Lead Software Engineer (Roku/BrightScript)

The Walt Disney Company has a rich tradition of creating innovative products and magical experiences for millions of people around the world. Software Engineers are at the heart of that innovation and magic, building platforms, services, tools and infrastructure for an unmatched collection of content and brands such as Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, and ABC.

As a Lead Software Engineer for the Roku Client Application team, 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:

• 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
• 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 Qualifications:

• At least 7 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
• Proficiency in technical design and development of generalized solutions, such as reusable utilities and UI components
• Demonstrated ability to research and learn new technologies
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Driven and self-motivated
• Experience mentoring junior level team members
• BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience creating beautiful, rich, performant user interfaces
• Experience with performance optimization and feature degradation techniques
• Familiarity with streaming media technologies such as HLS, DRM, HDCP, SSAI, SGAI
• Experience with JavaScript client- and server-side development
• Experience with DevOps, gulp scripts, Jenkins and AWS

The role offers competitive compensation and a range of benefits, including medical, financial, and other benefits dependent on the level and position offered.