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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Roku BrightScript Engineer - **Company:** ECHOSTAR - **Location:** Greenwood Village, CO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $127,050.0 - $181,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Static Program Analysis, Code Review, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, State Machines, Information Technology, BrightScript - **Published:** July 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/7E2CD097760F499B8D590260D2F36973/job/ ## About the Role * Expert-level mastery of SceneGraph node architecture, task threading, focus chain management, and component lifecycle optimization. * Critical experience leading architecture design, code reviews, and binding engineering decisions for multi-engineer client applications. * Proven ability to translate reference implementations into production BrightScript codebases while preserving behavioral fidelity across complex user flows. * Demonstrated capability in profiling, virtualized rendering, node recycling, and garbage collection tuning on low-memory hardware devices. * AI application expertise in authoring structured technical specifications and validating AI-generated BrightScript output for architectural and performance compliance. * Comprehensive expertise in DRM integration, CSAI/SSAI ad architecture, and third-party SDK implementations within connected TV environments. Additional Qualifications * Advanced degree (MS or equivalent) in Computer Science or a relevant technical field * Experience in high-volume streaming media, OTT, or connected TV product environments Minimum Requirements Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline Minimum Experience: 10+ years of professional software engineering experience Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 5 years of experience with: * BrightScript application development and SceneGraph node architecture * Shipping production Roku applications through full Roku Channel Certification * Architecture ownership and technical sign-off on multi-engineer client applications ## Description The Principal Roku BrightScript Engineer joins the Client Platform Engineering team to build and maintain the foundational Roku platform powering streaming applications across a shared codebase strategy. This role addresses complex engineering challenges across SceneGraph architecture, media playback, DRM flows, and performance optimization on resource-constrained hardware. The position bridges reference implementations with production BrightScript code while establishing automated quality gates and AI-assisted software development workflows. Direct collaboration with product and engineering leadership ensures high-performance delivery across all target hardware tiers. What Success Looks Like (Objectives) * Map production OTT modules to BrightScript equivalents while mitigating high-complexity risks in player state machines and DRM integration. * Design a scalable scene stack, deep-linking routing architecture, and thread-safe task model for high-performance application execution. * Enforce component library performance standards, field observer practices, and focus chain integrity across dynamic application themes. * Integrate BrightScript-specific linting, static analysis, and device farm benchmarking into the AI-assisted development pipeline to optimize target hardware performance. * Establish automated testing frameworks, deep-link automation, and headless performance benchmarks to maintain strict launch time and memory footprint targets. ## Related Videos - [Creating bots with Dialogflow CX](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/587-creating-bots-with-dialogflow-cx) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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