Senior Engineer - Roku

Position: Senior Engineer - Roku Applications
What Success Looks Like (Objectives):

Employer:

Dish Network LLC

Job Title:

Senior Engineer – Roku Applications

Location:

90 Inverness Circle East, Englewood, Colorado 80112

Job Duties:

Multiple positions available. Design and develop Roku channel applications using NDK/C++/QT frameworks to deliver high performance streaming experiences (10% of the time). Architect and implement responsive user interfaces based on design specifications and platform guidelines (10% of the time). Design and integrate RESTful APIs for content delivery and metadata retrieval, including advanced JSON/XML parsing and client-side data handling (10% of the time).

Optimize video playback performance, buffering logic, memory management, and device compatibility across Roku hardware models (10% of the time). Implement secure authentication, authorization, and commerce flows aligned with Roku platform requirements (10% of the time). Develop automated unit and integration tests to ensure application reliability and stability (10% of the time). Debug complex client-side issues using Roku tools, logging frameworks, and performance instrumentation (10% of the time).

Implement analytics tracking, event logging, and observability mechanisms for playback and user engagement metrics (10% of the time). Conduct code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions to improve platform quality and maintainability (10% of the time). Support production  deployments, certification processes, and post-release issue resolution for Roku channel releases (10% of the time).Salary: $149,178 - $158,125 per year

Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or its U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field, plus 4 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer or in any occupation, job title, or position involving software design, development, testing, analytics instrumentation, and maintenance.

Must also have the following experience: 4 years of professional experience conducting unit, functional, and regression testing, and debugging applications using platform-specific tools and logging utilities. 4 years of professional experience optimizing application performance, including memory management, network retry logging, concurrency handling, and cross-device compatibility testing. 4 years of professional experience designing and maintaining modular, maintainable codebases, including refactoring, version control workflows, and peer code review participation.

4 years of professional experience troubleshooting production issues and implementing corrective solutions in distributed client-server environments. 2 years of professional experience working in Agile software development environments, collaborating with UI/UX, product management, QA, and engineering teams. 3 years of professional experience integrating RESTful APIs, performing JSON/XML parsing, and implementing client-side data processing logic. 1 year of professional experience developing applications using C++, NDK, or QT, including UI implementation and API integration.

How to Apply:

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