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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.

What does the team work on?

At Roku, the UI team builds the foundational frameworks, tooling, and high-performance UI components that power experiences across millions of devices. We own the middleware and UI layers that enable smooth navigation, responsive interactions, rich animations, and consistent developer workflows across the platform.

Our work spans graphics rendering, layout and animation systems, performance optimization, and developer APIs that make it easy to create reliable, visually compelling applications at scale. We operate in a collaborative, high-trust environment and partner closely with firmware, platform, and product teams to ensure the end-to-end experience is fast, robust, and future-ready.

What is the role?

As a Senior Software Engineer on the UI team, you'll design, implement, and optimize systems that underpin Roku's user experience and developer platform. You'll work on performance-critical code paths across graphics rendering, animation, layout, and UI frameworks, ensuring smooth visuals and highly responsive interactions across a wide range of devices.

At Roku, AI agents do most of the keystroke-level coding. Engineers act as the technical leads for those agents — setting context, planning work, verifying outputs, and recovering when the agent goes off course. You'll play a key role in shaping core architecture, working across the stack with hardware, firmware, and application teams, and delivering solutions that directly impact tens of millions of users. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy deep technical problem-solving, care about performance at a systems level, want to build the foundational layers that power great user experiences — and are energized by the shift to agentic engineering. If you are excited about working this way, we want to talk to you.

How will I use AI at Roku?

At Roku, we don’t just use AI, we work with it. AI agents and smart tools help power drafts, analysis, and repetitive workflows, while our people bring direction, judgment, and accountability. We’re looking for curious, adaptable builders who can show how they’ve used AI or automation to move faster, raise the bar, and scale their impact.
We value your AI skills if have built fluency across the agentic engineering toolchain — coding harnesses like Claude Code or Cursor, MCP servers, custom skills, or agent frameworks. And you can describe projects where you shipped real work with these tools. You know how to drive an agent, verify its output, and ramp on an unfamiliar codebase with an agent helping you.

What are the responsibilities of the role?

Build and scale UI frameworks and features optimized for millions of users
Design and implement performance-critical systems across rendering pipelines, layout engines, and animation frameworks using C++
Drive work through agentic coding tools — setting context, planning, and verifying agent-generated output across the full SDLC
Develop and maintain developer-facing tools and UI layers
Lead technical investigations and architect solutions across middleware and UI infrastructure
Integrate AI/ML and generative AI capabilities into developer workflows and platform features
Establish verification practices — testing, review, and quality gates — that let the team operate confidently on AI-assisted work
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver platform features with measurable gains in performance, reliability, and scalability
Create tooling, frameworks, and automation that improve developer efficiency and code quality
Mentor junior engineers through design reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance — including how to effectively drive and verify AI agents
Stay current with advancements in graphics, UI systems, and AI, and proactively identify opportunities for improvement

What experience would help someone be successful in this role at Roku?

6+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on UI frameworks, systems, or application development
Strong proficiency in C++ for performance-critical systems and rendering pipelines
Strong proficiency in TypeScript for building UI layers and developer-facing tooling
Experience with JavaScript/BrightScript or similar scripting languages
Proficiency in Python for tooling, automation, or AI workflows
Demonstrated fluency across the agentic engineering toolchain — coding harnesses like Claude Code or Cursor, MCP servers, custom skills, or agent frameworks — with projects where you've shipped real work using these tools
The ability to drive an agent, verify its output, and ramp on an unfamiliar codebase with an agent helping you
A working understanding of common AI failure modes and the habits to catch them before they ship
Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML and generative AI tools into development workflows or product features
Solid understanding of graphics systems, rendering, or UI performance optimization
Strong debugging and root cause analysis skills
Clear and effective technical communication skills
You can describe specific examples where you used AI tools, agents, or workflow automation to move faster, raise quality, or scale your impact. You frame problems well, guide AI-assisted work, verify results, and ramp quickly in unfamiliar domains
Above all: curiosity, adaptability, good judgment, and a genuine willingness to learn new ways of working alongside AI

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What's Roku's approach to hybrid working?

Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams generally work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are generally flexible for remote work, except for employees whose specific roles or assigned office location require five days' a week attendance.

What are some of the 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). Employees are supported in taking time off, in accordance with local leave policies and other personal needs to support their evolving work and life needs. It's important to note that not every benefit is available in all locations or for every role. For details specific to your location, please consult with your recruiter.

Accommodations

Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].

What should I know about Roku's culture?

Roku is a great place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environment where everyone is focused on the company's success rather than their own. We try to surround ourselves with people who are great at their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humor. We believe a fewer number of very talented folks can do more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams. We're independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. In short, at Roku you'll be part of a company that's changing how the world watches TV. 

We have a unique culture that we are proud of. We think of ourselves primarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. We come up with the solution, but the solution isn't real until it is built and delivered to the customer. That penchant for action gives us a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us well since 2002. 

To learn more about Roku, our global footprint, and how we've grown, visit https://www.weareroku.com/factsheet.

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Senior Software Engineer - Roku UI

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