Who We Are

We’re a cast of characters working to shine a spotlight on anime. Crunchyroll is an international business focused on creating both online and offline experiences for fans through content (licensed, co-produced, originals, distribution), merchandise, events, gaming, news, and more. Visit our About Us pages for more information about our collection of brands.

Crunchyroll COVID-19 Hiring Status

Crunchyroll employees are currently working from home, and we are still conducting remote interviews and hiring during this time. This role is expected to start remotely, and we’ll work closely with you as we understand every person has unique circumstances.

Location: Los Angeles

The intersection of media and technology is our sweet spot and we are fortunate to be headquartered at the epicenter of the creative economy - Los Angeles. This office houses many of our corporate functions and cross-functional teams tasked with creating exceptional experiences for our passionate communities.

About The Team

The SmartTV team is responsible for building and maintaining our CrunchyRoll apps for Samsung(Tizen), LG(WebOS) and Vizio. Our goal is to produce a robust application that delivers content that will delight and engage our audiences, partners and internal stakeholders. We embody Crunchyroll’s collaborative spirit, and work closely with various internal teams to engineer scalable solutions that can be shared across all client platforms.

About You:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or 7+ years Front end development and 3+ years team lead level.
Excellent communication skills, ability to work well in a team, project management, and technical leadership experience
Strong customer focus, ownership, urgency and drive
Proficient demonstrated experience in incorporating reliable unit (Jest) and end-to-end testing (Webdriver.io/Cypress) to UI frameworks.
Proficient in Typescript, React, Redux and React hooks. Additional experience in other modern Javascript frameworks is a plus.
Proficient working in an Agile Software Development environment
Experience with SmartTV development is a plus, but you should at least have experience with optimizing web applications for mobile devices.
Familiarity with internet video streaming
Proficient in Webpack
Experience with mentoring engineers, including pairing, leading lunch and learns and workshops.

Pluses:

Proficient in AWS technologies, including Cloudfront, Cloudwatch, Cloudformation.
Familiar with component-based architecture (aka plugin architecture)
Experience with contract testing is a plus.

A day in the life of our Senior Front End Engineer:

Work with engineers, product managers, and project managers to implement new features across Crunchyroll's SmartTV apps
Coordinate with team manager on technical designs and technology decisions
Coordinate with multiple teams and manage dependencies where applicable.
Ensure that team tasks are completed in a timely manner
Ensure good code quality by doing rigorous code reviews and maintaining good code coverage on tests
Work with team manager to develop a comprehensive testing pyramid
Mentor engineers in order to level up their skills

Benefits: Los Angeles

Competitive salary
“Use What You Need” time away from work policy
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
Health care and dependent care FSA
401(k) plan with employer match
Support program for new parents
Fun, passionate and skilled co-workers

Questions about Crunchyroll's hiring process? Please check out our FAQ

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About Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing.

Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.

The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.

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.

Our Company Values

You’ll see these in action if we’re lucky enough to have you:

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.

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.

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