Roku

Software Engineer Intern, DevOps

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

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Job Description

Teamwork makes the stream work.

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the US 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 observability team is an integral part of Roku’s central Infrastructure Engineering team, which oversees the service mesh hosting architecture and observability platform that lives on that platform. Together, we are tasked with developing and scaling both the Platform (Kubernetes, Istio, Envoy, operators, etc.) and the Observability stack (OSS/CNCF-supported observability projects). Our goal is to facilitate Roku’s shift towards a unified, cloud-agnostic infrastructure where all teams benefit from a common framework with out of the box features.

Within the observability team, we are dedicated to creating a world-class observability platform. We customize and optimize OSS projects to meet our needs and actively contribute to upstream projects, promoting positive changes and engaging with the broader ecosystem. We even write software ourselves when there isn’t a good OSS option.

About the role

Are you eager to dive into the world of observability and contribute to building the next generation of Roku’s observability platform? Are you excited to learn about or expand your knowledge of the CNCF open-source ecosystem, including tools for metrics, logs, and tracing? Do you enjoy problem-solving, working collaboratively with other teams, and exploring how to improve their observability experience? In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills while helping manage large-scale operations involving high-volume data and requests across multiple regions and clusters. If you’re enthusiastic about learning and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll take on an exciting project to develop a proof-of-concept for continuous profiling on Roku’s Mesh Cloud Platform (RMCP), exploring the potential for a "profiling-as-a-service" solution within our observability suite. Alongside this, you’ll work on smaller tasks to gain hands-on experience with our observability stack, collaborating with a passionate team to solve real-world challenges. Your contributions will directly enhance how Roku monitors and optimizes its systems, giving you a chance to learn, innovate, and make an impact.

We’re excited if you have

Currently enrolled in a full-time degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field. Due to graduate in December 2025 or later.
A strong curiosity and eagerness to learn about observability, cloud platforms, and large-scale systems.
Some familiarity with concepts around Kubernetes or container orchestration, and an interest in learning how to deploy and manage services in these environments.
An understanding of, or experience with, basic DevOps or CI/CD workflows, and a desire to explore how these can improve reliability and scalability.
A knack for problem-solving and a willingness to experiment with new tools and technologies.
A passion for collaborating with others and contributing to team goals.
Excitement about creating something impactful and being part of a project that helps improve the way we monitor and optimize systems.
Even if you don’t have direct experience with everything listed, we’re looking for someone with the drive to dive in, ask questions, and grow their skills along the way!

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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. 

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

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