Senior Software Engineer, Crunchyroll
Android TV
$138.7-173.4k
+ Performance bonus earning potential; Salary applies to Culver City, CA only
Streaming service for anime and manga
Job no longer available
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$138.7-173.4k
+ Performance bonus earning potential; Salary applies to Culver City, CA only
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 are passionate to develop complex, consumer-facing video streaming applications for Android mobile, Android TV, and Fire TV
- You have 5+ years of experience in Android development
- You have excellent knowledge of Kotlin (and Java)
- You have experience working with AndroidX and other Jetpack libraries, Kotlin Coroutines, MVVM/MVP, Android UI and animations, Ktor, accessibility
- You have experience with Jetpack Compose
- You understand software architectures and passion for code quality. Understand and practical experience with design patterns and choose the best suitable architecture depending on projects
- You have experience with unit and integration testing in Android
- You are experienced with Proguard or other obfuscators
- You have experience with Continuous Integration services
What the job involves
- Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime
- Lead and contribute to the development of Crunchyroll Android apps
- Architect clean and maintainable code collaborating with other engineers, designers, and product managers, influencing features
- Advocate for best practices in code design, performance, and testing
- Prioritize autonomy while collaborating with the Android team, mentoring other engineers
- The Crunchyroll Android team builds and maintains all Android apps which are a core part of the Crunchyroll business
- Code quality, top-notch performance, and cool new technologies are our priorities. And we don't forget about our users and the community
- We're also on top of the automation game and have a toolkit that makes our daily activities a breeze
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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