for cloud cost optimization strategies, ensuring efficient resource utilization and cost-effective infrastructure management. Champion best practices across all functions, including development, QA, and Infrastructure/Operations, to foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. We’re excited if you have 7+ years of experience designing and operating scalable, resilient cloud-native systems, with a focus on automation, observability, and developer enablement. Deep expertise in public cloud networking (AWS/GCP), including VPC design, peering, routing, NAT gateways, and service endpoints. Developer skills in Python, Java, or Go writing applications and code that will bring together data from disparate systems and will work to help visualize da ... (truncated, view full listing at source)