Software Engineering Manager, Crunchyroll
Membership
$173.4-215.3k
Salary range dependent on candidate location
Streaming service for anime and manga
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Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$173.4-215.3k
Salary range dependent on candidate location
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
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum 9 years of experience in building cloud-native applications, with a strong focus on backend development and microservices architecture
- Proven experience in managing and leading engineering teams, with at least 2 years of direct people management experience
- Extensive knowledge of architecture and design patterns for building reliable, secure applications
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Typescript, Go, Python, and experience with modern frameworks and technologies
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and experience in building scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native applications
- Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to foresee long-term product goals and define a roadmap
What the job involves
- The Membership team is responsible for building and maintaining systems that assist in subscription management and granting benefits for our customers
- We are directly tied to one of the main streams of revenue and pride ourselves on quality code, service reliability, and teamwork
- Our day to day includes executing payment & subscription processing, marketing strategies, process improvements by leveraging analytics and partnering with customer support
- Our services process millions of subscriptions in a highly secure, distributed, and scalable environment that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of both our users and privacy standard processes
- In the role of Software Engineering Manager, Membership you will report to the Senior Engineering Manager of the Membership team
- Run the day-to-day operations of the engineering team and help manage scrum ceremonies such as grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers to ensure the adoption of best practices, architectural standards, and scalability fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
- Work with product and leadership to define and execute the development roadmap for aligning with business objectives and customer needs
- Work closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand requirements, gather feedback, and communicate project progress and status updates
- Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and budgeting to ensure timely and successful delivery of projects
- Monitor team performance and productivity, identifying areas for improvement and implementing strategies to optimize efficiency
- Conduct regular one-to-one meetings with team members to provide feedback, support their career development, and regular team performance management
- Lead operational excellence by managing system outages, conducting thorough root cause analyses, and driving continuous operational performance improvement
- Actively participate in hiring and onboarding processes to attract top talent and build a skilled engineering team
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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42% female employees
9% employee growth in 12 months
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 values
- Courage: 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
Company HQ
Lucerne - Higuera, Culver City, CA
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Leadership
Kun Gao
(Co-Founder)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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