Lead Software Engineer - Roku/BrightScript/SceneGraph

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • Frontend Development • $152,200 PA - $213,900 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer on the Roku Client Application Engineering Team, you'll build Direct-to-Consumer apps (Disney+, Star+, ESPN, Hulu) for Roku devices. Responsibilities include developing new features (onboarding, UI/UX, analytics, video playback), contributing to tools and systems (JavaScript, React, AWS, Node.js), collaborating with other teams, working with Roku on hardware/firmware, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate possesses strong BrightScript and MVVM architecture skills. Experience in creating rich, performant UIs and optimizing performance on various devices is highly valued.
Must have:
  • 7+ years client-side development experience
  • 2+ years BrightScript experience
  • MVVM architecture proficiency
  • Technical design & development skills
  • Mentoring junior team members
Good to have:
  • Experience with beautiful UIs and animations
  • Set-top box/Smart TV development
  • Cross-device development experience
  • Configuration-driven development
  • Performance optimization techniques
  • Custom control creation
  • Asynchronous/concurrent code experience
  • Unit testing
  • JavaScript (client & server-side)
  • DevOps, gulp, Jenkins, AWS

Job Details

Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

  • Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
  • Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
  • Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

As part of the Living Room Devices, Roku Client Application Engineering Team, you will help us push the boundaries of what is possible on some of the most interesting 10-foot devices in the marketplace! You’ll be part of the team that builds our Direct-to-Consumer client apps, such as Disney+, Star+, ESPN and Hulu on one of the most popular streaming devices on the market.

Job Summary:

We’re looking for experienced Lead-level Software Engineer for the Roku Client Application Engineering Team, where you’ll be part of the team that builds our Direct-to-Consumer client apps, such as Disney+, Star+, ESPN and Hulu on Roku streaming devices and smart TVs. We’re looking for an engineer who, ideally, has experience in BrightScript and is ready to write client apps that provide the best experiences for our viewers.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

  • Be a critical member of a team of engineers responsible for building our client app experiences in BrightScript, using the Roku SceneGraph SDK
  • Contribute to the development of new application features from on-boarding to browse UI/UX experiences, analytics, video playback UI/UX and much more. If you see it on screen, you’ll likely have a chance to work on it in code
  • Have the opportunity to contribute to the development of tools and systems outside of the Roku apps, such as JavaScript- & React-based web tools, gulp build scripts, AWS configurations, and Node.js services
  • Work with Roku to vet new hardware, firmware and certification requirements from a client application perspective
  • Collaborate closely with our client SDK engineering, design engineering, services engineering teams and product owners to help understand and communicate requirements and device limitations

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications

  • At least 7 years of development experience with a client-side development stack, ideally with at least 2 years BrightScript experience
  • Experience with MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) architecture
  • Candidates will be expected to be proficient in technical design and development of generalized solutions, such as reusable utilities and UI components, and generalized logic that can be consumed by multiple applications 
  • Candidates should have experience mentoring junior level team members

Preferred Qualifications

  • Extensive experience creating beautiful, rich, performant user interfaces, including implementing pixel-perfect designs and animations
  • Experience working on user interface-level code and knowledge of common patterns, architectures, and approaches to present a data-driven UX to viewers
  • Familiarity with development and troubleshooting on set-top boxes or Smart TVs
  • Experience working on a range of devices with varying performance and capabilities
  • Experience with configuration-driven development
  • Experience with performance optimization and feature degradation techniques
  • Experience creating and extending templated controls, and writing custom controls
  • Experience with asynchronous and concurrent code
  • Experience with unit testing and related patterns
  • Experience with JavaScript client- and server-side development
  • Experience with DevOps, gulp scripts, Jenkins and AWS

Required Education  

Bachelor’s degree or better in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent job experience.


The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is per year $159,500 - $213,900 per year, Seattle, WA is $159,500 - $213,900 per year, Bristol, CT is $152,200 - $204,100 per year, and Glendale, CA is $152,200 - $204,100 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Similar Jobs

Cognite - Senior Front-end Engineer

Cognite

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
CharacterAI - Platform Engineer, Frontend

CharacterAI

Palo Alto, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Nagarro - Associate Principal Engineer, .Net Fullstack

Nagarro

Gurugram, Haryana, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Lead Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
CarGurus - Senior JavaScript Engineer, Engagement Team

CarGurus

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Canva - Senior Frontend Engineer - Canva for Education

Canva

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Remote)
2 Months ago
Canva - Machine Learning Engineer Lead - User Voice

