Senior Software Engineer, Ad Auctions Job at Roku (Cambridge)

Sr Software Engineer, Cloud Services

In this role you will build teams focused on the Ads Auction and Marketplace to ...

Location

India , Bengaluru

Salary:

Not provided

Roku

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems
5+ years working with cloud-based platforms and infrastructure
Deep experience in building microservices using Java for container platforms such as Docker or Kubernetes
Solid understanding of databases SQL and NoSQL
Hands-on Experience working with AWS, GCP or similar cloud services
Experience with a breadth of protocols and data formats such as REST, WebSockets, HTTPS, JSON, and Protobuf
Demonstrated ability to drive timely consensus in design with other senior team members
Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Job Responsibility

Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of real-time ads auction systems powering Roku’s CTV advertising across The Roku Channel and the Roku platform
Own and enhance core auction capabilities including ad pod construction, bid evaluation, ranking, pricing, pacing, budget enforcement, and frequency capping
Build low-latency, highly reliable distributed services that operate at massive scale, serving billions of ad opportunities with strict latency and uptime requirements
Design auction logic that balances viewer experience (ad load, relevance, repetition) with advertiser performance, publisher yield, and platform revenue
Develop and optimize SSP-side auction mechanisms, integrating with multiple DSPs, programmatic demand sources, and direct-sold campaigns
Partner closely with product managers, data science, ads research teams to translate marketplace and monetization goals into scalable technical solutions
Drive yield optimization through auction design, demand shaping, floor strategies, and pricing experiments
Lead experimentation using A/B testing, auction simulations, and offline replay frameworks, and make data-driven decisions based on performance metrics and statistical rigor
Ensure auction correctness, fairness, explainability, and transparency, while maintaining compliance with privacy, regulatory, and brand-safety requirements
Influence the long-term technical roadmap for Roku Ads by proposing architecture improvements, scalability strategies, and performance optimizations

What we offer

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)
Vacation and other personal time off

Fulltime

Principal Customer Solutions Engineering

This Principal Customer Solutions Engineering role sits at the intersection of A...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

139900.00 - 274800.00 USD / Year

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technical program/product management, coding, software development/delivery work OR equivalent experience
4+ years of customer-facing experience
5+ year(s) experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
5+ years working in web analytics, big data, data science, preferably with ads platform and experimentation technologies
3+ years experience in programming languages such as C, C#, C++, ASP.NET, Javascript
5+ years experience in database querying using SQL
5+ years experience with data analytics tools like R, Python, Excel, Tableau, SAS, or similar applications
5+ years working in Ad Tech OR equivalent experience
Data driven and problem solving skills
Ad Tech fundamentals

Job Responsibility

Own the end‑to‑end strategy, technical architecture, and operational health of first‑party supply and demand integrations across the Microsoft Monetize platform, spanning display, native, and video, with accountability for scale, performance, and long‑term marketplace sustainability
Set the technical and operational strategy for supply configuration and policy enforcement, defining standards for publisher setup, inventory packaging, demand eligibility, and governance to ensure consistency, quality, and monetization efficiency at scale
Lead onboarding and lifecycle management for first‑ and third‑party demand and supply partners, establishing integration requirements, certification criteria, and quality bars across OpenRTB, creative compliance, and auction behavior to protect marketplace integrity
Serve as the senior escalation point for complex monetization, delivery, and reporting issues, driving root‑cause analysis across configuration, bid traffic, and marketplace dynamics, and influencing platform or policy changes where systemic gaps exist
Partner deeply with senior stakeholders across Microsoft Advertising, Gaming, MSN, Outlook, and Sales to translate business priorities into platform strategy, ensuring technical execution aligns with revenue goals, publisher experience, and long‑term monetization roadmaps
Define and drive scalable operating models for supply management, providing strategic guidance, documentation, and frameworks that enable teams and partners to execute consistently while reducing operational friction and dependency on bespoke support
Identify and lead cross‑platform operational improvements, surfacing structural gaps, influencing product and engineering roadmaps, and establishing best practices for first‑party monetization and supply optimization
Leverage data, experimentation, and marketplace insights to shape strategy, analyzing supply performance, delivery trends, and monetization outcomes to inform configuration standards, prioritization decisions, and investment tradeoffs
Drive program leadership across complex, cross‑functional initiatives, setting vision and success metrics, aligning stakeholders, managing dependencies, and ensuring disciplined execution across 1P supply and monetization workstreams

Fulltime

Principal Architect 6, Enterprise Architecture

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers...

