Senior Software Engineer, OTT

About Tubi:

Boldly built for every fandom, Tubi is a free streaming service that entertains over 100 million monthly active users. Tubi offers the world's largest collection of Hollywood movies and TV shows, thousands of creator-led stories and hundreds of Tubi Originals made for the most passionate fans. Headquartered in San Francisco and founded in 2014, Tubi is part of Tubi Media Group, a division of Fox Corporation.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Tubi, you will be a key technical contributor in delivering a best-in-class streaming experience for millions of viewers on the Roku platform. You will leverage your strong expertise in BrightScript and Roku development to build high-performance, scalable features across the Tubi Roku app. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to implement complex technical solutions that align with Tubi's strategic objectives. You will serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers while contributing to architectural decisions that keep Tubi at the forefront of streaming technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, performant features for the Tubi Roku app using BrightScript and SceneGraph.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical design reviews, ensuring scalability and maintainability of the codebase.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Design to translate business requirements into robust technical implementations.
• Participate in establishing and maintaining best practices for Roku development, code quality, and testing standards.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues, performance bottlenecks, and platform-specific challenges.
• Stay current with Roku platform updates, industry trends, and emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across the engineering organization.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of Roku development experience, with strong expertise in BrightScript, SceneGraph, and Roku-specific frameworks and tools.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing complex, scalable features on the Roku platform.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues across the full stack.
• Experience with video streaming technologies, performance optimization, and memory management on resource-constrained devices.
• Familiarity with Roku UI/UX guidelines and experience balancing design fidelity with platform constraints.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience working directly with Roku as a partner or in a Roku-certified development environment.
• Knowledge of other streaming platforms (Apple TV, Fire TV, etc.) and cross-platform development considerations.
• Understanding of video encoding, adaptive bitrate streaming, and content delivery networks.
• Hands-on experience with performance profiling, crash analysis, and telemetry integration for Roku apps.
• Exposure to large-scale data-driven iteration cycles (A/B testing, feature flagging, experiment analysis) in streaming apps.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is is listed annually below. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, long-term incentive plan, and various benefits including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents.

California, New York City, Westchester County, NY, and Seattle, WA

$186,400—$266,300 USD

The expected salary range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location, is listed annually below. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, long-term incentive plan, and various benefits.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

$137,200—$196,000 CAD

Tubi is a division of Fox Corporation, and the FOX Employee Benefits summarized  here , covers the majority of all US employee benefits.  The following distinctions below outline the differences between the Tubi and FOX benefits:

• For US-based non-exempt Tubi employees, the FOX Employee Benefits summary accurately captures the Vacation and Sick Time.
• For all salaried/exempt employees, in lieu of the FOX Vacation policy, Tubi offers a Flexible Time off Policy to manage all personal matters.
• For all full-time, regular employees, in lieu of FOX Paid Parental Leave, Tubi offers a generous Parental Leave Program, which allows parents twelve (12) weeks of paid bonding leave within the first year of birth, adoption, surrogacy, or foster placement of a child in addition to applicable government leave program(s) and FOX’s short-term disability policy. This time is 100% paid through a combination of any applicable state, city, and federal leaves and wage-replacement programs in addition to contributions made by Tubi.
• For all full-time, regular employees, Tubi offers a monthly wellness reimbursement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.