Frontend Web TV Developer, Philo

Smart TVs

$138-210k

Depending on experience and location + Stock options and $500/month ($6,000/year) bonus for employees who commit to working at least 3 days per week in our offices

React

TypeScript

Redux

React Native

GraphQL

Android

Apollo

Flutter

Senior and Expert level

Boston

Remote from US

Live TV streaming service

Job no longer available

Live TV streaming service

201-500 employees

B2CEntertainmentDigital MediaVideo

Job no longer available

$138-210k

Depending on experience and location + Stock options and $500/month ($6,000/year) bonus for employees who commit to working at least 3 days per week in our offices

React

TypeScript

Redux

React Native

GraphQL

Android

Apollo

Flutter

Senior and Expert level

Boston

Remote from US

201-500 employees

B2CEntertainmentDigital MediaVideo

Company mission

To provide affordable and accessible television streaming services to everyone.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience with React/Redux UI design concepts and modern frontend development practices
8+ years of frontend or UI experience
2+ years of React experience

Desirable

Experience with Samsung Tizen, Vizio, LG, or other Smart TV development
Experience with React Native, Flutter, or using web technologies on any non-browser platform
Experience with Redux, TypeScript, GraphQL/Apollo
Experience with focus management frameworks
Experience with BrightScript, SceneGraph, or other Roku APIs and ecosystem
Development experience with video playback, cross-device interoperability (e.g. casting), or other 10-foot, connected TV platforms in general (e.g. Roku, Fire TV, Android TV or Apple TV)

What the job involves

The small but growing Smart TV team at Philo is responsible for building our product experience on various Smart TV platforms, beginning with Samsung (Tizen) Smart TVs
We’re a small autonomous team building apps with high engagement, which collectively are responsible for a huge fraction of the billions of minutes watched on Philo each year
We are passionate about crafting the best possible UX to connect our users with the content they love, providing a seamless viewing experience while surprising them with new features and capabilities
We’re highly focused on optimizing the 10-foot experience and you will directly contribute to that effort
By joining the Smart TV team, you will make a large impact on Philo product design and development
Building the Philo experience on Smart TV devices
Contributing to UX design decisions using your domain expertise
Helping the Philo set-top box team grow
Helping expand Philo’s 10-Foot experience to other platforms

Our take

Streaming services offer cheaper options than cable TV packages, but prices are beginning to rise. This is partly due to packages beginning to bundle costly sports and other media packages that viewers do not necessarily want.

Philo offers a streaming service that aims to provide a streamlined selection of channels as an affordable, yet comprehensive, viewing option. The streamlined and high-quality channel offerings are available to viewers at $30 per month, a price significantly lower than standard cable subscriptions, with the base option including around 60 live channels and over 75,000 on-demand offerings.

Philo stands out through features like a co-viewing service that lets up to three people watch the same program together, enhanced cloud DVR functionality, and expanded compatibility with smart TVs and popular streaming devices such as Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV. These updates demonstrate Philo's continued focus on accessibility, user experience, and cost-effective entertainment.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.5)

Trustpilot (1.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Aug 2020

$50m

SERIES D

Jul 2018

$41.4m

SERIES C

Total funding: $155.7m

Company HQ

Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Andrew McCollum

(CEO)

Studied Computer Science at Harvard before co-founding Facebook. Joined Philo in 2014 and has acted as CEO since.

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