Senior Data Scientist

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. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem, bringing consumers to the content they love, enabling content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and providing advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

Teamwork makes the stream work. Roku is changing how the world watches TV.

About the team

As a Senior Data Scientist at Roku, you will leverage Big Data to generate insights that fuel our most significant business decisions. You will use technical skills, business intuition, and analytical thinking to partner with business leaders and provide actionable recommendations. Senior Data Scientists are thought partners to executive leaders, so communication and presentation are enormously important.

About the role

Roku is looking for a Sr. Data Scientist to join the Core Analytics team supporting the Operations team. You will bring strong technical experience retrieving, manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing data, as well as excellent communication skills, proven collaboration track record, and business acumen.

The ideal candidate will have endless curiosity and the ability to pair a global mindset with locally relevant execution. You should be a gritty problem solver, self‑starter, and able to help drive initiatives with internal stakeholders. The successful candidate will display a balanced mix of hard and soft skills, including the ability to respond quickly to changing business needs.

This role is hybrid and located in Austin, TX. Employees are expected to report to the office Monday‑Thursday.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to monitor key metrics for operational and systems health.
• Analyze structured and unstructured data and communicate insights to help stakeholders solve business problems, identify trends, and make data‑driven decisions.
• Develop data visualizations that illustrate complex platform phenomena using Looker, Tableau, etc.
• Develop necessary data pipelines to power automation, validation, and reporting.
• Use creativity to find proxies where verbatim data or measurement is unavailable.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align data science initiatives with organizational goals, design and execute AB tests.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in data science to drive innovation.

We’re excited if you have

• 5+ years of relevant experience in data analytics, data science or business intelligence. Previous experience in logistics, operations, or product analytics is preferred.
• Excellent command of SQL and experience working with Big Data.
• Experience coding in Python or R.
• Hands‑on experience with a data visualization platform like Tableau, Looker, or similar.
• Statistics knowledge: A/B testing, statistical inference, interpretation of data.
• Bias toward action in resolving issues and operating in a high‑energy, fast‑paced environment.
• Self‑driven, highly motivated, independent, and naturally curious about understanding operations via data.
• Strong communication skills. Able to compose and communicate materials that are clear, concise, and appropriate to the intended audience.
• Excellent investigative skills with a passion for finding the root cause of an issue.
• Ability to work independently and across multiple time zones.
• Ownership mindset, owning end‑to‑end lifecycle of a product from ideation through launch and post‑launch performance tracking.
• Academic background in math, physics, computer science, economics.

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 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 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 can take time off work for vacation and other personal reasons to balance evolving work and life needs. Please consult your recruiter for details specific to your location.

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 [email protected].

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 surround ourselves with people who excel at their jobs, work well together, and keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humor and believe a smaller number of very talented individuals can accomplish more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams.

We are independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast, and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. At Roku we’re part of a company that is changing how the world watches TV.

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

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