Software Engineer, Crunchyroll
Frontend
$135.1-168.9k
Streaming service for anime and manga
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Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$135.1-168.9k
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
- The ideal candidate combines strong development experience with modern software engineering practices and a solid understanding of TypeScript, client-side application architecture, and maintainable frontend systems
- 2+ years of professional software development experience building production applications
- Experience developing and maintaining large-scale client-side applications
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript
- Experience building scalable applications using modern frontend frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, or similar technologies
- Strong understanding of application architecture, state management, modular design, and reusable component patterns
- Design, develop, and optimize Living Room applications while contributing to scalable client-side solutions that improve maintainability and performance
- Contribute to reusable libraries, application frameworks, tooling, and architectural patterns that reduce duplication and improve consistency across applications
- Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, reliability, and documentation
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across application layers, including platform-specific behavior, performance bottlenecks, and production incidents
- Optimize application startup time, memory usage, responsiveness, and playback experiences across connected-device environments
- Provide guidance and mentorship to other engineers while helping improve team processes, technical standards, and knowledge sharing
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation for systems, architecture decisions, development workflows, and feature implementations
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Frontend Engineer to help build and evolve Crunchyroll's connected-device applications
- In this role, you will develop and maintain high-performance streaming experiences on Roku while contributing to shared client architecture, reusable application frameworks, and cross-platform capabilities used across connected devices. You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, QA engineers, and fellow software engineers to deliver scalable, reliable, and user-focused experiences
- In the role of Software Engineer II, Frontend, you will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, LRX Core
- We are considering applicants for the location(s) of San Francisco, CA
- The Fan Experiences team at Crunchyroll plays a pivotal role in enhancing and expanding our users' experiences
- We partner with platform engineers, designers, and product teams to build immersive, performant applications that delight users across a growing range of devices
- Our team thrives on action, innovation, and a shared commitment to raising the bar
- We are curious, data-driven, and passionate about continuously improving the way fans experience anime
Our take
In recent decades, anime - encompassing Japanese, Korean, and Chinese animation 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 unrivalled library of anime content, boasting over 44,000 episodes, attracting over 21M 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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