Software Engineer, Crunchyroll
Android
$135.1-168.9k
Plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
3 days a week in office
Streaming service for anime and manga
Be an early applicant
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$135.1-168.9k
Plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
3 days a week in office
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 have 2+ years of experience developing Android applications using Kotlin
- You have hands-on experience building production apps with Jetpack libraries such as Compose
- You have a working knowledge of testing frameworks like Espresso and understand the value of unit, integration, and E2E testing
- You are familiar with Android architecture patterns and have applied them to create maintainable and scalable codebases
- You have contributed to consumer-facing mobile applications at scale, ideally with multimedia or streaming experiences
- You have experience debugging complex issues and navigating large, modular codebases using established engineering best practices
- You possess a strong grasp of Git workflows and are comfortable working in modern CI/CD practices
- You are familiar with Agile methodologies and working within a cross-functional team setup
- You have participated in an on-call rotation and understand what it means to build resilient systems that reduce operational burden over time
- You are test-driven and have experience using agentic tools to enhance development efficiency
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer II on the Mobile Monetization team, you will contribute to the improvement of end-to-end monetization experiences on Crunchyroll’s Android and Apple apps
- Our goal is to increase subscription and add-on revenue while preserving fan trust and product quality
- You will take ownership of key features and improvements, ensuring high-quality code, performance, and user experience
- You'll collaborate with Engineering, Product, Design, and Program Management to deliver scalable and reliable solutions that delight millions of anime fans
- Contribute to the design and implementation of Android features that enhance our streaming apps across supported platforms
- Collaborate on solutions that improve code maintainability, user experience, and overall app performance
- Identify technical debt, performance bottlenecks, or reliability issues, and work with engineering leadership and your team to address them
- Maintain high standards for code quality and engineering best practices across the Android stack
- Participate in design discussions and code reviews, contributing to a strong team culture of technical excellence
- Support operational excellence through sustainable on-call practices and a focus on reducing long-term toil
- Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices in Android development to ensure our apps remain competitive and modern
- Implement Android features that directly impact the Crunchyroll user experience across multiple platforms
- Collaborate cross-functionally in technical solutions to align with product goals and customer needs
- Be responsible for feature development as an owner, with a focus on quality, performance, and scalability
- Contribute to team operations, including code reviews, on-call support, and technical planning
- Continuously seek opportunities to improve engineering practices, reduce tech debt, and enhance development efficiency
- The Fan Experience Engineering Organization is a global team of engineers passionate about delivering high-quality experiences across all of Crunchyroll’s supported platforms, including Apple, Android, Roku, and more. Our Mobile Monetization team plays a key role in contributing towards revenue and reducing churn through better lifecycle management. We work closely with cross-functional partners to develop scalable features that serve millions of anime fans around the world. The work we do is front and center to Crunchyroll’s success and directly contributes to the growth of our platform and our audience
Our take
In recent decades, anime - encompassing Japanese, Korean, and Chinese animation 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 unrivalled library of anime content, boasting over 44,000 episodes, attracting over 21M 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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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 HQ
Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Kun Gao
(Co-Founder & CEO)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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