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Senior Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

Roku INC · 🇺🇸 San Jose, California

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Sponsorship possible

One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.

  • Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 52 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 27 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
  • What Roku INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles26 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $222k–$268k, median $265k. Most were filed at wage level IV (65%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.

US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).

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52 H-1B filings certified since Oct 2025

The US Department of Labor certified 52 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 27 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).

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About the role

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 Our DevOps/SRE team runs an active-active, multi-cloud platform on AWS and GCP to keep business‑critical systems highly available, secure, and fast at internet scale. We focus on reliability and automation, engineering systems that perform under stress and continuously improve. We are engineers who own outcomes end‑to‑end—managing priorities, communicating clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders, and delivering impact across the organization. If you thrive on architecting at scale, automating everything you can, and turning complex infrastructure into reliable, well‑documented systems, you’ll feel right at home here. About the Role We are seeking a talented and experienced DevOps/SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure management, automation, and team leadership skills. If you have a consistent track record of architecting and building large-scale systems; enjoy solving intriguing system challenges at internet-scale; if you are innovative at heart; and have a great balance of skills in learning, organizing, building, and enjoy making an impact, this role might be a great fit for you! For California Only - The estimated annual salary for this position is between $280,000 - $380,000 annually. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off. What you’ll be doing • You will design, implement and maintain an active-active multi-cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP supporting business-critical systems ensuring high availability and performance with automation, delivering systems that stays reliable and performs under stress • Collaborate with your peers through code-reviews, ensuring best practices and aligning on technical standards to deliver consistent, high-quality solutions • Collaborate with security teams to ensure the integrity and security of infrastructure and applications including implementing security best practices and compliance standards • Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables by leveraging agile methodologies and maintaining clear communication channels • Lead incident response efforts by triaging issues effectively, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to resolve them promptly and minimize downtime • Implement effective incident management processes and post-incident reviews • Identify performance bottlenecks through detailed monitoring and profiling and optimize system resources by fine tuning configurations, scaling infrastructure and addressing latency issues • Drive continuous improvement initiatives by automating repetitive tasks, refining workf

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