Roku Developer

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A specialist engineering company is seeking a Roku Developer for a maternity cover contract. The successful candidate will create and optimize Roku apps, ensuring high performance and compliance with certification standards. Proficiency in BrightScript and experience in ad tech integration are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with BrightScript and SceneGraph.
• Track record of Roku app development and deployment.
• Comfortable with performance profiling and debugging on Roku.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy Roku applications using BrightScript and SceneGraph.
• Lead development of major features including templated views, DRM, and EPG.
• Drive performance enhancements, reducing load time, memory use, and CPU usage.

Skills

BrightScript

SceneGraph

Roku app development

Performance profiling

Debugging on Roku

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Job Title: Roku Developer – Outside IR35 up to £550 DOE

Location: Fully remote in the UK

Contract Type: Contract (September - Feb maternity cover)

Company Overview:

My client is a specialist engineering company that builds white label video streaming applications for global media brands. They focus on delivering high performance, scalable solutions across Roku, web, and mobile platforms.

They are now looking for an experienced Roku Developer to join their team and work across multiple branded streaming apps. This person will take the lead on feature development, performance optimisation, and ensuring alignment with Roku certification standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and deploy Roku applications using BrightScript and SceneGraph
• Configure and launch white-label apps for 18+ video streaming clients
• Lead development of major features including templated views, DRM, and EPG
• Integrate ad tech (Roku Ad Framework) and analytics (Google Analytics)
• Drive performance enhancements, reducing load time, memory use, and CPU usage

Required Skills:

• Strong experience with BrightScript and SceneGraph
• Track record of Roku app development and deployment
• Familiarity with Roku Advertising Framework and video playback (HLS/DASH)
• Experience building advanced UI components like EPG and parental controls
• Comfortable with performance profiling and debugging on Roku

Nice to Have:

• Understanding of JWT, HTML/CSS, and DRM concepts
• Experience with Google Analytics integration
• Agile team experience and peer code review participation
• Awareness of Roku OS certification processes