Roku

TV streaming platform

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Android

Manchester, United Kingdom Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, Android at Roku. Skills: Android development, Kotlin, Compose. Design and build advanced applications and features for the Android platform. Integrate with cloud APIs and local device communication protocols to control smart devices”

What You'll Achieve.

Make a valuable - and valued - contribution; Delight millions of TV streamers around the world; Gain meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines; Shape the future of how millions of users interact with their Roku Streaming Devices; Build intuitive, reliable, and highly performant Android experiences; Make every day smart home interactions seamless; Keep up this pace and continue delivering high-quality app as we grow; Ensure our products aren’t just intuitive, they’re obvious

Industry & Context.

TV streaming platform
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solvers; Debugging skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Professional Android development experience, Experience shipping and maintaining production apps in the Play Store, Proficiency in the Android development toolset, Understanding of Android architecture, UI/UX patterns, and app lifecycle, Bachelor's or Master's/PHD in Computer Science or related technical field

Nice to Have

Kotlin and/or Compose experience, Experience working with IoT or networked device interactions is a big plus, Familiarity with BLE, webs sockets, or MQTT protocols is a bonus

What You'll Do.

Design and build advanced applications and features for the Android platform

Integrate with cloud APIs and local device communication protocols to control smart devices

Write and maintain tests

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define

and ship new features for mobile devices

optimizing for touch experiences

and optimize app performance across a range of Android devices

Participate in design and code reviews

Stay up to date with Android platform capabilities

and propose how we can leverage them

Contribute to roadmap planning

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features; Participate in design and code reviews, helping elevate code quality across the team; Collaborate with design, product, and cross-functional engineering teams; Team-first, collaborative mindset; Collaborate with cross-functional teams in agile environments

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills

Process & Methodology

Contribute to roadmap planning, Contribute to release delivery

Full Job Description

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 Role As a Senior Software Engineer, Android on the Roku Mobile App team, you will help shape the future of how millions of users interact with their Roku Streaming Devices. You’ll work on building intuitive, reliable, and highly performant Android experiences that allow customers to monitor and control Roku streaming devices from TVs to Players and beyond. This role offers the opportunity to work across a modern, evolving tech stack including Kotlin, Compose, and Googles’s latest frameworks. You’ll collaborate closely with design, product, and cross-functional engineering teams to bring innovative features to life, improve performance, and make every day smart home interactions seamless. You should be motivated by curiosity and initiative, eager to take ownership of features and run with them, while remaining grounded in a team-first, collaborative mindset. About The Team You will be joining a talented, high-performance team with a history of delivery. We are looking for someone who can help us keep up this pace and continue delivering high-quality app as we grow. With so many people using our products globally, we’ve become well-known for products that “just work

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