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Roku

Austin, Texas

Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Creative Generation & Personalization at Roku

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Posted 5 months ago
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Roku

Roku is a leading provider of streaming devices and smart TVs, offering a wide range of entertainment options with thousands of channels to choose from. They connect users to their favorite content, empower content creators, and provide innovative adve...

Mobile Information Technology & Services Internet Technology
HQ
San Jose, California, United States
Team size
1K-5K
Founded
2002
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Quick Summary

Role Overview

This technical leadership role focuses on applying and conducting state-of-the-art research to solve complex problems within the Advertising Performance group. You will develop novel methodologies for conversion modeling, yield optimization, and large-scale experimentation to enhance the Roku advertising ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

  • Apply state-of-the-art research to build deep learning discriminative and generative models
  • Conduct original research to develop novel methodologies for advertising challenges
  • Develop conversion modeling aligned with attribution methodologies and calibration
  • Optimize dynamic creative generation and yield management systems
  • Build forecasting and time series models for margin optimization
  • Lead experimentation efforts for A/B and multivariate testing

Requirements Snapshot

  • PhD in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science or Statistics
  • Eight or more years of experience in applied research using deep learning
  • Published research papers on deep learning models for advertising
  • Strong technical leadership skills and a solid grasp of statistical techniques
  • Experience in the advertising domain or contributions to open-source ML projects

Expected Impact

You will drive the evolution of the Roku advertising platform by implementing advanced machine learning and optimization systems that operate at large scale and low latency. Your research and development efforts will directly improve advertiser performance, publisher yield, and the overall efficiency of the TV streaming ecosystem.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Job Description

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 

The Advertising Performance group focuses on performance for all participants in the Advertising ecosystem - Advertisers, Publishers and Roku. The systems and solutions span across different disciplines and technologies to perform realtime multi-objective optimization with distributed systems at large scale and low latencies. We use Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, AI, Control and Optimization Systems and Auction Dynamics to solve a large set of complex problems. At the core of this is our Machine Learning, Experimentation and Inference Platform that powers the entire landscape which we continuously evolve over time.

 

About the role 

In this role you will work on applying SOTA research and conduct your own research to develop novel methodologies to solve a large variety of challenging problems in Advertising related to conversion modeling aligned with attribution methodologies/models, calibration, dynamic creative generation and optimization, forecasting and timeseries modeling, yield and margin optimization and Experimentation for A/B and multivariate testing. 

We’re looking for a strong technical leader with a solid grasp of core statistical techniques and deep experience in SOTA Deep Learning discriminative and generative models.

 

What you’ll be doing

  • Applying research and conducting your own research to build SOTA Deep learning discriminative models
  • Stay at the forefront of advancements in related areas

 

We’re excited if you have

  • 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 Qualifications

  • Experience in the Advertising domain
  • Contributions to open-source ML projects 
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Our Hybrid Work Approach

Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are flexible for remote work except for employees whose roles are required to be in the office five days a week or employees who are in offices with a five day in office policy.

 

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). Employees are supported in taking time off, in accordance with local leave policies and other personal needs to support 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.

 

Accommodations

Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to EmployeeRelations@Roku.com.

 

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. 

To learn more about Roku, our global footprint, and how we've grown, visit https://www.weareroku.com/factsheet.

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