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Senior Roku Engineer

Tandym TechStamford, CT🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 30, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You'll have a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of entertainment streaming with a nationally recognized company, leveraging your expertise in BrightScript and SceneGraph to build and enhance Roku applications. This hybrid role offers flexibility while allowing you to collaborate closely with a talented team, making it an ideal position for a mid-senior engineer passionate about impactful work and continuous growth. Apply today to join this innovative environment!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Stamford, CT, United States
Posted
5 days ago

Job Description



A nationally recognized entertainment streaming company is seeking a Senior Roku Engineer to join its growing team in a Hybrid role. The qualified professional selected for this role can either work out of their company's Los Angeles, California or Stamford, Connecticut office.


About the Opportunity:



  • Shift: Day

  • Schedule: Monday to Friday

  • Hours: Standard business

  • Setting: Hybrid (at least 4 days a week onsite)

  • Locations: Stamford, Connecticut or Los Angeles, California


Responsibilities:



  • Design, build, and maintain Roku application features using BrightScript and SceneGraph

  • Refactor tightly coupled code to improve architecture, maintainability, and scalability

  • Integrate and troubleshoot APIs, authentication flows, playback functionality, and multiple user screens

  • Support production issues and collaborate with engineering partners to deliver durable fixes

  • Work closely with the team to communicate technical decisions clearly and contribute to clean, well-factored code


Qualifications:



  • At least 3 years of hands-on Roku development experience with BrightScript and SceneGraph

  • Experience building production Roku applications that include authentication, APIs, playback integration, and multiple screens or user flows

  • Strong understanding of software architecture, clean code principles, separation of concerns, and refactoring

  • Experience integrating RESTful APIs into application workflows

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, onsite team environment


Desired Skills:



  • Experience with streaming playback concepts, HLS, DASH, adaptive bitrate behavior, and DRM

  • Familiarity with JavaScript or TypeScript for internal tooling and automation

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and release automation

  • Exposure to Roku platform integrations, such as deep linking, search feeds, continue watching, Roku Pay, or advertising frameworks

  • Experience debugging production issues using Roku developer tools, profiling tools, or telemetry dashboards

  • Background with other living-room or connected TV platforms


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