Roku·Software Engineer

Roku Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

IndiaPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a recruiter call focused on general work experience and my tech stack, and it stayed pretty standard from my perspective.

Then they asked about compensation drawn from my current organization. I paused because I wasn’t sure what I was allowed to disclose and told them I’d need to check with HR about any NDA constraints around salary information.

I also pushed back on the idea that current compensation was the right anchor for the next role, and I asked what the compensation band for the position was instead. The recruiter replied that without current comp details, they couldn’t proceed further, and the process stopped immediately.

I didn’t make it to the technical stage, and I left feeling like the recruiter

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