January 14, 2025

Software Engineer Intern

Manchester, USA

  • Contract

Overview

Join our innovative team at Roku as a Software Engineer Intern, where your passion for technology and creativity will drive our success. We offer a paid 12-week internship, based out of our UK offices in Cambridge and Manchester starting in Summer 2025.

Responsibilities

You will join one of our engineering teams as a Software Engineer and be responsible for designing and developing your own project. Our teams work across the breadth of Roku OS in various disciplines, including but not limited to:

  • Embedded Software
  • Backend Engineering
  • Test Engineering, Automated QA
  • Mobile

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related field. Due to graduate in December 2025 or later.
  • Non-academic coding experience (e.g., hackathons, code challenges, personal projects, GitHub, open source contributions, volunteer coding experience, conference participation, previous internships, etc.)
  • Experience in software development principles and a variety of programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C++, JavaScript).
  • Passion about software development, with a curiosity that drives you to stay on top of tech trends and explore new ideas.

We look forward to discovering how your passion, curiosity, and expertise can help drive our team to new heights!

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.

About Roku

If you're an aspiring software engineer who wants to make an impact, here's your chance. We are a network of innovators, pioneers, and disruptors. Because when you're on a mission to power every TV in the world, you've got to be out there making waves. Although we're the #1 streaming platform in the Americas, we've kept that all-in spirit of a start-up as we expand across the UK, where change happens fast.