Senior Software Engineer - Front End/Roku

1 Month ago • 5-7 Years • Frontend Development • $138,900 PA - $203,900 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Roku Client Application Engineering Team, you will build Direct-to-Consumer client apps (Disney+, Star+, ESPN, Hulu) on Roku. Responsibilities include developing new features (onboarding, UI/UX, analytics, video playback), contributing to tools and systems (JavaScript, React, AWS), collaborating with other teams, and working with Roku on hardware/firmware. You'll create rich, performant user interfaces, optimize performance, and work with various devices. Experience with BrightScript is crucial.
Must have:
  • 5+ years client-side development experience
  • 2+ years BrightScript experience
  • MVVM architecture proficiency
  • Roku SceneGraph SDK expertise
  • UI/UX development expertise
Good to have:
  • Experience with set-top boxes or Smart TVs
  • JavaScript/React experience
  • DevOps, gulp, Jenkins, AWS experience
  • Performance optimization techniques
  • Unit testing experience

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 Journey-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 5 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 Seattle, WA and New York, NY is $145,400- $195,000 per year, in Santa Monica and Burbank CA is $ $138,900 - $186,200, and in San Francisco CA is $152,100 - $203,900. 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

euro monitor - Software Engineer 3

euro monitor

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Remote)
2 Months ago
Intel  - Senior Cloud Software Development Engineer

Intel

Folsom, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Granicus - Technical Implementation Consultant

Granicus

Canada (Remote)
3 Weeks ago
Banyan Software - Software Engineer (PHP)

Banyan Software

United States (Remote)
3 Days ago
GameJobs - Java Developer

GameJobs

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
The Walt Disney Company - Senior Software Engineer, Front-End

The Walt Disney Company

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Virtuos - Lead R&D Frontend Engineer

Virtuos

Vietnam (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Ajmera Infotech - Senior React Expert

Ajmera Infotech

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
6 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Principal Software Engineer C++

The Walt Disney Company

Glendale, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Canva - Senior Frontend Engineer - Organising Content

Canva

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Remote)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

moonlight - iOS Engineer

moonlight

San Francisco, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Softgames - Senior Game Backend Developer - Fully Remote

Softgames

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Remote)
2 Months ago
Madison Logic - Sr. Backend Engineer

Madison Logic

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
11 Months ago
TransUnion - Platform Software Developer

TransUnion

(Remote)
3 Weeks ago
Sourcegraph - Forward Deployed Engineer

Sourcegraph

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Monzo - Senior Backend Engineer

Monzo

London, England, United Kingdom (Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Glean - Software Engineer, Frontend

Glean

Palo Alto, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Thousand Eyes - Lead Software Engineer, Web Platform (FedRAMP)

Thousand Eyes

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Gloss Genius - Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Gloss Genius

New York, United States (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Bristol, Connecticut, United States

WebFX - Jr. Web Marketing Specialist - Analytics Track

WebFX

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
The New York Times - Deputy Editor, Climate Desk

The New York Times

United States (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
TAG - Workflow Coordinator, Office Services

TAG

Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Google - Senior Analytical Lead, Large Customer Sales

Google

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
HCL Tech - Tech Specialist Java, Microservices, VueJS

HCL Tech

New Jersey, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
SBM Management - Custodial Lead

SBM Management

Waco, Texas, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Google - Imaging System Architect

Google

Mountain View, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Pokemon - Sr. Supply Chain Systems Analyst

Pokemon

Bellevue, Washington, United States (Hybrid)
3 Weeks ago
Blink Health - Pharmacy Success Coordinator

Blink Health

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
entrata - Regional Vice President of Sales | IC Role | Southeast Region

entrata

United States (Remote)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Frontend Development Jobs

Canva - Senior Software Engineer (Python) - Warehouse Platform

Canva

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Remote)
2 Months ago
Canva - Senior Frontend Engineer - Help Content and Findability

Canva

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Remote)
2 Months ago
Liferay - Senior Front End Consultant

Liferay

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Canva - Senior Software Engineer - Video Export (Fullstack)

Canva

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Remote)
3 Months ago
Canva - Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform

Canva

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Remote)
2 Months ago
Netflix - Senior Frontend Developer

Netflix

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
N-ix - Senior React Engineer

N-ix

Ukraine (Remote)
1 Month ago
Canva - Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform

Canva

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Remote)
2 Months ago
Every matrix - Game Developer (Slots, Pixi.js)

Every matrix

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
Nagarro - Associate Staff Engineer

Nagarro

Mexico (Remote)
7 Months 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