Staff Data Engineer, Crunchyroll
$191.2-239.8k
+ Performance bonus
Office located in Culver City, CA
Streaming service for anime and manga
Open for applications
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$191.2-239.8k
+ Performance bonus
Office located in Culver City, CA
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
- The ideal candidate will demonstrate an empathetic and service-oriented approach, fostering a thriving data and insights culture while enhancing and safeguarding our data infrastructure
- If you are an experienced professional with a passion for impactful data engineering initiatives and a commitment to driving transformative changes, we encourage you to explore this role
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering and/or software development
- Highly skilled in programming languages like Python, Spark & SQL
- Comfortable using BI tools like Tableau, Looker, Preset, and so on
- Proficient in utilizing event data collection tools such as Snowplow, Segment, Google Tag Manager, Tealium, mParticle, and more
- Comprehensive expertise across the entire lifecycle of implementing compute and orchestration tools like Databricks, Airflow, Talend, and others
- Skilled in working with streaming OLAP engines like Druid, ClickHouse, and similar technologies
- Experience leveraging AWS services including EMR Spark, Redshift, Kinesis, Lambda, Glue, S3, and Athena, among others. Nice to have exposure to GCP services like BigQuery, Google Storage, Looker, Google Analytics, and so on
- Good understanding of building real-time data systems as well AI/ML personalization products
- Experience with Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) and Data Management Platforms (DMPs), contributing to holistic data strategies
- Familiarity with high-security environments like HIPAA, PCI, or similar contexts, highlighting a commitment to data privacy and security
- Accomplished in managing large-scale data sets, handling Terabytes of data and billions of records effectively
- You hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, providing a strong foundational knowledge
What the job involves
- We are hiring a Staff Data Engineer to join our US Operations and play a crucial role in our mission to establish a world-class data engineering team within the Center for Data and Insights (CDI)
- Reporting directly to the Director of Data Engineering, you will be a key contributor, advancing our data engineering capabilities in the AWS and GCP ecosystems
- Your responsibilities include collaborating with key stakeholders, guiding and mentoring fellow data engineers, and working hands-on in various domains such as data architecture, data lake infrastructure, data and ML job orchestration
- Your contributions will ensure the consistency and reliability of data and insights, aligning with our objective of enabling well-informed decision-making
- In the role of Staff Data Engineer, you will report to the Director, Analytics Engineering
- Implement robust data infrastructure, platforms, and solutions
- Collaborate effectively with cross functional teams & CDI leaders, by ensuring the delivery of timely data load and jobs tailored to their unique needs
- Guide & mentor the team of skilled data engineers, by prioritizing a service-oriented approach and quick response times
- Advocate for the enhancement, and adherence to high data quality standards, KPI certification methods, and engineering best practices
- Approach reporting platforms and analytical processes with innovative thinking, considering the evolving demands of the business
- Implement the strategy for migrating from AWS to GCP with near real time events, machine learning pipelines using our customer data platform (Segment) and purpose built pipelines and DBs to activate systems of intelligence
- Continuously improve reporting workflows and efficiency, harnessing the power of automation whenever feasible
- Enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of storage and compute layers of the data lake
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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