Software Engineer, Roku
Embedded UI
$170-210k
+ Equity awards
More information about location
4+ days a week in office (San Jose, CA)
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Be an early applicant
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$170-210k
+ Equity awards
More information about location
4+ days a week in office (San Jose, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide its users with a more convenient and cost effective way of watching the programs they love.
Role
Who you are
- If you're passionate about reimagining the world of streaming media in a dynamic, collaborative environment, this is the team for you
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Substantial Project based on using AI/ML and LLM technologies
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React Native, Python, BrightScript, or related technologies
- Experience with C++, especially in embedded environments
- Consumer electronics experience in media/content or ad product development is a plus
- Experience in productionizing solutions, including content management, UI development, cloud development, and cloud backend integration
- Knowledge of Core OS concepts like memory management and multi-threading
- Experience in API design, with an understanding of considerations and trade-offs
- Strong communication skills, as this role involves frequent collaboration across teams
- If you're a pragmatic dreamer passionate about shaping the future of media experiences, we’d love to hear from you
What the job involves
- Join a team dedicated to delivering customer-focused features that elevate user experiences on a global scale
- Our team specializes in creating engaging content such as wallpapers, screensavers, trivia, featured experiences, AI projects for content generations, and more
- Guided by an ambitious product roadmap, we aim to accelerate growth and scale by introducing innovative features to millions of users worldwide
- We foster a culture of ownership where developers and engineers are self-motivated to tackle challenges and ship impactful solutions
- Collaboration is key—engineers work closely with cross-functional teams, including UI design, product management, and business leadership, to make things happen
- Our products are known for their seamless integration and intuitive design, delighting users right out of the box
- These qualities result from meticulous engineering and a commitment to excellence
- As part of the engineering team, you’ll develop and manage features for Screensavers, Static & Dynamic Wallpapers, Trivia, Featured Experience, and AI initiatives
- You will be working on AI initiatives to develop new features on platforms to create user-enhancing experiments
- Designing and developing features for new Experiences on the Roku platform
- Creating a PoC to elaborate on ideas and work in a startup mindset to break fast and deliver quickly
- Collaborating with UI/UX design and backend team to create and implement new experiences
- Adapting PoCs for productionising the solution
- Investigating, diagnosing, and resolving issues to maintain commercially viable solutions
Our take
According to Nielsen data, the average streamer spends over seven minutes searching for something to watch. Streaming services use customers' viewing history to make suggestions, but these are limited to programs licensed for that particular service.
Roku provides an integrated streaming service that offers TV channels, movies and third-party streaming services, resulting in an all-in-one streaming platform. The service can be accessed through a variety of customized subscription packages and fees.
Roku stands out in the streaming industry by bringing many competitors together in one package. The startup provides further innovative services such as a weekly TV series named 'Roku Recommends' which uses first-party data to recommend essential viewing to users. Alongside funding filmmakers through its "Change Makers Program", Roku also acquired its own original library of shows through its acquisition of now-defunct Quibi's library in 2021. After successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released in 2023, further exemplifying the streaming company's wider ambitions in the media sector.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2016
$45.5m
LATE VC
Nov 2015
$45.5m
SERIES H
Total funding: $247.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, wellness and financial benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Free snacks and access to the company fitness center
Company HQ
Newhall, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Anthony Wood
(Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Texas A&M before founding their first company in 1986. They held VP roles at both Adobe and Netflix.
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