Software Engineer, Roku
Regional TV Software, C/C++
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Be an early applicant
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
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
- 1-3 years of experience with C and/or C++ in a commercial environment
- Familiarity with Python
- An interest in or exposure to embedded systems or low-level software development
- Advanced AI fluency: You default to AI before writing code manually, stay current with coding assistants and agentic tools, proactively share prompt patterns and discoveries with your team
- A systems-level mindset — curiosity about how different parts of a system interact and a desire to learn broadly
- Exposure to Linux environments (a plus, but not required)
- Familiarity with HTML or browser-based development (a plus, but not required)
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to working through technical challenges
What the job involves
- The International TV Software team at Roku develops and delivers software for television platforms across international markets, with a focus on Europe and Australia
- The team works closely with SOC partners to bring new TV products to market, develops software to meet regional broadcast standards, and supports certification with organizations such as ETV, the BBC, and DTG
- The team operates across both new platform development and common software development projects, contributing to greenfield features as well as the ongoing evolution of Roku’s international TV software ecosystem
- It is a collaborative, cross-functional team that values engineers who are curious, adaptable, and motivated to understand the full breadth of the systems they work on
- As a Software Engineer on the Regional TV Software team, you will contribute to the development and delivery of software for regional TV platforms, working on both new TV platform projects and new software development projects
- You will collaborate with SOC vendors, support certification processes with UK and European broadcast organizations, and help define and build new software features
- This is a great opportunity for an engineer early in their career who is curious, collaborative, and motivated to grow across multiple areas of a complex software system
- Developing and maintaining software for regional TV platforms, with a focus on markets in Europe and Australia
- Collaborating with SOC vendors to support new TV projects and resolving Roku-specific technical issues
- Supporting certification processes with organisations such as ETV, the BBC, and DTG
- Contributing to new software projects, including requirements definition, software design, and implementation
- Developing primarily in C++, with contributions in C, Python and Javascript as-needed
- Porting and adapting software to meet regional standards and specifications, including HbbTV
- Troubleshooting technical issues across the software stack and working cross-functionally to resolve them
- Participating in greenfield feature development as part of new TV platform launches
- Leveraging AI coding assistants and agentic tools to enhance development velocity and code quality
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.
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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
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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