Software Engineer, C++

<div class="content-intro"><h2 style="font-family: GothamBold,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #662d91;">Teamwork makes the stream work.</h2> <p> </p> <h3 style="font-family: GothamBold,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><strong>Roku is changing how the world watches TV</strong></h3> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p></div><h3>About Roku</h3> <p>Roku pioneered streaming to the TV — and today we help shape how millions of people around the world discover and enjoy entertainment.</p> <p>Our platform powers one of the largest TV streaming ecosystems globally, with nearly 90 million active accounts worldwide and over 100 billion hours streamed annually. <br>Our teams build the software experiences that sit at the heart of modern television — powering Roku streaming players, Roku TV™ devices, and partner platforms across the globe.</p> <p>Since entering the UK market in 2012, Roku has seen tremendous growth, giving viewers access to thousands of streaming channels — from BBC iPlayer, ITVX, and All4 to Netflix, Prime Video, NOW, and many more. Through the Roku Powered licensing program, we also collaborate with major partners such as Sky to deliver streaming experiences at scale.</p> <p>As streaming continues to replace traditional TV, Roku’s platform has become the “home screen” for millions of households — combining operating system innovation, embedded engineering, and large-scale media technology.</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>About the Role</strong></h3> <p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Software Engineer</strong> to join our <strong>New Product Introduction</strong> team and help build the next generation of Roku TV devices.</p> <p>This is a hands-on embedded engineering role where you’ll work close to the hardware, operating system, and media stack — helping deliver features that ship directly to customers’ living rooms.</p> <p>You’ll thrive here if you enjoy working closely with the team, solving complex system problems, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to bring new devices to life.</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Work independently and in small teams to deliver new product features and functionality on schedule</li> <li>Feature development in C/C++</li> <li>Maintain and design scalable embedded software solutions across our device portfolio</li> <li>Collaborate closely with QA and cross-functional engineering teams</li> <li>Integrate and optimise third-party APIs and media technologies</li> <li>Contribute across the full product lifecycle — from early hardware integration to customer-impacting issue resolution</li> <li>Work on System-on-Chip (SoC) integration, board bring-up, and device performance tuning</li> <li>Experiment with AI tools for automation and operational efficiency. Constantly look for creative and innovative ways to solve real life problems.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <h3><strong>We’re Excited If You Have</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Hands-on professional software development experience</li> <li>Strong C/C++ systems programming background</li> <li>Solid understanding of embedded Linux, open-source tooling, and device-level development</li> <li>Experience working in user space and/or kernel space</li> <li>Familiarity with media playback engines, streaming protocols, or vi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)