Senior Software Engineer, Game Consoles

6 Months ago • 8 Years + • Game Engine • $167,200 PA - $231,800 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Game Consoles team, you'll develop and optimize Crunchyroll's web-based app for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. You'll own key features, ensuring high-quality code and performance. Collaboration with various teams is crucial, including Engineering, Program Management, Product, and QA. Responsibilities include designing and implementing software solutions, identifying performance bottlenecks, maintaining coding standards, participating in code reviews, and staying updated on industry trends. You'll contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and operational efficiency within a large international team.
Must have:
  • 8+ years experience in JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Experience building consumer-facing web apps
  • Experience with global user-facing web solutions
  • Collaboration with product and program management
  • Excellent operational, delivery, and engineering practices
  • Leading web development initiatives with senior engineers
Good to have:
  • Experience developing for Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch
  • Familiarity with Jest, Cypress, Selenium
  • Familiarity with Sass or Less
  • Familiarity with Webpack
  • Familiarity with Node.js and RESTful APIs
  • Familiarity with HLS, DASH, HTML5 Video
  • Experience with MobX or RxJS
  • Experience with Agile methodologies
Perks:
  • Competitive salary and performance bonus
  • Flexible time off
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Commuter benefits
  • Parental support program
  • 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!

About the role

As a Senior Software Engineer on our Game Consoles team, you will contribute to the development and optimization of our web-based Crunchyroll app targeting game consoles like PlayStation, Xbox and 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 game console app development.
  • 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 game console offerings.
  • 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.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and web development technologies by researching and comparing new tools and frameworks to help keep our web platform competitive.

In the role of Senior Software Engineer, you will report to the Engineering Manager for the Game Consoles team.

We are considering applicants for the location(s) of San Francisco, CA, Culver City, CA, and Dallas, TX.

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 for Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch
  • Familiarity with frontend testing frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, Selenium
  • Familiarity with CSS preprocessors such as Sass or Less
  • Familiarity with build tools such as Webpack
  • 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 MobX or RxJS
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

About the Team

The Game Consoles team 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 gaming platforms 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.

Why you will love working at Crunchyroll

In addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:

  • Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.
  • Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
  • Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
  • Health Saving Account HSA program
  • Health care and dependent care FSA
  • 401(k) plan, with employer match
  • Employer paid commuter benefit
  • Support program for new parents
  • Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

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.
Pay Transparency - Culver City, CA
$167,200$209,000 USD
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.
Pay Transparency - San Francisco, CA
$185,440$231,800 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

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf

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.

Similar Jobs

Apple - Software Development Engineer in Test, Release Validation Automation

Apple

San Diego, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Ion - Product Manager – CTRM, Gas

Ion

Dallas, Texas, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
NinjaVan - Internship (Operation Excellence)

NinjaVan

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Rocket - Software Engineer II

Rocket

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Year ago
IO Interactive - Senior Backend Engineer

IO Interactive

Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Red panda games - Software engineer Internship for Unreal game engine

Red panda games

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Remote)
1 Year ago
IGG - Unity Programming Intern

IGG

Singapore (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Roblox - Senior QA Engineer - Game Engine

Roblox

San Mateo, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Moonton  - Senior Unity Client Developer

Moonton

Shanghai, China (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Tencent - UE5 Engine Tool Programmer

Tencent

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Workato - Senior Frontend Engineer (Angular)

Workato

Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Reltio - Staff AI Engineer

Reltio

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Valeo - Student Trainee (m/f/d) Digitalization and Automation with AI in HR

Valeo

Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (On-Site)
2 Months ago
AGBO - Assistant Game Producer

AGBO

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Ion - Principal Software Engineer, Italy

Ion

Rome, Lazio, Italy (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Fliff - Payments and Fraud Analyst

Fliff

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
1 Year ago
Tencent - Speech Synthesis Intern

Tencent

(On-Site)
5 Months ago
Dream Games - Software Engineer (Part-time)

Dream Games

İstanbul, Türkiye (On-Site)
1 Year ago
Ion - Senior Network Engineer

Ion

Clifton, New Jersey, United States (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Ion - Lead Software Engineer, Italy

Ion

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy (On-Site)
9 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in San Francisco, California, United States

Roblox - Senior / Principal Inference Engineer - ML Platform

Roblox

San Mateo, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Roblox - Software Engineer, Reliability

Roblox

San Mateo, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Toku - Senior HR Account Manager (HR Generalist)

Toku

United States (Remote)
6 Months ago
Vercel - Software Engineer, CDN Security

Vercel

United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
pentair - Market Material Handler 1st

pentair

Sanford, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Shield AI - Senior Structural Design Engineer (San Diego)

Shield AI

San Diego, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
attentive - Revenue Operations Manager

attentive

United States (Remote)
4 Weeks ago
Patreon - Staff Data Scientist

Patreon

New York, United States (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
Kavalirio - Cleared Professionals

Kavalirio

Hawaii, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Apple - STA Engineer

Apple

Cupertino, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Game Engine Jobs

Tangle Wood Games - Unreal Engine Specialist

Tangle Wood Games

Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom (Remote)
2 Months ago
Cygames - Web Application Engineer / Game Development Support Service / Tokyo

Cygames

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
3 Months ago
GameJobs - Web / TypeScript Game Engineer

GameJobs

San Francisco, California, United States (Remote)
1 Year ago
Epic Games - Senior Engine Programmer

Epic Games

Porto Alegre, State Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Brave Group (Language barrier) - Effect Designer (Unity)

Brave Group (Language barrier)

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
1 Year ago
limit break - Unity UI Engineer

limit break

(Remote)
3 Months ago
Paradox Interactive - Engine Graphics Programmer

Paradox Interactive

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Abstraction Games - Senior Engine Programmer

Abstraction Games

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
Bootloader studio - Lead Unity XR Engineer

Bootloader studio

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Ubisoft - Engine Programmer - Rayman Brand

Ubisoft

Milan, Lombardy, Italy (Hybrid)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Dallas, Texas, United States (Hybrid)

Los Angeles, California, United States (Hybrid)

Dallas, Texas, United States (Hybrid)

Dallas, Texas, United States (Hybrid)

San Francisco, California, United States (Hybrid)

Los Angeles, California, United States (Hybrid)

San Francisco, California, United States (Hybrid)

San Francisco, California, United States (Hybrid)

Mexico City, Mexico (Hybrid)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Crunchyroll

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug