Roku Developer

Roku Developer
Madeira
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Title: Roku Developer

Type: Contract Jan - Feb

Location: WFH (Remote)

About Ovyo

Ovyo works globally with companies in the TV, Media & Networks industries including household content brands and operators. Our people provide consulting services to build the platforms, test the apps, and drive the programmes that shape the way the world watches video and connects. Our management team is in the UK, and we have technical, and operations teams based in India, South Africa, Europe, and the Americas

About the Role:

We are looking for a Roku Developer to join the Ovyo team on a
- term contract and to work 100% remotely. We are looking for immediate starters that we can build a long lasting business relationship with for future projects too.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain
  - performance Roku channels using Bright
  Script
• Implement smooth video playback with HLS/DASH, DRM (Widevine, Play
  Ready), and adaptive streaming across all Roku device generations.
• Integrate
  - party services including advertising (RAF, DAI), analytics (Conviva, Nielsen), authentication, and content APIs.
• Optimize performance, memory usage, and app load times while ensuring compliance with Roku certification requirements.
• Collaborate with product, design, backend, and QA teams in an Agile environment; debug issues, write tests, and support production releases and hotfixes.

Required Experience:

• At least 4 years of Roku Development experience with strong proficiency in Brightscript
• Thorough understanding of the Scene
  Graph framework and its core principles
• Familiarity with Design Patterns such as MVC and MVVM
• Experience integrating with third party libraries like Analytics, Advertising etc.
• Practice of Unit Testing
• Experience with build, submission, and certification process of Roku applications
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git and build automation systems
• Video-based app development
• Ideally also exposure to RALE, RAF, IAP (but not a dealbreaker)