Roku Developer

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Role Description This is a full-time on-site role for a Roku Developer located in Noida. The Roku Developer will be responsible for developing and maintaining cutting-edge Roku applications, ensuring seamless user experience and functionality. Qualifications • Design, develop, and maintain components of the Roku Player SDK for various Roku devices. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineering teams, to enhance the video playback experience on Roku. • Contribute to the optimization of streaming performance on Roku devices, ensuring low latency, high quality, and smooth playback utilizing the Roku Media Player. • Assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to media streaming, buffering, and DRM specifically on the Roku platform and within Brightscript. • Ensure code quality through unit testing, integration testing, and participation in code reviews, with a focus on Brightscript and Roku-specific testing methodologies. • Stay up to date with Roku’s latest technologies and industry best practices to contribute to the SDK's evolution on the Roku platform. • Work across teams and disciplines to explore and document technical solutions for Roku, contributing to the evaluation of technical tradeoffs using the latest streaming media technologies and video capabilities within the Roku environment. The Essentials • 3 to 8 years of software development experience, with a significant focus on Roku development using Brightscript. • Strong proficiency in Brightscript and experience with the Roku SDK and Roku Media Player. • A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience. • Solid problem-solving skills and the ability to debug moderately complex issues on the Roku platform, including Brightscript debugging. • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing concepts, and Agile development methodologies within the context of Roku development. • Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, including discussing Roku-specific challenges and solutions. • Experience with the architecture, design, and implementation of moderately complex Roku applications, with an understanding of scalability, testability, and performance tuning on Roku devices. • Familiarity with scripting languages commonly used in conjunction with Roku development. • Willingness to participate in periodic on-call support for critical emergent customer-facing issues on Roku, with guidance. • Ability to provide guidance and mentorship to more junior engineers on the team regarding Roku development best practices and Brightscript. • Previous experience working with video playback on Roku devices. • Familiarity with video analytics and telemetry concepts as they relate to Roku applications. Show more Show less