Location

United States

Salary:

126283.91 - 295977.91 USD / Year

Comcast Advertising

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years in software architecture/engineering
5+ years leading distributed, high-scale, low-latency systems (Go/Java/Scala, gRPC/REST, Kafka/Pub-Sub, columnar/NoSQL stores)
Designed or led architectures for ad serving and SSP platforms (preferably premium video/CTV)
Working knowledge of header bidding, deal types (OpenRTB, PMP, curated deals), supply-path optimization (SPO), and auction transparency
Built or integrated with DSP workflows (planning, activation, bidding, pacing/optimization, frequency management, brand safety, measurement)
Practical grasp of identity & addressability (e.g., first-party graphs, UID2/PPID concepts, clean rooms)
Architected privacy-centric audience and measurement capabilities—data onboarding, audience building/forecasting, reach/frequency, outcomes—using standardized signals and ID interoperability
Kubernetes (multi-cluster, multi-region), service mesh, autoscaling, observability (OpenTelemetry), and resilience engineering
hands-on with at least one major cloud
Strong security and privacy patterns (OAuth/OIDC, tokenization, encryption, secrets, least-privilege, auditability) and FinOps sensibilities

Job Responsibility

Serve as the architecture interface between Product and Engineering, converting market and client needs into pragmatic, end-to-end solution designs for Streaming Hub (SSP/ad server), Programmatic Demand (DSP), Audience/Identity, Measurement, and Revenue Science platforms
Produce Solution Blueprints, Reference Architectures, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) that balance speed with long-term maintainability, platform consistency, and extensibility
Guide Product-aligned Architecture Roadmaps, sequencing capabilities to deliver measurable business value while reducing technical debt
Provide hands-on design leadership for cloud-native (Kubernetes, microservices, data plane/control plane) systems including reliability (SLOs/SLA), observability, security, privacy, and cost controls
Shape standards for data contracts, identity, consent, measurement, and programmatic interoperability across buy- and sell-side workflows
Identify and lead strategic initiatives to grow our technical capability, reducing tech debt, improve software quality and velocity
Establish common practices for teams to ensure end software and systems interact seamlessly with one another
Advise and support leaders on technical choices and associated risks and rewards on build, buy, extend, customize and deprecate strategies
facilitate architecture reviews
and de-risk delivery with proof-of-concepts and reference implementations

What we offer

Paid Time off
Physical Wellbeing
Financial Wellbeing
Emotional Wellbeing
Life Events + Family Support

Fulltime

Architect 5, Platform Architecture

Responsible for promoting the use of industry and Company technology standards. ...

Location

United States , Remote

Salary:

107020.26 - 250828.74 USD / Year

Comcast Advertising

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years in software architecture/engineering
5+ years leading distributed, high-scale, low-latency systems (Go/Java/Scala, gRPC/REST, Kafka/Pub-Sub, columnar/NoSQL stores)
Designed or led architectures for ad serving and SSP platforms (preferably premium video/CTV)
Working knowledge of header bidding, deal types (OpenRTB, PMP, curated deals), supply-path optimization (SPO), and auction transparency
Built or integrated with DSP workflows (planning, activation, bidding, pacing/optimization, frequency management, brand safety, measurement)
Practical grasp of identity & addressability (e.g., first-party graphs, UID2/PPID concepts, clean rooms)
Architected privacy-centric audience and measurement capabilities—data onboarding, audience building/forecasting, reach/frequency, outcomes—using standardized signals and ID interoperability
Kubernetes (multi-cluster, multi-region), service mesh, autoscaling, observability (OpenTelemetry), and resilience engineering
hands-on with at least one major cloud
Strong security and privacy patterns (OAuth/OIDC, tokenization, encryption, secrets, least-privilege, auditability) and FinOps sensibilities

Job Responsibility

Serve as the architecture interface between Product and Engineering, converting market and client needs into pragmatic, end-to-end solution designs
Produce Solution Blueprints, Reference Architectures, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
Guide Product-aligned Architecture Roadmaps, sequencing capabilities to deliver measurable business value while reducing technical debt
Provide hands-on design leadership for cloud-native (Kubernetes, microservices, data plane/control plane) systems including reliability (SLOs/SLA), observability, security, privacy, and cost controls
Shape standards for data contracts, identity, consent, measurement, and programmatic interoperability across buy- and sell-side workflows
Identify and lead strategic initiatives to grow our technical capability, reducing tech debt, improve software quality and velocity
Establish common practices for teams to ensure end software and systems interact seamlessly with one another
Advise and support leaders on technical choices and associated risks and rewards on build, buy, extend, customize and deprecate strategies
facilitate architecture reviews
and de-risk delivery with proof-of-concepts and reference implementations

What we offer

Paid Time off
Physical Wellbeing benefits
Financial Wellbeing benefits
Emotional Wellbeing benefits
Life Events + Family Support benefits

Fulltime

New

IT Training Lead

The IT Training Lead will drive technology learning and user adoption across the...

Location

United States , Delray Beach

Salary:

Not provided

Robert Half

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Experience in IT training, instructional design, technical enablement, or learning and development
Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365
Excellent communication, facilitation, and content development skills
Ability to translate technical concepts into practical, user-friendly training.