Canva

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Remote)
1 Month ago
Virtusa - UI Developer

Virtusa

Andhra Pradesh, India (Hybrid)
8 Months ago
PearlAbyss - Junior Frontend Web Developer

PearlAbyss

(On-Site)
4 Months ago
Epic Games - Senior UI Programmer, UEFN

Epic Games

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

McDonald's Corporation - Senior Manager, Mobile Software Engineering & Innovation

McDonald's Corporation

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico (On-Site)
1 Month ago
WebFX - Jr. Web Developer

WebFX

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Sr Software Engineer (Roku/BrightScript/SceneGraph)

The Walt Disney Company

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - Software Design Engineer

Next Level Business Services

Redmond, Washington, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Enphase Energy - Senior Software Engineer, Energy Management Cloud (Backend)

Enphase Energy

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
CrowdStricke - UI Engineering Manager

CrowdStricke

Ireland (Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Devoteam - Senior UI Developer and Designer

Devoteam

Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Nagarro - Associate Staff Engineer, Java Fullstack

Nagarro

Colombia (Remote)
7 Months ago
Armada - Senior Software Engineer

Armada

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (On-Site)
8 Months ago
oportun - Staff Software Engineer

oportun

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States (Remote)
6 Days ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in California, San Francisco, United States

Saviynt - Product Manager, Non-human Identities

Saviynt

El Segundo, California, United States (Remote)
7 Months ago
onwards Search - Sales Planner / Media Buyer

onwards Search

New York, United States (Hybrid)
6 Days ago
sound cloud - Senior Backend Engineer - Reporting and Insights

sound cloud

New York, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Apple - Technical Recruiter

Apple

Cupertino, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
entrata - Regional Vice President of Sales | IC Role | Northeast Region

entrata

United States (Remote)
7 Months ago
bytedance - Software Development Engineer in Test Graduate

bytedance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Adyen - Senior Enterprise Account Manager

Adyen

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Rackspace Technology - Government Services Sales Executive VI

Rackspace Technology

Sacramento, California, United States (Remote)
4 Months ago
Postman - GTM Variable Compensation Analyst

Postman

San Francisco, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
PlayStation Global - Senior Data Center Operations, Network Engineer

PlayStation Global

Aliso Viejo, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Frontend Development Jobs

Canva - Senior Frontend Engineer - Help Content and Findability

Canva

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Remote)
1 Month ago
PlayStation Global - Staff Software Engineer - Android/UI

PlayStation Global

Carlsbad, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Canva - Senior Frontend Engineer - Canva Docs

Canva

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Remote)
2 Months ago
Canva - Senior Frontend Software Engineer - Pages Platform

Canva

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia (Remote)
1 Month ago
Liferay - Senior Front End Consultant

Liferay

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Hedra - Lead Product Engineer

Hedra

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Patreon - Frontend Engineer, Insights (L4)

Patreon

New York, New York, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Peak - Software Engineer, Games (New Grad)

Peak

(On-Site)
10 Months ago
Cargo studio - Frontend Game Developer

Cargo studio

(On-Site)
3 Months ago
Canva - Senior Frontend Engineer - Ecosystem Experiences

Canva

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Remote)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

From classic animated features and exhilarating theme park attractions to cutting edge sports coverage, and the hottest shows on television, The Walt Disney Company has been making magic since 1923, creating unforgettable stories that connect with audiences around the world. And we’re just getting started!

The key to our success…. The Cast, Crew, Imagineers and Employees who honor Disney’s rich legacy by stretching the bounds of imagination to create the never-before-seen, bringing unparalleled entertainment experiences to people of all ages. Begin a career that delivers unparalleled creative content and experiences to audiences around the world and just imagine the stories you could be part of…

What is #LifeAtDisney like? It’s a series of magical moments with cast members and employees developing and telling our stories in the most innovative ways. Whether it’s a day spent as a Disney VoluntEAR, or celebrating the release of a new interactive experience, retail product or movie, our days are filled with the knowledge that we are creating entertainment experiences the whole family can enjoy. Follow @DisneyCareers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a peek behind-the-curtain, and discover how you could connect to a world of stories with Disney!

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)

Burbank, California, United States (On-Site)

Celebration, Florida, United States (On-Site)

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (On-Site)

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)

Santa Monica, California, United States (On-Site)

Glendale, California, United States (On-Site)

Anaheim, California, United States (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by The Walt Disney Company

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug