Software Engineer I

About Disney

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally. The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses.

Job Summary

We’re seeking a Software Engineer I for the Roku Client Application Engineering Team, where you’ll be part of the team that builds our Direct-to-Consumer client apps, such as Disney+, ESPN and Hulu on Roku streaming devices and smart TVs. We’re looking for an engineer who, ideally, has experience in BrightScript and is ready to write client apps that provide the best experiences for our viewers.

Key Responsibilities

• 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