What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at Crunchyroll?
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 a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building and enhancing scalable services that power critical customer experiences at Crunchyroll. You'll work in a well-established, high-performing team, taking ownership of key features and collaborating closely with cross-functional partners to deliver impactful solutions. Success in this role means creating high-quality, reliable, and performant software while ensuring robust security measures to protect user data and maintain system integrity. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a platform that serves millions of anime fans worldwide, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience.
In the role of Senior Software Engineer, you will report to the Engineering Manager.
We are considering applicants for the location(s) of the Dallas, San Francisco and Culver City as this is a hybrid role in one of our offices.
Core Areas of Responsibility
- Enhance cross-team collaboration to define technical requirements and contribute to system architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code while adhering to industry best practices, including code reviews and design patterns.
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring that both frontend and backend components are optimized for speed and reliability.
- Contribute to the automation and optimization of build, deployment, and monitoring processes to support a smooth development lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive test suites (unit and integration) to ensure system reliability and robustness.
- Implement and maintain security best practices, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
About You
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About the Team
We are a well established team of enthusiasts committed to crafting elegant solutions for complex challenges, with our primary focus on delighting anime fans. The Account Services team designs and maintains essential services, including authentication and authorization systems that are integral to our customers' user experience. Additionally, we manage user settings, profiles, watch data, and Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality. Embracing development best practices and leveraging cutting-edge technologies within a cloud-based microservices architecture, we ensure seamless performance even under high traffic loads.
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 :
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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
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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