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Position summary
Get your hands on the interface that millions of people use every single day
Roku is changing how the world watches TV
Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., 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 role
The Roku Web Tools team is seeking experienced and versatile Sr. Software Engineers who will focus on front-end web architecture and development.
If you consider yourself a full-stack web developer with a passionate for user experience and developing innovative solutions and UIs using modern web frameworks and paradigms, are self-driven, with a strong background in building large-scale consumer-facing websites, and are a natural born problem solver, who love taking on new challenges, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
What you'll be doing
- Determine the strategic and tactical direction of the front-end architecture and middle-ware services
- Code, test, document and deliver highly scalable and reliable platform services and components that create the foundation of the core web application platform with cross-browser compatibility, accessibility and search engine optimization
- Suggest tools, cloud-based technologies/services and best practices to improve the site stability, performance and quality
- Continually seeking ways to optimize and streamline Roku's web application platform to facilitate a seamless implementation experience for our developers and partners
- Participate in an Agile development process, including scoping, technical design, estimation effort, coding, testing, debugging, code reviews, maintenance and support
We're excited if you have
- 5+ years of web application development experience
- Expert-level knowledge of JavaScript prototypical inheritance, scope and closures
- Knowledge of the latest ES6 features, open standards and web technologies and how they can be used effectively
- Experience building, maintaining and supporting Javascript libraries across a diverse engineering base
- Experience with following tech stack: node.js, ReactJS, Express, Handlebars, WebPack, Grunt, SASS/LESS
- Experience with following cloud services: AWS Elastic Beanstalk, S3, DynamoDB, VPC, ElasticCache, Lambda is a plus
- Ability to decompose complex problems into manageable units of work
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent
What it takes to be successful:
- Passion for quality, attention to detail and user experience
- Self-motivation coupled with a strong sense of ownership
- The desire to make yourself and the team around you better
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.
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What are Roku perks and benefits
Elder care
Networking
Unconscious bias training
Diversity recruiting
Paid maternity
Paid paternity
Unpaid maternity
Unpaid paternity
Paid adoptive
Short term disability
About the company
From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable — and valued — contribution. As a relatively small and fast-growing public company, we offer you an unrivaled opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world, while gaining a variety of rich experiences across disciplines.
We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are serious about winning. That’s why we’re America’s No. 1 TV streaming platform, successfully competing with companies many times our size. Whether you’re a software engineer or data scientist, an ad executive or marketer, a finance or HR expert, or any ...