Senior Software Engineer (Subscriptions)

• Roku pioneered streaming to the TV and continues to innovate and lead the industry
• While we are well-positioned to help shape the future of television and streaming media worldwide, continued success stems from experienced software engineers like you developing core features for the Roku platform
• The Senior Software Engineer, Embedded will be contributing extensively to our embedded UI development, algorithm implementation for complex features to make it more user intuitive and underlying architecture
• You will be working closely with product management to understand new features or extending current features for international market needs, development using modern C++ libraries/frameworks, scripting language and integration of third-party code
• You will also be engaged in developing tools which can help larger development community within Roku
• The features and performance improvements you implement directly impact millions of users every day
• Develop core features of the Roku Channel app and Roku OS
• Work closely with Product Development, UI/UX design, Platform Services, and Release Management teams to contribute to our application development. Investigate, diagnose and resolve issues

Benefits

• Medical, wellness and financial benefits
• Free snacks and access to the company fitness center
• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Work from home opportunities- This is a great role for a senior professional who enjoys a high level of visibility and thrives on great business impact
• A proven track record of shipping high-quality software on embedded platforms is essential
• This is a great role for an experienced professional who has innovative ideas for complex problems and can translate these ideas into ultra-reliable software
• A good understanding of API design, considerations and trade-offs
• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or related fields-MS3
• Experience writing functional integration and unit tests
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (this role involves frequent communication with teams throughout Roku)
• Experience developing UI applications using popular frameworks such as JavaScript, BrightScript or similar
• Consumer electronics experience building Media/Content and/or Ad product would be beneficial
• A good understanding of Core OS concepts like memory management and multi-threading
• Relevant software development experience in embedded systems
• Proficiency in Typescript
• Strong C++ experience