Senior Software Engineer, Android - Smart Home

Teamwork makes the stream work.

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

 

About the Team

You will be joining a talented, high-performance team with a proven track record of delivery. We are seeking someone who can help us maintain this pace and continue delivering high-quality apps as we expand.

With so many people using our products globally, we’ve become well-known for products that “just work” right out of the box and integrate almost by magic. That doesn’t happen by accident, which is why we're committed to ensuring our products aren’t just intuitive; they’re obvious.

 

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, Android on the Roku Smart Home team, you will help shape the future of how millions of users interact with their smart devices. You’ll work on building intuitive, reliable, and highly performant Android experiences that allow customers to monitor and control Roku smart devices—from cameras and lights to sensors and beyond.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a modern, evolving tech stack including Kotlin, Compose, and Google's latest frameworks. You’ll collaborate closely with design, product, and cross-functional engineering teams to bring innovative features to life, improve performance, and make everyday smart home interactions seamless.

You should be motivated by curiosity and initiative—eager to take ownership of features and run with them, while remaining grounded in a team-first, collaborative mindset.

For California Only - The estimated annual salary for this position is between $286,000 - $340,000 annually. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

 

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design and build advanced applications and features for the Android platform
• Integrate with cloud APIs and local device communication protocols to control smart devices
• Write and maintain tests using frameworks such as JUnit and Espresso
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features for mobile devices, optimizing touch experiences. Write well-designed, testable, and efficient code
• Debug, profile, and optimize app performance across a range of Android devices
• Participate in design and code reviews, helping elevate code quality across the team
• Stay up to date with Android platform capabilities, tools, and libraries, and propose how we can leverage them
• Contribute to roadmap planning, technical design, and release delivery

 

We’re Excited If You Have

• Professional Android development experience, ideally with Kotlin and/or Compose
• Strong experience shipping and maintaining production apps in the Play Store
• Proficiency in using AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) and experience with prompt engineering
• Experience working with IoT or networked device interactions is a big plus
• Familiarity with BLE, web sockets, or MQTT protocols is a bonus
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in agile environments
• Proficient in the Android development toolset
• Strong understanding of Android architecture, UI/UX patterns, and app lifecycle
• Excellent communication and debugging skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s/PHD in Computer Science or related technical field

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Benefits

Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Our employees