Software Engineer III - Mobile Video Players

7 Months ago • 8 Years + • Mobile Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Software Engineer III, you'll contribute to the design, development, and optimization of Crunchyroll's web video player library. Responsibilities include implementing software solutions, improving existing features, identifying performance bottlenecks, maintaining coding standards, participating in code reviews, and staying updated on industry trends. You will collaborate with various teams (Engineering, Program Management, Product, QA) to achieve company goals. The role requires experience with multimedia frameworks (MPEG-DASH, HLS) and Kotlin. You'll be part of a team focused on providing a world-class streaming experience for millions of anime fans.
Must have:
  • 8+ years experience in Kotlin
  • Web video player development
  • Mobile app development
  • Experience with MPEG-DASH, HLS
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams

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

In the role of Senior Software Engineer, you will report to the Director of Video Players.

As a Software Engineer on our web video player team, you will actively contribute to the design, development, and optimization of our web video player library. You will take ownership of key features and improvements, ensuring high-quality code and performance. You'll collaborate closely with Engineering, Program Management, Product, and QA teams 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.

Core Areas of Responsibility

  • Contribute to the design and implementation of software solutions for web-based video player 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 web video player.
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and areas of improvement in the codebase that impact user experience or development efficiency, and work with senior engineers 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 high-quality web product delivery and alignment with architectural strategies across the team.
  • Support a culture of operational excellence by focusing on efficient and maintainable engineering practices in your day-to-day 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.

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

  • You are passionate about web development and the streaming space, with 8+ years of industry experience developing in Kotlin.
  • You are committed to upholding excellence in operations, delivery, and engineering practices.
  • You have experience developing and maintaining consumer-facing mobile applications.
  • You have contributed to web solutions that serve millions of global users.
  • You have worked closely with product and program management to support technology roadmaps and project goals.
  • You can demonstrate experience collaborating with senior engineers and team leads to drive web development initiatives.
  • You apply sound judgment to balance trade-offs between performance, scalability, and user experience.
  • You have familiarity with multimedia frameworks and protocols like MPEG-DASH, HLS, and video streaming technologies.

About the Team

The "Video Player" team is a growing team of international engineers and technology leaders passionate about providing a world class streaming experience for our millions of Anime fans across the world. We provide and maintain solutions on all major device platforms. Your contributions on this team are front and center to our millions of fans, affecting the daily success of our company.

 

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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