Software Engineer, Roku TV
RokuAustin, TexasPosted 24 February 2026
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 team
When you work at Roku, you work on a platform that real people use: You can show off the fruits of your labor to your family and friends and see it in your favorite stores’ electronics departments.
As a member of the Roku Products Engineering team, you will design and develop embedded software systems that enable us to build world-class products, with Roku “inside” as their OS. To make this possible, you will work on the Roku OS on new technologies and develop new features while keeping our existing code clean and performant. Additionally, you will work with product managers to accommodate shifting demands and schedules; collaborate cross-functionally with our QA and other development teams; and build solutions with external hardware component vendors.
We value individuals who take pride in their ability to navigate ambiguity, collaborate, and partner with both internal and external teams, including those with demanding engineering standards and a passion for building the highest-performing, best-in-class consumer products.
We aren’t kidding that Roku is a place where no one is a bystander. If you want to work on a team where you will be surrounded by the best talent-building things used by millions of people, if you want a tech culture that just works, you should reach out.
About the role
We are looking for a talented engineer to join our Products Team working on the Roku TV program! You will be responsible for the core tasks ranging from Roku OS feature development, SoC partner collaboration, third-party API integration, code maintenance, design scalability solutions to help onboard new factories, supporting our QA and Channel certification teams, and everything else involved in our end-to-end product development and release cycles. To succeed in this challenging role, the following expertise is strongly preferred.
What you'll be doing
Roku OS feature development
Code maintenance and scalability solution design and development
Partner with internal QA and development teams
System-on-a-Chip (SoC) integration and platform bring-up
Third-party API integration
Working end-to-end product development and release cycles
We're excited if you have
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant fields
3+ years of relevant software development experience
2+ years C/C++ coding experience
System-on-a-chip (SoC) development and integration preferred
Experience developing/debugging on Linux or Android-based embedded platforms
Good understanding of Linux system and kernel concepts, multithreading primitives, Linux tools, libraries, and open-source development
Experience with streaming audio/video platforms, graphics, and industry standards
Ability to excel in a fast-paced engineering environment
Have an ability to communicate with candor and effectiveness
Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams
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