Senior Data Engineer - Platform Engineering

7 Months ago • 8 Years + • Data Analysis • $167,200 PA - $209,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Data Engineer at Crunchyroll, you'll design, implement, and optimize data services and pipelines. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable operational data analysis, improve eventing systems, and develop tools for data and service teams. Responsibilities include driving 100% automation, establishing best practices, creating scalable architectures, and optimizing data environments. The role requires expertise in AWS, data lake/pipeline tools (Databricks, Kafka/Kinesis, AWS Glue), automation frameworks (Terraform, CloudFormation), SQL/NoSQL databases, and CI/CD pipelines. You'll mentor junior engineers and contribute to shaping the data engineering organization's vision.
Must have:
  • 8+ years data engineering experience
  • AWS expertise and data services
  • Proficiency in automation frameworks
  • Data lake/pipeline tools experience
  • SQL and NoSQL database knowledge
  • CI/CD pipeline and testing experience
Good to have:
  • Search optimization experience
  • dbt testing framework knowledge
Perks:
  • Competitive salary and bonus
  • Flexible PTO
  • Comprehensive insurance
  • 401k matching
  • Commuter benefits
  • Parental leave support
  • Pet insurance

Job Details

About Crunchyroll

WE HELP EVERYONE BELONG. IT’S OUR PURPOSE.

Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.

Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!

Who We Are

We're a cast of characters working to shine a spotlight on anime. Crunchyroll is an international business focused on creating both online and offline experiences for fans through content (licensed, co-produced, originals, distribution), merchandise, events, gaming, news, and more. Visit our About Us pages for more information about our collection of brands.

About the Team

The Data Services team is focused on building robust, scalable, and efficient data services, pipelines, lakes, tools, libraries, and software components that drive best practices and empower service teams to succeed. We design and implement data services, pipelines and data lakes for operational analysis, ensuring they are production-ready with automation and standardized access controls. 

We lead and evangelize the principle of 100% automation. Additionally, we establish best practices, provide training, and document data architectures to ensure our systems are reliable, future-ready, and capable of continuous evolution and process improvement across the organization.

About The Role

Crunchyroll is growing and changing, presenting unique challenges and opportunities to support millions of anime fans around the world. The Data Engineering team provides seamless help to our internal stakeholders, ensuring an exceptional experience for all Crunchyroll fans.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and optimizing data services and pipelines, ensuring that our data services support the needs of the business. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable operational data analysis, enhance eventing systems, and develop tools that empower our data and services teams. Your expertise will also be critical in driving 100% automation, best practices, creating scalable architectures, and optimizing our data environments.This role is eligible for fully remote and will report into our Director of Data Engineering - Platform Engineering.

About You

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering, with a focus on building and optimizing data pipelines, data architecture, and eventing systems.

  • Extensive experience with AWS cloud platform and their data-related services.

  • Proficiency in automation frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation).

  • Proficiency in data lake and pipeline tools and frameworks (e.g., Databricks, Apache Kafka/Kinesis, AWS Glue).

  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g.  Python, Java)

  • Strong understanding of SQL (e.g. Redshift, Snowflake, RDS) and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB) and experience in enabling analytical queries on these platforms.

  • Experience with search optimization, including schema design and query tuning.

  • Experience in building CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks (e.g. dbt), and best practices in data engineering.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues.

  • Ability to independently own and execute projects while effectively collaborating with the team to influence and shape the vision of the data engineering organization.

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.

Why you will love working at Crunchyroll

Not only will you get to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also...

  • Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.

  • Enjoy flexible PTO and time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.

  • Appreciate the generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance options for you and your family.

  • Take advantage of our health saving account HSA program plus health care and dependent care FSA programs.

  • Love that we offer an employer match on our 401(k) plan.

  • Receive employer paid commuter benefit (for eligible employees)

  • Appreciate the generous support program for new parents

  • Obtain pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Remote

 

The Pay Range for this position is listed. Actual pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Crunchyroll’s Total Rewards offerings for employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, employer matched retirement savings, time-off programs, and progressive health benefits and perks.
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$167,200$209,000 USD

About our Values

We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value

  • Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.

  • Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.

  • Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.

  • Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs

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Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

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