Senior Software Engineer

Software Development Engineer II

Warner Bros Discovery WBD is seeking a skilled Software Development Engineer II to join our Roku Player SDK Team. This team is responsible for developing and optimizing video playback experiences across Roku platforms, ensuring high-quality, seamless streaming experiences for millions of users worldwide, including on our flagship streaming service Max. You will work within a growing team of talented engineers across the globe dedicated to innovation in streaming technology for Roku devices.

As a Software Development Engineer II, you will contribute to the delivery of new video playback-related features for the Roku platform across the WBD streaming app suite. You will be expected to ensure these features are delivered with good quality and in a timely manner. You will work closely with other engineers and your manager to contribute to the planning of future sprints for new Roku-specific features and bug fixes.

To be successful in this position, you should have a solid track record of building high-performance applications for Roku and a good understanding of Software Architecture and Design principles within the Roku ecosystem. You should be comfortable using common industry tools for software development including IDEs, build and continuous integration systems, source code control management, and code review tools with a focus on the Roku development environment. You will contribute to the design and implementation of high-quality Roku applications while working within a professional team environment. You should be an effective communicator and be able to author clear technical documentation describing approaches to solving problems on the Roku platform including Brightscript-specific considerations.

The Daily

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 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 CICD 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.

The Nice to Haves

Good understanding of video streaming protocols e.g., HLS, DASH and their implementation on Roku.

Experience with DRM technologies e.g., PlayReady integration on the Roku platform.

Experience with user interface development using the Roku SceneGraph framework.

Familiarity with Roku deployment processes and channel certification.