Job Responsibility

Design, develop, and deliver IT training programs in instructor-led, virtual, and self-paced formats
Take lead in the Microsoft Copilot and AI training strategy, including onboarding, advanced use cases, responsible AI usage, and ongoing enablement
Partner with IT leadership to support new technology rollouts, system upgrades, and digital transformation initiatives
Create and maintain training content, including videos, guides, tutorials, and job aids
Identify skill gaps and develop targeted learning solutions to improve adoption and productivity
Gather feedback and measure training effectiveness to continuously improve programs.

New

K Kitchen Representative

The position includes, but is not limited to, the following essential job duties...

Location

United States , New Albany

Salary:

Not provided

Circle K

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Excellent communication skills
Team player who can work well with others or independently
Acts with integrity
keeps commitments
Contagious positive attitude
Focuses on achieving results while having fun
Frequently bend, twist at waist, kneel, squat, stand, and walk
Occasionally climb and descend ladders
Tolerate extreme cold and hot temperatures and work in and around fryers, ovens, grills, coolers, freezers, sharp objects, and loud noises
Reach, grasp, and manipulate objects with hands for entire shift, including reaching for objects overhead

Job Responsibility

Provides excellent guest service in a fast and friendly manner
Maintains a clean restaurant environment by cleaning and performing general housekeeping duties
Prepares and serves food items in accordance with all Brand, Company, and health department regulations
Ensures product quality, food safety, and operational standards are met
Keeps accurate cash, sales, and inventory control records
Follows all government laws and safety codes
Completes reports on all incidents following our 5-minute rule policy
Lives our Company values: One Team, Do the Right Thing, Takes Ownership, Play to Win

What we offer

Medical, Dental, Vision, Term Life and AD&D plans
Flexible spending and health savings accounts (FT)
Vacation paid time off
Company holidays paid at time and a half
Matching 401(k)
Tuition Reimbursement
Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Discount Program
Discount Meal Benefit
Wellness Plan

New

K Kitchen Representative

Location

United States , Decatur

Salary:

Not provided

Circle K

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Excellent communication skills
Team player who can work well with others or independently
Acts with integrity
keeps commitments
Contagious positive attitude
Focuses on achieving results while having fun
Frequently bend, twist at waist, kneel, squat, stand, and walk
Occasionally climb and descend ladders
Tolerate extreme cold and hot temperatures and work in and around fryers, ovens, grills, coolers, freezers, sharp objects, and loud noises
Reach, grasp, and manipulate objects with hands for entire shift, including reaching for objects overhead

Job Responsibility

Provides excellent guest service in a fast and friendly manner
Maintains a clean restaurant environment by cleaning and performing general housekeeping duties
Prepares and serves food items in accordance with all Brand, Company, and health department regulations
Ensures product quality, food safety, and operational standards are met
Keeps accurate cash, sales, and inventory control records
Follows all government laws and safety codes
Completes reports on all incidents following our 5-minute rule policy
Lives our Company values: One Team, Do the Right Thing, Takes Ownership, Play to Win

What we offer

Medical, Dental, Vision, Term Life and AD&D plans
Flexible spending and health savings accounts (FT)
Vacation paid time off
Company holidays paid at time and a half
Matching 401(k)
Tuition Reimbursement
Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Discount Program
Discount Meal Benefit
Wellness Plan

New

Restaurant Assistant Manager

This position assists the Restaurant Manager (RM) with daily operations of the r...

Location

United States , Holly Springs

Salary:

Not provided

Circle K

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Full time required
availability during all hours of operation and at least one hour pre-opening and post-closing required
Valid state Driver's License required
Excellent communication skills
Motivates, coaches, and leads team members
Acts with integrity
keeps commitments
Contagious positive attitude
Focuses on achieving results while having fun
Ability to gain control during stressful situations

Job Responsibility

Assists the Restaurant Manager with daily operations of the restaurant and supervises the team in their absence
Leads and coaches Restaurant Team Members and partners with the management team to maintain the Company and Brand operational standards
Provides excellent guest service in a fast and friendly manner
coaches and corrects team
Conducts second interviews for team members and shift leads
Maintains a clean restaurant environment by cleaning and performing general housekeeping duties
Assigns shift duties to team members and follows up to ensure completion
Directs team and ensures all food items are prepared and served in accordance with all Brand, Company, and health department regulations
Coaches team members to follow guidelines for food preparation and production management
Cascades relevant information to team members and assists with new product training

What we offer

Unlimited tip pooling
Medical, Dental, Vision, Term Life and AD&D plans
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Short-Term Disability
Vacation paid time off
Company holidays paid at time and a half
Matching 401(k)
Tuition Reimbursement
Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Discount Program

Fulltime

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