Senior Software Engineer

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!

About the role

As a Software Engineer in the CCE (Client Core Engineering) organization, you will contribute to the development and optimization of our web-based Crunchyroll apps on desktop web, living room devices and game consoles like PlayStation, Xbox & Nintendo Switch. You will take ownership of key features and improvements, ensuring high-quality code and performance. You'll collaborate with Engineering, Program Management, Product, and QA teams across the globe to help shape our technology roadmap and achieve our goals. You'll be a part of an international team of 100+ client engineers, where your contributions will help maintain Crunchyroll's position as the premiere Anime streaming service.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of software solutions for web-based app development.
• Help provide technical leadership to a team of like-minded engineers to build and maintain the underlying platform, framework and developer experience that enables higher velocity and confidence in our releases.
• Collaborate on the definition and development of technical solutions that improve existing features or enhance architectural quality, such as optimizing performance, scalability and user experience for Crunchyroll’s applications.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and areas of improvement in the codebase that impact user experience or development efficiency, and work with engineering leadership and your team to propose and implement solutions.
• Maintain high coding standards and follow best practices in web development, contributing to a culture of engineering excellence within the team.
• Participate in design and code reviews, providing feedback to ensure web product delivery and agreement on architectural strategies across the team.
• Support a culture of operational excellence by focusing on efficient and maintainable engineering practices in your daily work and participating in the team’s on-call rotation to help diagnose issues affecting customers in production.
• Stay updated on industry trends and web development technologies by researching and comparing new tools and frameworks to help keep our web platform competitive.

This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office per week) that will report to one of the engineering managers in the CCE organization and we are considering applicants in our growing Mexico City location.

About You

• You are passionate about web development and the streaming space, with 8+ years of industry experience developing in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• You have experience building consumer-facing web applications.
• You have contributed to web solutions that serve millions of global users.
• You have worked with product and program management to support technology roadmaps and project goals.
• You are committed to upholding excellence in operations, delivery, and engineering practices.
• You can demonstrate experience collaborating with senior engineers and team leads to lead web development initiatives.
• You balance trade-offs between performance, scalability, and user experience.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience developing web based applications with frameworks like React, Angular or Vue.js
• Previous experience building web applications for resource constrained hardware in different form factors.
• Familiarity with frontend testing frameworks such as Jest, RTL, Cypress, Selenium
• Familiarity with CSS preprocessors such as Sass or Less
• Familiarity with build tools such as Webpack and Vite
• Familiarity with backend technologies such as Node.js and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with video-related technologies such as HLS, DASH, HTML5 Video
• Familiarity with OOP, SOLID, DRY, TDD
• Experience with Redux, MobX or RxJS
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

About the Organization

The SCPE Organization is a growing team of international engineers and technology leaders passionate about providing a world class user experience for our millions of Anime fans watching on the web and living room devices across the world. We provide and maintain solutions on all major device platforms so your contributions on this team are front and center to our millions of fans, affecting the daily success of our company.

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

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.
• Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.
• Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.

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.

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