Senior Software Engineer

Roku•San Jose, CA

1d•$370,000 - $400,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Teamwork makes the stream work. Roku is changing how the world watches TV Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers. From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines. About the Team Join the Home Screen team — the engineers behind Roku's home screen and the experiences that greet every Roku user the moment they turn on their TV. Our work ships to hundreds of millions of devices worldwide. We move fast and hold a high bar. Engineers on this team own features end-to-end — from the OS platform layer through BrightScript/SceneGraph UI to cloud integration — and collaborate closely with product, design, and cross-functional engineering partners to bring ambitious ideas to production at scale. About the Role We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to take deep ownership of the OS UI platform that powers the Roku home screen and Browse Surfaces. You will drive architecture and delivery across the OS client stack: SceneGraph component framework, performance and memory optimization, and the user-facing experiences built on top of it. For California Only - The estimated annual base salary for this position is between $370,000 - $400,000 annually. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

Requirements

7+ years of software engineering experience, with significant time in embedded or consumer electronics environments
Deep proficiency in C++ and/or BrightScript/SceneGraph/TypeScript (or equivalent TV platform SDK experience)
Proven track record in architecting and shipping features on constrained embedded platforms (memory, CPU, GPU)
Strong understanding of multi-threaded development, concurrency, and real-time programming
Experience building and shipping UI experiences on embedded or consumer electronics platforms
Knowledge of Linux operating systems and system-level debugging
Experience with API design and cross-team integration
Familiarity with AI/ML and LLM technologies, with interest in applying them to content and UI experiences
Strong communication skills — this role involves frequent collaboration across engineering, product, and design
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent engineering experience

Responsibilities

Architect and implement features across the Roku home screen & Browse Surfaces, through SceneGraph UI to cloud-backed content experiences
Drive performance, memory efficiency, and reliability of the home screen on constrained embedded hardware
Own features end-to-end: design, implementation, testing, and production rollout to hundreds of millions of devices
Collaborate with UI/UX design, product management, and cloud engineering teams to define and deliver new user experiences, including AI-driven features
Mentor engineers, establish technical standards, and evangelize best practices across the team
Investigate and resolve complex platform issues affecting millions of users