Roku tech stack
Roku builds mostly with Python, Java, SQL, C++. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, React.js, Flink. Python is named in 119 of the 274 job postings Roku published in the last 12 months (43%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Roku, updated Sep 28, 2026.
What programming languages does Roku use?
Python is named in 43% of job postings at Roku, followed by Java (24%), SQL (20%), C++ (17%).
Python
119 43%
Java
66 24%
SQL
56 20%
C++
47 17%
Scala
29 11%
JavaScript
29 11%
TypeScript
18 7%
Go
18 7%
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What frameworks and libraries does Roku use?
React.js is named in 6% of job postings at Roku, followed by Flink (5%), PyTorch (5%), TensorFlow (5%).
React.js
16 6%
Flink
15 5%
PyTorch
13 5%
TensorFlow
13 5%
Ray
9 3%
Hadoop
7 3%
React Native
7 3%
LangChain
7 3%
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What databases does Roku use?
Trino is named in 4% of job postings at Roku, followed by Redis (3%), Presto (3%), Aerospike (3%).
Trino
10 4%
Redis
9 3%
Presto
8 3%
Aerospike
8 3%
DynamoDB
6 2%
MySQL
5 2%
PostgreSQL
5 2%
Druid
4 1%
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What cloud and platforms does Roku use?
AWS is named in 35% of job postings at Roku, followed by GCP (26%), Kubernetes (16%), Spark (16%).
AWS
95 35%
GCP
70 26%
Kubernetes
45 16%
Spark
45 16%
Azure
39 14%
Apache Kafka
29 11%
Grafana
26 9%
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And 4 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Roku use?
Cursor is named in 55% of job postings at Roku, followed by Claude Code (54%), Model Context Protocol (54%), Docker (13%).
Cursor
151 55%
Claude Code
149 54%
Model Context Protocol
148 54%
Docker
35 13%
Terraform
27 10%
Prometheus
25 9%
Rest API
20 7%
Jenkins
15 5%
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What AI and ML technologies does Roku use?
Claude is named in 20% of job postings at Roku, followed by LLM (15%), ChatGPT (3%), BERT (1%).
Which engineering practices does Roku ask for?
AI Agents is named in 79% of job postings at Roku, followed by CI/CD (20%), Machine Learning (19%), A/B Testing (12%).
AI Agents
216 79%
CI/CD
55 20%
RAG
19 7%
Service Mesh
14 5%
Reinforcement Learning
13 5%
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And 6 more, each named in fewer postings.
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
85 postingsAI/ML
39 postingsData Science
21 postingsProduct
18 postingsLeadership
16 postingsMarketing
15 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: $298k across 128 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 39 | $345k | +16% |
| SQL | 31 | $195k | −35% |
| Claude | 23 | $330k | +11% |
| AWS | 22 | $360k | +21% |
| Looker | 20 | $175k | −41% |
| Tableau | 18 | $175k | −41% |
| Java | 17 | $361k | +21% |
| LLM | 17 | $303k | +2% |
| GCP | 14 | $388k | +30% |
| Spark | 14 | $361k | +21% |
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 80 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: 7; legacy ones: 1.
How common is the Roku stack in its industry?
Share of the 64 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 (43%), Java (24%), SQL (20%), C++ (17%), Scala (11%), as a share of the 274 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Roku use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 16 of 274 job postings (6%) and required in 9 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Roku use?
The cloud and platforms named in Roku job postings are AWS (95), GCP (70), Kubernetes (45) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Roku?
Backend postings at Roku most often require Claude Code (56), Cursor (56), Model Context Protocol (54), AWS (47), out of 85 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Roku tech stack changing?
Yes. Vue.js, Chain-of-Thought, Few-Shot Learning, Bash first appeared in Roku job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Roku tech stack?
Roku scores 80 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: 7; legacy ones: 1.
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 274 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 28, 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: 216 technologies from 274 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/roku/technologies