Software Engineer II (Roku)

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

We’re looking for an experienced Roku developer to join our team building WBFYC and WBD Screeners apps, two high-performance, video-centric platforms used across the entertainment industry. You’ll work alongside our team of mobile and TV app developers to deliver a world-class viewing experience on Roku devices.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain Roku applications using BrightScript and SceneGraph.

• Implement and manage core app features including video playback, metadata rendering, and custom UI components.

• Integrate with our APIs for real-time content data and access control.

• Use Roku SDK components for screens, UI controls, configurations, and manifest management.

• Optimize for performance across resolutions (SD, HD, FHD) with responsive image management.

• Implement and maintain application analytics using MUX.

• Set up and debug telemetry and logging with Timber, Sentry and DataDog.

• Collaborate with design and UX teams using Figma assets and style guides.

• Support app distribution through the Roku Developer Channel.

• Participate in technical discussions, application architecture design, sprint planning, and knowledge transfer sessions.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience building production-grade Roku apps with BrightScript and SceneGraph.

• Deep understanding of the Roku app lifecycle, publishing process, and SDK architecture.

• Experience building UI components, handling focus management and supporting remote input.

• Familiarity with modern streaming architecture and video formats (HLS, DRM-protected streams).

• Strong grasp of debugging with Telnet, log tracing, and monitoring tools (Sentry, Datadog).

•  Ability to work with REST APIs and JSON payloads in constrained device environments.

• Comfortable using GitHub, Visual Studio Code, and Roku CLI for development and deployments.

• Attention to performance, accessibility, and internationalization in a streaming context.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with media analytics tools like MUX and Roku Channel Analytics.

• Familiarity with backend systems or GraphQL-based data fetching models.

• Understanding of content protection and playback restrictions (e.g., geo-locks, token auth).

• Experience contributing to multi-environment testing (QA, UAT, Production).

• Exposure to mobile or TV app development on other platforms (tvOS, Windows, Xbox, Android, Android TV) is a plus.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizen