Roku Developer

JR United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company specializing in video streaming applications is seeking an experienced Roku Developer for a contract position. The role involves building, deploying, and optimizing Roku applications for various clients, ensuring high performance and adhering to certification standards. This position offers a competitive daily rate and is fully remote within the UK, serving as maternity cover from September to February.

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 and memory use.

Skills

BrightScript

SceneGraph

Roku App Development

Performance Profiling

Debugging

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31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

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