Staff Engineer, Crunchyroll
Partner Reliability
$212.8-266k
Plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
Streaming service for anime and manga
Be an early applicant
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$212.8-266k
Plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
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 a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or 7+ years of practical experience
- You have experience building automated tests for web applications leveraging HTML5
- You have experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, ReactJS
- You have database skills, both relational and NoSQL
- You are passionate about quality and innovation
- You have experience managing, and automating test cases, test harnesses, and expertise in utilizing the latest technologies and tools will be essential
- You have practical experience developing automation to run on consumer electronics devices
- You have experience monitoring in-field device reliability
What the job involves
- As part of this dynamic team, you’ll help shape the quality of the Crunchyroll app on TVs, both before and after it is released to production
- You’ll leverage cutting-edge automated testing, data analysis, and observability and alerting to help drive the next generation of reliability and quality
- Develop automated tests and tools that are part of our build and test automation infrastructure with an eye on scaling and reliability
- Innovatively create and develop techniques to automate manual activities in our development and testing process
- Operate in a cross-functional environment where you can leverage multiple teams to help our partners be successful
- Set direction and build consensus to drive long-term positive impact on the engineering ecosystem
- Evangelize and drive adoption of software development best practices in code health, quality and test stability through frameworks and information sharing, not rules and process
- In the role of Staff Engineer, you will report to the Director of Partnerships Reliability Engineering
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 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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