The Walt Disney Company is a global leader in entertainment and media, and they are seeking a Software Engineer I for the Roku Client Application Engineering Team. This role involves building and maintaining client app experiences for platforms like Disney+, ESPN, and Hulu, utilizing technologies such as BrightScript and JavaScript.
Contribute to building and maintaining our client app experiences in BrightScript, SceneGraph, and related Roku platform technology
Develop and support application features from on-boarding to the content discovery experience, 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.
Learn and 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
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated proficiency with JavaScript / TypeScript
Ability to debug and resolve technical issues
Solid understanding of how client applications interact with services
Solid communication skills – able to clearly communicate in code reviews, documentation, and verbally in team settings
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Preferred
Experience working with BrightScript and related Roku platform technology
Preferred one year of related professional work and/or internship experience
Experience creating beautiful, rich, performant user interfaces, including implementing pixel-perfect designs and animations
Familiarity with development and troubleshooting on set-top boxes or Smart TVs
Experience with unit testing and related patterns
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
