Software Engineer, Crunchyroll

Revenue

$108.5-135.7k

Actual pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, employer matched retirement savings, time-off programs, and progressive health benefits and perks.

React

MongoDB

AWS

TypeScript

Redux

GCP

Node.js

MySQL

RDS

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

Office located in Culver City, CA

Streaming service for anime and manga

Job no longer available

Streaming service for anime and manga

1001+ employees

B2CEntertainmentSaaSVideo

Job no longer available

$108.5-135.7k

React

MongoDB

AWS

TypeScript

Redux

GCP

Node.js

MySQL

RDS

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

Office located in Culver City, CA

1001+ employees

B2CEntertainmentSaaSVideo

Company mission

To create experiences for anime and manga fans, and to enable them to connect through the content they love.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Education that results in strong understanding of computer science principles and design patterns. Education ranging from a Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related science and engineering degree to alternative education, training, bootcamps, or certifications
2+ years of experience in the field as a software engineer with a significant portion of that experience dedicated to backend development
You have worked in a distributed systems or microservice architecture, handling complex system integrations and scalability challenges
Expertise in Typescript
Experience in Node.js or Golang
Experience with React, Redux and React Hooks
Experience with AWS/GCP technologies like API Gateway, Lambda, EC2, S3 Plus on RDS, ECS, EKS
Experience with relational databases like MySQL/PostgresDB/MariaDB/MongoDB
You are willing to be on-call on a rotational basis along with others in the team to ensure incidents are addressed as quickly as possible with the least disruption to our end-users.
Ability to write & assess clean, functional, high quality and testable code for each of our projects.
Understanding and experience with common programming constructs like code version control tools like Github, CI/CD, writing unit and integration tests.
You have experience with payments/Fintech software, protocols and processes, including knowledge of enterprise concepts such as security, scalability, transaction management, and multi-threading
Build features based on tech requirements provided. Self managing and efficiently taking projects to completion.
You have a positive and proactive attitude, strong problem-solving skills and communication skills. You enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams and are motivated to contribute to the success of the team.

What the job involves

Work with your team to add, extend or debug subscription features to super-serve our anime community, impacting millions of users internationally
Brainstorm with your engineering manager, product partners, and designers to unpack large complex features and user journeys into attainable milestones. You’ll explore multiple solutions with a 360-degree view of your user’s needs.
Demonstrate a sense of ownership by taking responsibility for your tasks from start to finish. Collaborate with your team’s product owner and with QA to thoroughly review and validate your contributions, ensuring that they meet the highest standards of quality for our users
Participate in on-call shifts and respond to incidents affecting one of our subscription services in production. Diagnose where our problem spaces are and deeply understand what went wrong in order to follow up with long-term solutions for our system
Embrace a bias for action and ensure that your keen eye spots any potential software vulnerabilities that might unintentionally creep into the codebase
Review pull requests of other team members, injecting your expertise and thoughtful considerations to expedite the decision-making process.

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

42% female employees

9% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.1)

Trustpilot (1.5)

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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