The Role
The Senior Software Engineer will create user-facing interfaces for Roku applications, collaborate with teams, and ensure system architecture is robust and scalable.
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Who We Are
Angel is the home of stories that amplify light. Through its platform, thousands of “Angel” investors choose which titles will be created, funded, and distributed. Angel allows creators and audiences to form passionate communities around their creative projects, making the story behind the story as important as the final project itself. Some of the studio's key projects-- The Sound of Freedom and Dry Bar Comedy --have earned billions of views around the world. Learn more at Angel.com
We’re looking for passionate team members who want to build world-class products that will reshape media over the coming decades. Learn more about:
Our North Star
Company Strategy
Team Principles
Join us and be part of stories that amplify light.
Opportunity
Our engineering team is building the next generation of inspirational entertainment—where audiences don’t just watch, they participate. From creating streaming experiences that connect fans directly with the stories they love, to empowering creators through community-backed technology, we’re redefining how entertainment is made and shared.
You’ll join a high-energy, cross-functional team of developers, designers, and product leaders working to make Angel Studios’ viewing experience seamless, intuitive, and uplifting across TV platforms. You’ll have ownership over projects that shape how millions of fans discover and engage with the content they’ve helped bring to life.
This is a high-impact opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, loves crafting user-facing interfaces, and wants to help pioneer the future of people-powered entertainment.
Why Join Angel?
High-Growth Company:
Angel Studios is one of the fastest-growing media companies, producing record-breaking independent releases and reaching millions of viewers worldwide.
Massive Impact:
Your work will directly shape how audiences interact with stories—and help amplify light through entertainment that matters.
Extreme Ownership:
We believe in operating like founders. You’ll have autonomy, accountability, and the trust to make decisions that drive lasting impact.
Mission-Driven Culture:
Join a team that strives to amplify light in everything we do—both in our products and in the way we work together.
Future of Streaming:
Be part of the team that’s building a platform to rival industry giants—powered by creators and fans, not gatekeepers.
What You’ll Do
Build the Experience:
Create beautiful, scalable, and intuitive user-facing interfaces across our apps—web, mobile, and TV.
Collaborate Across Teams:
Work hand-in-hand with designers, product managers, and backend developers to deliver high-quality features that delight our community.
Shape the Platform:
Contribute to the architecture, reliability, and scalability of systems that power our streaming and community engagement experiences.
Own Your Outcomes:
Take full responsibility for the results of your work—leveraging data, feedback, and creative problem-solving to continuously improve.
Innovate and Iterate:
Prototype, test, and refine ideas quickly. Help Angel stay at the forefront of audience-driven entertainment technology.
Mentor and Elevate:
Share your knowledge with peers and help raise the bar for code quality, design thinking, and user empathy.
What You’ll Need
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on Roku development.
- Deep expertise in BrightScript, SceneGraph, and the Roku SDK, including experience delivering and maintaining production apps in the Roku ecosystem.
- Solid understanding of Roku channel architecture, UI design principles, and performance optimization techniques.
- Experience integrating RESTful APIs, analytics, video players (RAF, HLS, DRM), and external data sources into Roku applications.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control (GitHub), and release management for OTT platforms.
- Ability to collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and backend engineers to bring intuitive, high-performance interfaces to life.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills—able to diagnose and resolve memory, rendering, or streaming performance issues across devices.
- Passion for writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code that sets the standard for quality.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment—balancing creativity with precision and accountability.
- A genuine excitement for Angel’s mission to amplify light and help shape the future of inspirational streaming experiences.
Perks at Angel:
- Competitive compensation
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents
- Short, and Long Term Disability Insurance and Basic Life Insurance paid for employee, with option of additional AD&D insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- 401(k) investment opportunity with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Identity Theft Insurance
- Pet Insurance
Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Angel is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
At Angel, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates.
Top Skills
Brightscript
Ci/Cd Pipelines
Git
Restful Apis
Roku Development
Roku Sdk
Scenegraph
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The Company
What We Do
We are a film studio platform that helps creators come together with viewers to create high-quality TV and film without answering to Hollywood. So how do we do it? The content is created by the greatest film executives of all time. You.
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