About the Role
As Director/Sr Director of Cloud Technology & Infrastructure, you will be leading the whole platform engineering organization. This role involves responsibilities in the following key areas:
Provide technical leadership to the team with your experience and focus on simplifying and accelerating developer experience. Lead developer platform, application hosting platform, observability and cloud governance
Continue to build a world class team of platform engineers by attracting and hiring high quality talent across US, UK and India. We are expanding in India, so part of your time in this role will involve working closely with rest of engineering in supporting a development center in India, and attracting the best talent there
Work with senior management and align roadmaps, communication strategy and evolution of platform based on their feedback and users of our platform
Act as a product manager for the organization by designing mechanisms to deeply understand our internal customers who use the platform and their pain points
Engage with external vendors in negotiations and drive Roku’s cloud governance program, thereby getting involved in build vs buy decisions as needed
We're Excited If You Have
Leadership Skills
You enjoy building a world class team, attracting, inspiring, and retaining top talent
You have excellent soft skills and can effectively communicate and drive alignment with a diverse set of people, ranging from developers to Roku executives
You enjoy the challenge of building internal platforms, cross-team collaboration, influencing the direction of the work, and substantively contributing to system architecture
You are self-driven and enjoy taking complete ownership of initiatives
Technical Skills
10+ years in a strategic engineering leadership role, setting vision and leading teams of 20+ people with excellent experience in leading and evolving managers
Demonstrated ability to engage senior leadership and drive strategic outcomes
Demonstrated ability to work with internal users as customers
Strong architectural abilities towards building a wholistic developer experience
Experience with Kubernetes, Istio and Envoy
Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, etc.
Experience with Gitlab, Artifactory, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD and good understanding of different deployment architectures
Deep knowledge of one cloud provider between AWS and GCP and working knowledge of another is sufficient.
Experience with cloud cost governance involving forecasting and managing costs
Bachelor’s in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
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Benefits
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.
