2 months ago
Cambridge, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and develop Roku platform features such as screensavers, wallpapers, trivia, and featured experiences.
- Create proof-of-concept prototypes, iterate quickly, and adapt them into production-ready scalable implementations.
- Collaborate with UI/UX, backend engineering, product management, and business leadership teams.
- Use AI, machine learning, and large language model technologies to develop innovative platform features.
- Investigate, diagnose, and resolve technical issues in commercially viable products.
- Contribute to API design decisions and evaluate relevant trade-offs.
- Work across embedded UI, cloud development, content management, and cloud backend integration.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in a software engineering environment.
- Demonstrated project experience using AI, machine learning, and large language model technologies.
- Proficiency with JavaScript, TypeScript, React Native, Python, BrightScript, or related technologies.
- Experience working in an embedded environment.
- Experience productionizing solutions across content management, UI development, cloud development, and cloud backend integration.
- Knowledge of operating system concepts including memory management and multithreading.
- Experience with API design and understanding of design trade-offs.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.
- Consumer electronics experience in media, content, or advertising product development is a plus.
Benefits
- Hybrid work generally consists of Monday through Thursday in the office, with Fridays generally flexible for remote work; some roles or locations require five days per week.
- Benefits may include mental health and financial wellness support, healthcare, life, accident, disability, commuter, retirement, and paid leave options, depending on location and role.
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About Roku
Roku builds streaming players, Roku-branded TVs and audio gear, and the Roku OS licensed to TV manufacturers. Its platform supports ad-supported and subscription streaming, including The Roku Channel and Roku Originals, and underpins a significant advertising business. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Jose, it is a public company trading on NASDAQ under the ticker ROKU.