Roku · 4 hours ago
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Ads Auction & Marketplace Optimization
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expRoku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead teams focused on Ads Auction and Marketplace optimization. The role involves defining strategy, building roadmaps, and enhancing auction capabilities while driving yield and gross profit optimization through advanced statistical methods and real-time systems.
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Responsibilities
Building teams and mentoring engineers across geographic locations and time zones
Defining the strategy and building the long-term roadmap by partnering with Product, Science and Engineering teams
Leading the design, implementation, and evolution of real-time ads auction and marketplace systems
Building and enhancing core auction capabilities including ad pod construction, bid valuation, ranking, pricing, pacing and budget enforcement
Designing auction logic that balances viewer experience (ad load, relevance, repetition) with advertiser performance, publisher yield, platform revenue and gross profit
Driving yield and gross profit optimization through auction design, floor strategies, and pricing experiments
Leading experimentation using A/B testing, auction simulations, offline replay frameworks, and make data-driven decisions based on performance metrics and statistical rigor
Stay at the forefront of advancements in related areas
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience leading teams that apply auction theory, quantitative optimization, advanced statistical methods to large, sophisticated datasets
5+ years experience of leading engineering teams from design to implementation, ensuring scalability and reliability
Deep mathematical understanding of auction theory, game theory, economics, quantitative optimization and statistics
Hands-on experience with Python and Java in a production environment
BS or higher in CS, Economics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
Preferred
Experience in the Advertising domain
5+ years of experience applying auction theory, game theory, economics, quantitative optimization, advanced statistical methods to large, sophisticated datasets
MS or PhD in CS, Economics, Math or a related quantitative field
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
Roku develops video streaming devices that provide users access to Internet-streamed video or audio services.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (120)
2024 (166)
2023 (81)
2022 (279)
2021 (195)
2020 (107)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$220.61MKey Investors
News CorpFidelityGlobespan Capital Partners
2017-09-28IPO
2015-11-09Series H· $45.5M
2015-11-01Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Preston Smalley
VP of Viewer Product
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Thomas Dodson
Vice President of Platform Operations
Recent News
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