Senior Partner Services Engineer, Crunchyroll
$193-241k
Plus performance bonus
Streaming service for anime and manga
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Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$193-241k
Plus performance bonus
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
- 8+ years of experience developing full stack web applications
- Delivered multiple successful projects across the full development lifecycle
- 2+ years of experience in the Internet of Things (IOT) space
- Understand the support challenges of distributed hardware solutions and related security implications
- You have experience with AWS cloud platform and their related services (e.g. Route53, S3, Lamda, SNS, ECS, IOT)
- You have experience with different authentication/authorization systems (OAuth2, Cognito, FusionAuth, Okta)
- Strong experience working in a couple of the following languages: C++/Processing, Python, Node.js/TypeScript/Javascript
- You are familiar with web application frameworks such as Vue, React or Angular
- You have experience developing REST and Event Based APIs
- You are well versed in Automated deployment, CI/CD workflows, and release management
- You have an understanding of SQL (e.g. Redshift, Snowflake, RDS) and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB)
- You have worked with various microcontrollers such as ESP32, Arduino or ARM based controllers such as a Raspberry Pi and connecting them to the internet to physically control things like power, physical objects or detect environment variations
What the job involves
- Crunchyroll is growing and changing, presenting unique challenges and opportunities to support millions of anime fans around the world.
- The Crunchyroll Automation and Test Services (CATS) team provides tools for internal teams and external partners to automate the devices our fans enjoy Crunchyroll on. The automation helps us scale to more partners and allows us to share the love of anime with more fans
- We do this through a full stack development approach with hardware to physically interact with the devices, local embedded software to control the device and cloud infrastructure to help coordinate all of the devices.
- These tools let our teams duplicate a device and run it from anywhere in the world. They also can be used to automate the device testing, helping us find issues before our fans do or detect things not possible with human senses
- Are you a Senior Software Engineer who likes to tinker with a raspberry pi or an arduino to automate an aspect of your life? Then this role might be perfect for you
- You will be creating high-quality products, and forming close work partnerships with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders
- You’ll be a part of the team chartered with building company-wide tools for the entire workforce and will partner with your peers to execute
- You'll design, develop, and maintain products, infrastructure, and integrations with third-party and other teams’ services
- You will collaborate effectively with myriad teams and communicate technical ideas persuasively
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate fully integrated solutions across build/buy that provide seamless end-to-end product experiences
- Identify and build innovative solutions that improve our understanding of the quality of the TV streaming applications and Mobile games
- In the role of Senior Software Engineer, you will report to the Senior Director, Partner Services and Tools
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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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
Lucerne - Higuera, Culver City, CA
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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