Software Engineer, Roku TV at Roku

Roku

Cambridge, United Kingdom·7h ago

Mid LevelFull-timeJavaScriptPythonJavaRustC++

Salary Range

$76,500 - $103,500 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Regional TV Software team at Roku. You will contribute to the development and delivery of software for regional TV platforms, working on both new TV platform projects and new software development projects. This is a great opportunity for an engineer early in their career who is curious, collaborative, and motivated to grow across multiple areas of a complex software system.

Key Responsibilities

→Developing and maintaining software for regional TV platforms, with a focus on markets in Europe and Australia
→Collaborating with SOC vendors to support new TV projects and resolving Roku-specific technical issues
→Supporting certification processes with organizations such as ETV, the BBC, and DTG
→Contributing to new software projects, including requirements definition, software design, and implementation
→Developing primarily in C++, with contributions in C, Python and Javascript as-needed
→Porting and adapting software to meet regional standards and specifications, including HbbTV
→Troubleshooting technical issues across the software stack and working cross-functionally to resolve them
→Participating in greenfield feature development as part of new TV platform launches

Requirements

✓Experience with C and/or C++ in a commercial or academic setting
✓Familiarity with Python
✓An interest in or exposure to embedded systems or low-level software development
✓A systems-level mindset — curiosity about how different parts of a system interact and a desire to learn broadly
✓Exposure to Linux environments (a plus, but not required)
✓Familiarity with HTML or browser-based development (a plus, but not required)
✓Up to three years of commercial software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through projects, internships, or academic work
✓Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to working through technical challenges