Senior Software Engineer, Crunchyroll
Web Video Players
$185.4-231.8k
Streaming service for anime and manga
Open for applications
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$185.4-231.8k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create experiences for anime and manga fans, and to enable them to connect through the content they love.
Role
Who you are
- You are passionate about web development and the streaming space, with 8+ years of industry experience developing in JavaScript/TypeScript
- You are committed to upholding excellence in operations, delivery, and engineering practices
- 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 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
- You have familiarity with multimedia frameworks and protocols like MPEG-DASH, HLS, and video streaming technologies
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer on our web video player team, you will contribute to the 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 with Engineering, Program Management, Product, and QA teams to help shape our technology roadmap and achieve our goals
- You'll collaborate 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
- 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 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 Manager, Software Engineering - Web Video Player
- 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
Our take
In recent decades, anime - encompassing Japanese, Korean, and Chinese animation 0 has transitioned from a niche interest to a formidable industry, boasting a global market worth approximately $30B. Despite this growth, distribution has historically posed challenges, with series and films often reaching overseas audiences through disparate channels, if at all. Crunchyroll emerged to address this issue by consolidating the largest collection of anime into a single streaming service.
Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021 for $1.75B expanded the platform's reach, integrating Sony's extensive animation library into its offerings. this move also positioned Crunchyroll for heightened competition against streaming giant Netflix, known for its substantial investments in anime production and acquisition. Currently, Crunchyroll maintains an unrivaled library of anime content, boasting over 44,000 episodes that have attracted over 0M paying subscribers.
While Crunchyroll initially offered a free, ad-supported tier to its vast community, it appears poised to phase out this option, transitioning to a subscription-based model for all new series. Despite this shift, the platform has implemented a global reduction in fees to stimulate subscription uptake. The success of this strategy remains to be seen, but past experiences with companies like Hulu suggest that it may drive subscription growth and mitigate piracy
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
42% female employees
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2010
$0.8m
EARLY VC
Feb 2008
$4.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $4.9m
Company benefits
- 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!
Company values
- Courage: 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
Company HQ
Lucerne - Higuera, Culver City, CA
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Leadership
Kun Gao
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Crunchyroll in 2006 and served as CEO/General Manager/Board Member until 2018. Previously the founder and CTO of Frappr.com as well as a Product Engineer at HOT or NOT.
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