Senior Software Engineer - Front End/Roku/Disney+

The Walt Disney Company; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Roku Client Application Engineering Team. You will develop and enhance the Disney+ client app for streaming on Roku devices while collaborating on user experience designs and backend integration. This role is ideal for those with a passion for creating immersive viewing experiences and is set in a fast-paced, innovative environment. Candidates should have substantial experience with BrightScript and software engineering best practices.

Benefits

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Flexible working hours

Employee discounts

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5 years client-side development experience required.
• 2 years experience with BrightScript preferred.
• Experience mentoring junior developers is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Develop client app in BrightScript using the Roku SceneGraph SDK.
• Contribute to video playback UI/UX and analytics features.
• Collaborate with design and SDK engineering teams.

Skills

Client-side development

BrightScript

MVVM architecture

Mentoring

UI components design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

JavaScript

Node.js

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Front End/Roku/Disney+

Senior Software Engineer - Front End/Roku/Disney+

Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10118276 Location New York, New York, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States / Orlando, Florida, United States / Glendale, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States / Morrisville, North Carolina, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date postedJun. 06, 2025

Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product &Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology:

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Product & Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

• Reach & Scale: The Disney+ Product and platform this group builds and operates delights millions of consumers every minute of every day.

• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

As part of the Living Room Devices, Roku Client Application Engineering Team, you will help us push the boundaries of what is possible on some of the most interesting 10-foot devices in the marketplace! You’ll be part of the team that builds our Disney+ Direct-to-Consumer client app for streaming Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Hulu, ESPN, NatGeo, and ABC News content from one of the most popular streaming devices on the market.

Job Summary:
We’re looking for experienced Journey-level Software Engineer for the Roku Client Application Engineering Team, where you’ll be part of the team that builds our Disney+ Direct-to-Consumer client app on Roku streaming devices and smart TVs. We’re looking for an engineer who, ideally, has experience in BrightScript, SceneGraph, and is ready to write client apps that provide the best experiences for our viewers.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Be a critical member of a team of engineers responsible for building our client app experiences in BrightScript, using the Roku SceneGraph SDK

• Contribute to the development of new application features from on-boarding to browse UI/UX experiences, analytics, video playback UI/UX and much more. If you see it on screen, you’ll likely have a chance to work on it in code

• Have the opportunity to contribute to the development of tools and systems outside of the Roku apps, such as JavaScript- & React-based web tools, gulp build scripts, AWS configurations, and Node.js services

• Work with Roku to vet new hardware, firmware and certification requirements from a client application perspective

• Collaborate closely with our client SDK engineering, design engineering, services engineering teams and product owners to help understand and communicate requirements and device limitations

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of development experience with a client-side development stack, ideally with at least 2 years BrightScript experience

• Experience with MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) architecture

• Candidates will be expected to be proficient in technical design and development of generalized solutions, such as reusable utilities and UI components, and generalized logic that can be consumed by multiple applications

• Candidates should have experience mentoring junior level team members

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience creating beautiful, rich, performant user interfaces, including implementing pixel-perfect designs and animations

• Experience working on user interface-level code and knowledge of common patterns, architectures, and approaches to present a data-driven UX to viewers

• Familiarity with development and troubleshooting on set-top boxes or Smart TVs

• Experience working on a range of devices with varying performance and capabilities

• Experience with configuration-driven development

• Experience with performance optimization and feature degradation techniques

• • Experience creating and extending templated controls, and writing custom controls

• Experience with asynchronous and concurrent code

• Experience with unit testing and related patterns

• Experience with JavaScript client- and server-side development

• Experience with DevOps, gulp scripts, Jenkins and AWS

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree or better in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent job experience.

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles is $138,900 to $186,200 per year, in New York or Seattle is $145,400 to $195,000 per year, and in San Francisco is $152,100 to $203,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology .

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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