Roku Developer

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Remote
Contract - W2
Contract - W2

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Roku developer

Job Details

Job Title: Roku Developer
Location: Latin America (Remote)
Job Description:
We're looking for an experienced Roku developer to join our team building Screeners apps, two high-performance, video-centric platforms used across the entertainment industry. You'll work alongside our team of mobile and TV app developers to deliver a world-class viewing experience on Roku devices.
Responsibilities:
  • Build and maintain Roku applications using BrightScript and SceneGraph.
  • Implement and manage core app features including video playback, metadata rendering, and custom UI components.
  • Integrate with our APIs for real-time content data and access control.
  • Use Roku SDK components for screens, UI controls, configurations, and manifest management.
  • Optimize for performance across resolutions (SD, HD, FHD) with responsive image management.
  • Implement and maintain application analytics using MUX.
  • Set up and debug telemetry and logging with Timber, Sentry and DataDog.
  • Collaborate with design and UX teams using Figma assets and style guides.
  • Support app distribution through the Roku Developer Channel.
  • Participate in technical discussions, application architecture design, sprint planning, and knowledge transfer sessions.
Requirements:
  • 6 10 years of experience building production-grade Roku apps with BrightScript and SceneGraph.
  • Deep understanding of the Roku app lifecycle, publishing process, and SDK architecture.
  • Experience building UI components, handling focus management and supporting remote input.
  • Familiarity with modern streaming architecture and video formats (HLS, DRM-protected streams).
  • Strong grasp of debugging with Telnet, log tracing, and monitoring tools (Sentry, Datadog).
  • Ability to work with REST APIs and JSON payloads in constrained device environments.
  • Comfortable using GitHub, Visual Studio Code, and Roku CLI for development and deployments.
  • Attention to performance, accessibility, and internationalization in a streaming context.
Nice-to-have:
  • Experience with media analytics tools like MUX and Roku Channel Analytics.
  • Familiarity with backend systems or GraphQL-based data fetching models.
  • Understanding of content protection and playback restrictions (e.g., geo-locks, token auth).
  • Experience contributing to multi-environment testing (QA, UAT, Production).
  • Exposure to mobile or TV app development on other platforms (tvOS, Xbox, Android TV).
  • Knowledge of mobile app development for other platforms, especially Windows and Xbox, is a huge plus.
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