Roku Developer

Job Summary

We are looking for a ROKU TV Developer focused on the development and support of our TV apps, including Crave, CTV, Noovo, and a few others! Our developers work closely with Product Owners to develop specifications and make recommendations on the use of new and emerging technologies. Development, UAT and product support are all elements of this position. The right individual for this role will be a motivated and energetic developer and leader who takes initiative, enjoys finding solutions to a varying number of challenges, is detail-oriented and takes extreme pride in their work.

As a ROKU TV Developer, you will be responsible but not limited to, developing new features and maintaining the applications, as well as working with external teams to ensure they adhere to our development guidelines. You will work alongside our other talented teams of engineers and designers to ensuring that our users' experience is as best as possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Have a voice in the architectural definition and implementation of various key technology pieces
• Translate business requirements into technical design specifications
• Participate in the product definition phase, daily scrums, grooming sessions and story refining
• Implement robust unit and UI tests, including edge cases, usability and general reliability
• Collaborate with the team and participate in knowledge sharing
• The position requires including and implementing Agile Scrum development methodologies in every research, analysis, prototyping and interfaces development initiatives.
• Openly expose problems and turn them into learning and team bonding experience
• Integrate data from our back-end services.

Requirements

Required Skills

• ROKU TV Development & experience with Roku SDK and Roku Developer Tools
• Deep understanding of the BrightScript and SceneGraph
• Experience with GraphQL, REST API"
• Understanding of the limitations of the Roku platform and how to optimize the app to improve performance"
• Experience in leadership leading technical people and/or typical people management skillset."
• Understanding of video streaming technologies and DRM solutions
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design patterns and principles
• Experience with test driven development - unit, integration and UI tests
• Strong understanding of TV user interface guidelines and best practices
• Experience with Accessibility (WCAG 2.0) and Screen Reader
• Proficient in version control systems such as Git to create pull requests, review code and merge branches
• Experience with planning and writing technical documentation
• Excellent problem solving, debugging and risk management skills
• Strong initiative, priority setting, and collaboration skills

Good to have

• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience and familiarity with video streaming technologies (HLS, Dash, DRM via Widevine/PlayReady, player configuration)
• Experience with content management systems (CMS)