Software Engineer III, Payments

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Full Stack Development • $142,272 PA - $197,241 PA

About the job

Job Description

As a Backend Engineer III on the Payments Team, you'll architect, build, and optimize Crunchyroll's payment platform, ensuring reliable revenue collection. You'll collaborate with various teams to solve complex challenges, enhance performance, and improve user experience. Responsibilities include integrations with payment providers, fraud detection/prevention, and optimizing services to process millions of payments in a secure, scalable environment. This role requires experience building robust backend services and working in an Agile environment.
Must have:
  • 5+ years backend experience
  • Java, GoLang, Python, PHP, Typescript or Node.js
  • Cloud technologies (API Gateway, Lambda, EC2, RDS, ECS)
  • Databases (PostgresDB/MariaDB, DynamoDB/MongoDB)
  • Operational excellence (on-call, incident management)
  • Agile environment experience
Perks:
  • Competitive salary & bonus
  • Flexible time off
  • Comprehensive insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Commuter benefits
  • HSA & FSA programs

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 Backend Engineer III on our Payments Team, you will help shape the future of our Service Monetization Platform. You will architect, build and optimize our payments platform that powers revenue collection for Crunchyroll. Working with design, product, quality and data teams, you will solve complex challenges, optimize performance, and enhance user experience, directly contributing to the growth of the Crunchyroll fanbase. 

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

We are considering applicants for the location(s) of Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA or a remote location in the states of California, or Washington.

About You

We get excited about candidates like you because:

  • You’re an experienced and passionate Backend Software Engineer with experience building robust and reliable backend services (5+ years of relevant experience in the software industry) 
  • You’re experienced in Java, GoLang, Python, PHP, Typescript or Node.js
  • You’re experienced with cloud technologies (API Gateway, Lambda, EC2, RDS, ECS)
  • You’re experienced with databases (PostgresDB/MariaDB, DynamoDB/MongoDB)
  • You’re experienced in operational excellence (on-call rotations, incident management)
  • You excel in an Agile and collaborative environment, where your insights and expertise will help create technical solutions loved by our fans.

About the Team

The Payments team is responsible for building, maintaining, and securing systems that collect payments information for Crunchyroll users. We are directly tied to many streams of revenue and pride ourselves on quality code, service reliability, and teamwork. Our day to day work includes integrations with payment providers, payments fraud detection and prevention, optimizations to reduce passive churn while maintaining PCI compliance. Our services process millions of payments in a highly secure, distributed, and scalable environment that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of both our fans and growing Crunchyroll business!

 

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
$142,272$177,840 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
$157,793$197,241 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.

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$142.3K - $197.2K/yr (Outscal est.)
$169.8K/yr avg.
San Francisco, California, United States

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About The Company

Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing.


Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.

The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.

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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