Partner Engineer, Roku
$90-108k
+ Equity Awards
Office located in San Jose, CA
Convenient & affordable TV streaming players
Job no longer available
Convenient & affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$90-108k
+ Equity Awards
Office located in 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
- You’ll need both strong software development skills and the ability to communicate effectively across engineering, business development, and partner management teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 0–2 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages
- Comfortable developing in a Linux environment
- Passion for working with developers and business partners to drive innovation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong ability to collaborate across teams and manage multiple priorities effectively
- Experience developing in C/C++
- Familiarity with video streaming protocols such as HLS and DASH
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
What the job involves
- Roku is looking for a highly technical and adaptable engineer to collaborate with top-tier content partners and bring their streaming experiences to the Roku platform
- This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with major media companies such as Netflix, Hulu, Warner Bros Discovery, and Sling TV
- As a Partner Engineer, you will manage technical relationships with key content partners, guiding them through the development lifecycle
- Your expertise in the Roku SDK, firmware, video streaming standards, application performance, and security will be instrumental in ensuring high-quality streaming experiences
- This role also involves ongoing post-launch support as partners update their applications or encounter production technical issues
- You will represent Roku as a technical expert in meetings with partners, both remotely and on-site, ensuring successful collaboration and product execution
- Serve as the primary technical contact for key content partners throughout the app development lifecycle
- Provide technical guidance on the Roku SDK, firmware, video streaming standards (HLS/DASH), and embedded system performance
- Collaborate with partners to optimize their app performance and user experience on Roku devices
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, both pre- and post-launch
- Work closely with Roku’s internal teams, including engineering, business development, and partner management, to align partner solutions with company goals
- Represent Roku in technical discussions, ensuring strong and productive partner relationships
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. Then, after successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released. In 2026, it was announced that media giant FOX would acquire Roku, which the companies say will create the third largest player in US TV by share of viewing.
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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
- 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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