Software Engineer II (Roku Engineer)

$125,800 - $168,700/Yr

Disney - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

About the position

The Software Engineer II position at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology involves developing client applications for popular streaming services like Disney+, Star+, ESPN, and Hulu on Roku devices. The role focuses on enhancing user experiences through innovative application features and collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and performance across devices.

Responsibilities

• Build client app experiences in BrightScript using the Roku SceneGraph SDK.
• Contribute to the development of new application features, including onboarding, browse UI/UX experiences, analytics, and video playback UI/UX.
• Develop tools and systems outside of 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 with client SDK engineering, design engineering, services engineering teams, and product owners to understand and communicate requirements and device limitations.

Requirements

• 3+ years of development experience with a client-side development stack, ideally with some BrightScript experience.
• Experience with MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) architecture.
• Proficient in the use of reusable utilities and UI components under the guidance of more senior engineers.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience creating beautiful, rich, performant user interfaces, including implementing pixel-perfect designs and animations.
• Familiarity with development and troubleshooting on set-top boxes or Smart TVs.
• Experience with configuration-driven development and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with asynchronous and concurrent code, unit testing, and related patterns.
• Experience with JavaScript client- and server-side development.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and other benefits depending on the level and position offered.
• Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.