Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Advertising jobs in United States
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Roku · 1 day ago

Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Advertising

positionAustin, TX
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date8+ years exp

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, aiming to power every television in the world. The role involves applying state-of-the-art research to develop methodologies for solving complex advertising problems related to conversion modeling, optimization, and experimentation.

AdvertisingAdvertising PlatformsDigital EntertainmentDigital MediaHardwareInformation ServicesMedia and EntertainmentSoftwareTVVideo Streaming
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Applying research and conducting your own research to build SOTA Deep learning discriminative models
Building generative models to generate image and video ads geared towards optimizing performance
Stay at the forefront of advancements in related areas

Qualification

Deep LearningStatistical TechniquesApplied ResearchAdvertising Domain ExperienceGenerative ModelsOpen-source ContributionsCommunicationCollaboration Skills

Required

PhD in a quantitative discipline such as CS, Statistics, Applied Math or a related field
8+ years of experience in applied research using statistical and deep learning techniques
Published paper(s) on deep learning models for Advertising or related areas
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred

Experience in the Advertising domain
Contributions to open-source ML projects

Benefits

Global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources
Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision)
Life
Accident
Disability
Commuter
Retirement options (401(k)/pension)
Time off work for vacation and other personal reasons

Company

Roku

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Roku develops video streaming devices that provide users access to Internet-streamed video or audio services.
dateFounded in 2002
location
Los Gatos, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.roku.com

H1B Sponsorship

Roku has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (120)
2024 (166)
2023 (81)
2022 (279)
2021 (195)
2020 (107)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$220.61M
Key Investors
News CorpFidelityGlobespan Capital Partners
2017-09-28IPO
2015-11-09Series H· $45.5M
2015-11-01Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Preston Smalley
VP of Viewer Product
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Thomas Dodson
Vice President of Platform Operations
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