Roku Software Engineer

Insight Global; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is hiring for a Roku Software Engineer to sit onsite in New York 4 days a week for a large media & entertainment company. This role focuses on delivering high-quality playback experiences across Roku devices, optimizing video performance, and integrating across platforms.

The ideal candidate should have at least 4 years of experience in BrightScript development, strong knowledge of streaming technologies, and excellent troubleshooting skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of development experience using BrightScript.
• Hands-on experience with Roku development tools and video playback components.
• Strong understanding of video streaming technologies (HLS, DASH).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable features for the app.
• Optimize video playback performance across devices.
• Monitor and improve application performance and playback reliability.

Skills

BrightScript development

Roku development tools

Video streaming technologies

Application performance optimization

Troubleshooting

Communication

Streaming monitoring tools

Multi-device streaming environments

Set-top boxes / RDK environments

Mentoring and code reviews

Job description

Job Description

40-50/hr

Insight Global is hiring for a Roku Software Engineer to sit onsite in New York 4 days a week for a large, media & entertainment company. This Roku Software Engineer falls under the Direct-to-Consumer Global Streaming Technology organization. This role focuses on delivering high-quality playback experiences across Roku devices and other streaming platforms ensuring a seamless and enjoyable viewer experience. On a day-to-day basis, this engineer will help design and develop scalable features for the app, optimize video playback performance, work on integration across Roku devices, monitor and improve application performance and playback reliability, participate in code reviews, and provide process improvements for new features.

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Skills and Requirements

• 4+ years of development experience using BrightScript (front-end and/or backend)
• Hands‑on experience with Roku development tools and video playback components
• Strong understanding of video streaming technologies (HLS, DASH)
• Experience optimizing application performance and memory usage
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve complex technical issues
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across global teams
• Experience with streaming monitoring tools (e.g., Conviva)
• Exposure to multi‑device streaming environments (smart TVs, gaming consoles, OTT platforms)
• Experience working with or exposure to set‑top boxes / RDK environments (mentioned as a desired addition)
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading code reviews