Lead Roku Developer

About the Role

As a Senior Roku Engineer you will play a key role in shaping the experience millions of users have when discovering and streaming content on DAZN.

You will build and optimize high-performance DAZN Roku application that seamlessly integrate with our DAZN Ecosystem services that scale from thousands to millions of concurrent users within minutes.

You will collaborate closely with Product, UX, and Backend Engineering to deliver features that push the boundaries of streaming technology on Roku devices.

As a senior member of the team, you will help raise engineering quality through mentorship, technical leadership, and a drive for continuous improvement.

This is an opportunity to influence the direction of a major global streaming platform while working in a supportive, learning-focused environment.

Our team is based in Hyderabad and Poland, and we are working in a true cross location team.

What Youll Do

• Design, prototype, and implement new Roku application features using BrightScript and the Roku SceneGraph framework.
• Develop highly scalable UI and player workflows optimized for performance across a wide range of Roku devices.
• Integrate Roku client features with DAZNs large-scale exosystem APIs.
• Review code, contribute to architectural decisions, and ensure high engineering standards across the application.
• Collaborate with backend, video, and product teams to define and deliver cross-platform solutions.
• Investigate new technologies, workflows, and tools to enhance performance, developer productivity, and the user experience.
• Partner with Product, Backend, Video, and UX teams to ship exceptional user experiences
• Drive performance & NFR improvements across the app
• Mentor teammates and help elevate engineering best practices across the team

Essential Skills & Experience

• Deep expertise in BrightScript and Roku SceneGraph, with a strong portfolio of production Roku apps.
• Solid understanding of front-end engineering principles, UI/UX behavior, and application performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with HLS, MPEG-DASH, and video playback workflowsideally with Rokus Video Node.
• Strong knowledge of React (for internal tooling, cross-platform components, or reference implementations).
• Experience with modern JS testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or similar.
• Familiarity with build and automation tools (e.g., Webpack, task runners, CI/CD pipelines).
• Experience or familiarity with Cast Application Framework or multi-platform casting technologies.
• Strong problem-solving ability, curiosity, and readiness to learn new technologies quickly.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.

As part of our team,you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop.

DAZN VALUES THE HOW IN WHAT WE DO:

AMBITIOUS people who want to make a big impact and drive DAZN forward.

INVENTIVE people with bright ideas who deliver great new experiences for our customers and improvements for our business. People who come up with better, simpler ways of doing things.

PASSIONATE people who are proud of our product, our content and our business and love to shout about it. People who love what they do and show commitment every day.

BRAVE people who take difficult decisions to help us focus on improving DAZN, our performance and our results.

SUPPORTIVE people who know that we achieve more as a team than as individuals. People value inclusion and look out for each other, helping their colleagues enjoy their work and develop their careers. People who consider others before making decisions.

At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities.

Everyone has the opportunity to make change and impact our DEI journey by joining our ERGs: Proud@DAZN, Women@DAZN, Disability@DAZN and ParentZone.