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
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help build and enhance scalable services that power critical customer experiences at Crunchyroll. You’ll work in a well-established, high-performing team, taking ownership of key features and collaborating closely with partners to deliver impactful solutions. Your success means creating high-quality, reliable, and performant software while ensuring robust security measures to protect user data and maintain system integrity. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a platform that serves millions of anime fans worldwide, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience. In the role of Staff Software Engineer, you will report to the Director of Engineering for the Platform. We are considering applicants for our Los Angeles office location.
In this role, you will:
- Enhance cross-team collaboration to define technical requirements and contribute to system architecture, ensuring alignment with our goals and scalability.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code while following industry best practices, including code reviews and design patterns.
- Resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring that both frontend and backend components are optimized for speed and reliability.
- Contribute to the automation and optimization of build, deployment, and monitoring processes to support a smooth development lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive test suites (unit and integration) to ensure system reliability and robustness.
- Implement and maintain security best practices, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
About You
We get excited about candidates, like you, because...
- You have 12+ years experience as an Engineer and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- You have experience in Golang or have expertise in one or more backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js, C#, or C++).
- You have experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, or React and database skills, both relational and NoSQL.
- You have experience designing and working with RESTful APIs.
- You embody a deep understanding of cloud-based architectures, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including serverless frameworks, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
- You embody best practices for code quality, testing, and performance optimization, with hands-on experience in unit testing, integration testing, and debugging tools.
- You have excellent collaboration and communication skills, enabling you to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- You are a proactive problem solver, take ownership of your work, and love delivering high-quality user experiences.
About the Team
We are a well established team of enthusiasts committed to creating elegant solutions for complex challenges, with our primary focus on delighting anime fans. The Account Services team designs and maintains essential services, including authentication and authorization systems that are integral to our customers' user experience. Additionally, we manage user settings, profiles, watch data, and Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality. Embracing development best practices and leveraging the latest technologies within a cloud-based microservices architecture, we ensure seamless performance even under high traffic loads.
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
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
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Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.
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Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.
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Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.
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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.
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