Sr. SW Engineer, The Roku Channel

Sr. Software Engineer - The Roku Channel

The revolution won’t be televised. It will be streamed. We’re re-inventing the way the world watches TV, and that’s a story we’d like your help telling.

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the US, 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 worldwide while gaining meaningful experience across various disciplines.

About the role

Roku pioneered TV streaming and continues to innovate and lead the industry. The Roku Channel has us well-positioned to help shape the future of streaming. Continued success relies on investing in the Roku Cloud TV Platform so we deliver high quality streaming TV experience at a global scale.

You will be part of the Roku Video Services team focused on development of The Roku Channel application for the web, Samsung, FireTV, Sky and other popular streaming media platforms. The projects that you will work on will impact millions of Roku users around the world. All along, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with key product engineering stakeholders across Roku engineering teams, and contribute towards building world class media applications.

The ideal candidate will have endless curiosity and can pair a global mindset with locally relevant execution. You should be a gritty problem solver and self-starter who can drive programs with the product and commercial teams within Roku and across external strategic partner organizations. The successful candidate will display a balance of hard and soft skills, including the ability to respond quickly to changing business needs.

What you’ll be doing

You will work with a team of talented engineers building delightful experiences enjoyed by millions of viewers on The Roku Channel.

• Determine the strategic and tactical direction of the front-end architecture
• Code, test, document and deliver features with cross-browser compatibility, accessibility and search engine optimization
• Build and maintain media player applications to deliver high quality, delightful streaming experiences across different platforms, fine tune quality of experience, investigate and remediate potential streaming quality of service problems
• Collaborate with other engineering groups across the company towards supporting our video services initiatives
• Suggest tools, technologies and best practices to improve the site stability, performance and quality
• Participate in Agile development process, including scoping, technical design, estimation effort, coding, testing, debugging, code reviews, maintenance and support
• Collaborate with program managers, marketing, designers, software engineers in test, platform and backend service teams to build and enhance the UI
• Innovate and create the best user experience online

We’re excited if you have

• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities

• Expert-level knowledge of JavaScript – prototypical inheritance, scope and closures

• Knowledge of latest open standards and web technologies and how they can be used effectively (ES6)

• Experience with node.js, ReactJS, Express, PageSpeed, SASS/LESS, AWS Cloud environment

• Development of single-page web apps from the ground up supporting desktop, mobile or OTT clients

• Deep understanding of browser/web APIs

• Video Streaming domain knowledge, experience with container formats, e.g. DASH, HLS, CMAF, MPEG-4, etc., and DRM technologies such as Widevine and Fairplay

• Experience with video streaming protocols HLS and MPEG-DASH, and video players on multiple platforms such as iOS, ExoPlayer, Android, VideoJS, Shaka, JWS

• Experience with Web media playback, like MSE/EME, HtmlMediaElement, video players and media frameworks

• Ability to handle periodic on-call duty as well as out-of-band requests; strong written and verbal communication skills

• 5+ years of web development experience

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

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.