Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the US 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
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. 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.
The Roku TV Technology Engineering team is responsible for the innovation, and proof of concepts of new TV features and reference designs for our next generation TVs. The team focusses on core TV technologies like Picture Quality, Display, Audio and System Architecture with the intent to create proof points and subsequently bring those to production. We are seeking a System Architect to join our growing Roku TV team in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
About the role
Roku is seeking a Consumer Products System Architect with strong system architecture experience in the TV space, strong hands-on technical skills, and excellent communication skills to work cross functionally with other organizations (internal and external). This is a unique opportunity for a senior technical professional who enjoys a high-level of independence, visibility and responsibility. Our continued success relies on investing in our TVs. This is why we are seeking a System Architect to join our growing Roku TV team in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The ideal candidate isn’t a bystander. You are curious and engaged, think out of the box, willing to jump in to solve problems and make data-driven decisions even when things feel very ambiguous.
What you will be doing
In this role, you will be working closely with industry partners, SoC partners, universities, ODMs and vendors. You will be responsible for the below areas:
- Innovate and drive future TV system architectures through collaboration with Product Management, technical teams, and external vendors
- Engage with SoC and component vendors to understand and influence their roadmaps
- Work with SoC partners on performance profiling of different IP blocks
- Own and manage an innovation roadmap for designing differentiation into Roku OS via the hardware selected for Roku’s devices
- Collaborate with engineering teams across Roku to define opportunities to create differentiated experiences and the hardware functionality needed to realize
- Design and prototype hardware and software Proof of Concepts
- Keep up to date with the latest technology and market trends
- Participate in standards bodies to influence new standards
- Demonstrate the ability to dig deep to find solutions to challenging problems affecting our users
You will have strong leadership skills, be business savvy and are a technology expert in a large set of the relevant areas required for a TV (Picture Quality, Display, Audio, Connectivity). Using your network, together with technology partners and Roku’s product management team, you will set the architecture direction for Roku’s TV.
We're excited if you have
- 10+ years of experience with having had leadership roles in TV engineering roles.
- Track record in architecting system solutions for consumer products.
- Worked in engineering roles involving several of the following: SoC Architecture, Picture Quality, Video Processing, Display Technology and/or Audio processing.
- Solid understanding of hardware and the manufacturing process
- In-depth understanding of Linux, Tools, open source and Soc development
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to adjust the presentation to the target audience.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin languages
- Extensive technology partner, industry, and university network in the relevant domains
- Excellent understanding of the cost structure of all components of a TV and understanding of new technologies which can be beneficial to cost reduction.
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering or similar Engineering Major
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Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Our employees can take time off work for vacation and other personal reasons to balance their evolving work and life needs. It's important to note that not every benefit is available in all locations or for every role. For details specific to your location, please consult with your recruiter.
The Roku Culture
Roku is a great place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environment where everyone is focused on the company's success rather than their own. We try to surround ourselves with people who are great at their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humor. We believe a fewer number of very talented folks can do more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams. We're independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. In short, at Roku you'll be part of a company that's changing how the world watches TV.
We have a unique culture that we are proud of. We think of ourselves primarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. We come up with the solution, but the solution isn't real until it is built and delivered to the customer. That penchant for action gives us a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us well since 2002.
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What We Do
Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. We connect users to the streaming content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique capabilities to engage consumers. Roku streaming players and Roku TV™ models are available around the world through direct retail sales and licensing arrangements with TV OEMs and service operators.
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