Senior Frontend Engineer, Crunchyroll
$128.4-160.5k
Office located in Culver City, CA
Streaming service for anime and manga
Job no longer available
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$128.4-160.5k
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
- 4+ years of experience with React
- Proficient in TypeScript, Jest, CSS, Webpack, and REST API
- Deep understanding of clean code concepts and design patterns
- Strong English communication skills
- Experience with version control systems such as Git
- Ability to write unit tests
Desirable
- Prior experience developing for Game Consoles
- Familiarity with frontend testing frameworks like Jest or Cypress
- Experience with CSS preprocessors such as Sass or Less
- Proficiency in build tools like Webpack or Gulp
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
- Backend development experience with Node.js and RESTful APIs
- Knowledge of CircleCI and Docker
- Exposure to video-related technologies such as HLS, DASH, and HTML5 Video
- Understanding of OOP, SOLID, DRY, and TDD principles
- Experience with MobX and RxJS
- Familiarity with 10-foot UI
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
What the job involves
- Participate in daily standup and technical meetings and discuss code design, architecture, frameworks, new insights, and concepts.
- Use the PlayStation 5, 4, the Xbox and Nintendo Switch to implement new app features using ReactJS framework to work on these devices.
- Have fun discovering the bugs and fixing them.
- Review the code of your team members.
- Write our own small tooling in Typescript.
- We are humans, say jokes, laugh sometimes, meet for a drink, and other stuff.
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
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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