The Platform Portability team is responsible for scaling the Roku OS to run on a wider variety of hardware. This team operates at the intersection of hardware and software, building clean abstractions and ensuring portability across diverse platforms. The team values deep curiosity, diversity of thought, and flexibility, seeking engineers who are driven to understand how systems work at every layer. The technology stack is broad, spanning from hardware abstraction layers to high-level OS components, including Linux, Android, Tizen, C, C++, boot loaders, drivers, and multimedia and streaming technologies.
Roku is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Platform Portability team, where you will develop and evolve the RokuOS Platform Abstraction Layer (PAL) to enable Roku OS to run across a growing range of devices. In this role, you will architect clean software abstractions that bridge hardware and software, ensuring modularity and portability across diverse platforms. You will write high-performance, reliable code and build the tools necessary to support seamless platform integration. Collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams, you will debug complex issues while optimizing system performance and product quality. This role offers the chance to work across the team’s broad technology stack and to make a meaningful impact on the scale and reach of Roku’s streaming platform.