About Crunchyroll

WE HELP EVERYONE BELONG. IT'S OUR PURPOSE.

Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it's powered by the anime content we all love.

Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!

About the role

As the Engineering Manager for the Web Video Player team, you will oversee the design, development, and optimization of our next-generation video player library. You will lead and grow a team of skilled engineers while advocating for our core values of operational excellence, engineering quality, and effective delivery. You will establish relationships across Engineering, Program Management, and Product to drive projects and to help deliver our technology roadmap. You will join an international team of 100+ client engineers and leaders that have helped establish Crunchyroll as the leader in its space.

You will:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers specializing in video player development.
• Foster a culture within the team that aligns with our core values.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with a focus on performance and career development.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and delivery of projects that address complex challenges in the video player domain.
• Ensure best practices in software development, including coding standards, peer code reviews, and documentation
• Drive continuous improvement in video player performance and reliability.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements and set priorities.
• Communicate project status, challenges, and outcomes to senior management and other teams.
• Establish a culture with regard to our core tenets of excellence in operations, engineering, and delivery.
• Participate in the hiring and interviewing process and act as a spokesperson for the Crunchyroll engineering team.
• Keep up to date on industry trends by researching and benchmarking new technologies against other solutions in the market.

In the role of Engineering Manager, you will report to the Director of Video Players.

We are considering applicants for the location(s) of San Francisco, CA; Culver City, CA; or remote (US West Coast preferred).
About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

• You are passionate about technology and the streaming space and have 5+ years industry experience and 2+ years of leadership experience.
• You have the experience to sustain our core values of excellence in operations, delivery, and engineering.
• You have been a developer, technical leader, and an architect of front end customer facing applications.
• You have developed solutions used by millions of users.
• You can demonstrate experience working with your product and program peers to help establish technology roadmaps.
• You can demonstrate experience leading technology leaders and driving important engineering programs.
• You have hands-on experience developing in multiple code stacks - mobile, web, backend, db, infrastructure.

About the Team

The "Video Player" team is a growing team of international engineers and technology leaders passionate about providing a world class streaming experience for our millions of Anime fans across the world. We provide and maintain solutions on all major device platforms. Your contributions on this team are front and center to our millions of fans, affecting the daily success of our company.
Why you will love working at Crunchyroll

In addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:

• 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!

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

The Pay Range for this position is listed. Actual pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Crunchyroll's Total Rewards offerings for employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, employer matched retirement savings, time-off programs, and progressive health benefits and perks.

Pay Transparency - Culver City, CA

$204,015-$255,019 USD

About our Values

We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value

• Courage. We believe that 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.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

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