firstlight.ai Hiring for Software Engineer II (Roku Development) at Toronto, ON Full Time

We are technologists at heart, who love what we do.

At Firstlight we believe in transparency, fairness, and collaboration while we passionately work on some of the toughest use cases in OTT video; and enthusiastic about massive scale and agility. If you get excited about building the future of OTT video, and aspire to be part of a high-performing, learning-oriented, and caring culture-you have landed on the right company.

About the role-

Primarily focused on:
Develop high-quality, reusable and scalable code

Provide guidance on implementation and design best practices to other developers

Produce design artifacts such as class diagrams and sequence diagrams for Roku library features or client solutions.

Implement product features within a team using best practices to meet product deliverables

Implement new features and enhance existing code to increase operating efficiency and extensibility and/or adapt programs to new requirements.

Participate in Agile sprint planning sessions and provide constructive feedback.

Help the Product Management team with high-level estimation and clarification of technical implementation of features.

Prepare software packages for deployment that adhere to the defined standard deployment policies.

Generate product documentation for releases

Mentor Junior developers throughout the development lifecycle

Firstlight Media staff reports into offices in a hybrid capacity (i.e partially at home, and partially at the office based on role/team needs) leveraging safety protocols aligned with local public health guidelines as they relate to COVID-19.

About You—

Experience & Technical Requirements:
1 years of software development experience using Roku

5 years of overall software development experience

Experience in designing and implementing enterprise grade software.

Familiarity with Roku APIs and libraries

Experience with Brightscript and Scenegraph

Experience in using REST API’s in Roku application

Understanding of code obfuscation & encryption techniques preferred

Understanding of multimedia content delivery protocols such as HLS, DASH

Experience using media players on various mobile platforms

Understanding of distributed multi-tier infrastructure.

Experience in working independently and in cooperation with others

Nice to Have:
Experience with Roku native player or any OTT video players

Architecture skills

Experience with framework/library development

Familiarity with git, GitHub and Git Flow

An understanding of UI/UX implementation on Roku

An understanding of automated testing on Roku

Soft Skills:
Easy-going and flexible individual who can integrate and function within a pre-existing team

Self-starter can operate with minimal direction

Excellent oral and written communication skills capable of leading design/architecture & training sessions.

A creative thinker and experienced problem solver.

You continually desire to stay curious, speak up, focus on impact, and be supportive. These four specific core principles are critical to your success here at Firstlight, and we understand that when you succeed-Firstlight succeeds.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT

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