Senior Engineer - Roku Applications

EchoStar; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 149,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health perks

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

EchoStar is seeking a Senior Engineer to design and deliver Roku channel applications with high-performance C++/NDK/QT. You will architect responsive UIs, integrate RESTful APIs, and optimize playback across Roku devices while ensuring secure authentication and scalable data handling.

The role involves automated testing, debugging, and contributing to design discussions to improve platform quality. Join a team focused on delivering reliable streaming experiences and certifications for production

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related field with 4+ years in software design and development.
• Experience unit, functional, and regression testing using platform tools and logs.
• Strong background in memory management, performance tuning, and cross-device testing.
• Proven ability to design modular, maintainable code and participate in peer reviews.
• Experience with Agile software development and RESTful API integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Roku channel apps using NDK/C++/QT for high performance streaming.
• Architect responsive UIs based on design specs and platform guidelines.
• Design/integrate RESTful APIs for content delivery and metadata, with JSON/XML parsing.
• Optimize video playback, buffering, memory, and device compatibility across Roku models.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, and commerce flows per Roku requirements.
• Develop automated unit/integration tests to ensure reliability and stability.
• Debug complex client-side issues using Roku tools and logging frameworks.
• Add analytics tracking, event logging, and observability for playback metrics.
• Contribute to code reviews and technical design discussions for quality.
• Support production deployments, certification, and post-release issue resolution.

Skills

C++

NDK

QT

RESTful APIs

JSON/XML parsing

Unit testing

Performance optimization

Memory management

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Restful API integration

Performance instrumentation

Job description

Employer: Dish Network LLC

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Roku Applications

Location: 90 Inverness Circle East, Englewood, Colorado 80112

Job Duties

Multiple positions available. Design and develop Roku channel applications using NDK/C++/QT frameworks to deliver high performance streaming experiences (10% of the time).

Architect and implement responsive user interfaces based on design specifications and platform guidelines (10% of the time).

Design and integrate RESTful APIs for content delivery and metadata retrieval, including advanced JSON/XML parsing and client-side data handling (10% of the time).

Optimize video playback performance, buffering logic, memory management, and device compatibility across Roku hardware models (10% of the time).

Implement secure authentication, authorization, and commerce flows aligned with Roku platform requirements (10% of the time).

Develop automated unit and integration tests to ensure application reliability and stability (10% of the time).

Debug complex client-side issues using Roku tools, logging frameworks, and performance instrumentation (10% of the time).

Implement analytics tracking, event logging, and observability mechanisms for playback and user engagement metrics (10% of the time).

Conduct code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions to improve platform quality and maintainability (10% of the time).

Support production deployments, certification processes, and post-release issue resolution for Roku channel releases (10% of the time).

Salary: $149,178 - $158,125 per year

Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree or its U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field, plus 4 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer or in any occupation, job title, or position involving software design, development, testing, analytics instrumentation, and maintenance.

Must also have the following experience: 4 years of professional experience conducting unit, functional, and regression testing, and debugging applications using platform-specific tools and logging utilities. 4 years of professional experience optimizing application performance, including memory management, network retry logging, concurrency handling, and cross-device compatibility testing. 4 years of professional experience designing and maintaining modular, maintainable codebases, including refactoring, version control workflows, and peer code review participation. 4 years of professional experience troubleshooting production issues and implementing corrective solutions in distributed client-server environments. 2 years of professional experience working in Agile software development environments, collaborating with UI/UX, product management, QA, and engineering teams. 3 years of professional experience integrating RESTful APIs, performing JSON/XML parsing, and implementing client-side data processing logic. 1 year of professional experience developing applications using C++, NDK, or QT, including UI implementation and API integration.

Salary Range

Compensation: $149,178.00/Year - $158,125.00/Year

About Our Department

Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play a vital role in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

About Our Company

EchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We’ll launch your career and empower you to change lives.

Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.

Benefits

• We offer meaningful health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan. Review a benefits summary here: EchoStar Benefits.
• The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies. Compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change.
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