Roku tech stack
Roku builds mostly with Python, Java, SQL, C++. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, TensorFlow, Aerospike. Python is named in 52 of the 97 job postings Roku published in the last 12 months (54%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Roku, updated Oct 8, 2026.
What programming languages does Roku use?
Python is named in 54% of job postings at Roku, followed by Java (33%), SQL (31%), C++ (23%).
Python
52 54%
Java
32 33%
SQL
30 31%
C++
22 23%
JavaScript
13 13%
TypeScript
12 12%
Scala
12 12%
C
4 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does Roku use?
TensorFlow is named in 6% of job postings at Roku, followed by PyTorch (5%), Flink (5%), Ray (5%).
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What databases does Roku use?
Aerospike is named in 5% of job postings at Roku, followed by Presto (4%), DynamoDB (3%), PostgreSQL (3%).
Aerospike
5 5%
Presto
4 4%
DynamoDB
3 3%
PostgreSQL
3 3%
ScyllaDB
3 3%
Redis
3 3%
Cassandra
2 2%
Oracle
2 2%
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What cloud and platforms does Roku use?
AWS is named in 34% of job postings at Roku, followed by GCP (26%), Spark (24%), Kubernetes (13%).
AWS
33 34%
GCP
25 26%
Spark
23 24%
Kubernetes
13 13%
Apache Kafka
10 10%
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What developer tools does Roku use?
Claude Code is named in 15% of job postings at Roku, followed by Cursor (13%), Terraform (12%), Docker (11%).
Claude Code
15 15%
Cursor
13 13%
Terraform
12 12%
Docker
11 11%
Model Context Protocol
11 11%
Jenkins
8 8%
Prometheus
6 6%
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What AI and ML technologies does Roku use?
LLM is named in 14% of job postings at Roku, followed by Claude (2%), ChatGPT (1%).
Which engineering practices does Roku ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 32% of job postings at Roku, followed by AI Agents (27%), CI/CD (15%), A/B Testing (9%).
AI Agents
26 27%
CI/CD
15 15%
RAG
7 7%
NLP
4 4%
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What does each Roku team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
41 postingsAI/ML
27 postingsData Science
12 postingsFinance
4 postingsHow does your stack fit Roku?
How much does Roku pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Roku postings with stated pay: $360k across 52 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 24 | $360k | 0% |
| SQL | 20 | $296k | −18% |
| AWS | 19 | $388k | +8% |
| Java | 17 | $361k | 0% |
| GCP | 16 | $398k | +10% |
| Spark | 10 | $360k | 0% |
| C++ | 9 | $361k | 0% |
| LLM | 9 | $303k | −16% |
| Kubernetes | 8 | $439k | +22% |
| Scala | 8 | $395k | +9% |
How is the Roku stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Roku stack?
Roku scores 84 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Roku stack in its industry?
Share of the 87 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Roku apart
Companies with a stack like Roku
Questions about the Roku tech stack
What programming languages does Roku use?
The languages named in Roku job postings are Python (54%), Java (33%), SQL (31%), C++ (23%), JavaScript (13%), as a share of the 97 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Roku use TensorFlow?
Yes. TensorFlow is named in 6 of 97 job postings (6%) and required in 5 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Roku use?
The cloud and platforms named in Roku job postings are AWS (33), GCP (25), Spark (23) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Roku?
Backend postings at Roku most often require Python (17), AWS (16), C++ (12), GCP (11), out of 41 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Roku tech stack changing?
Yes. LightGBM, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, SAS first appeared in Roku job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Roku tech stack?
Roku scores 84 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Roku tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Roku publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 97 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 8, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Roku tech stack: 148 technologies from 97 job postings", as of Oct 8, 2026. https://alion.io/company/roku-2/technologies