Crunchyroll, LLC

Design and evolve scalable backend systems and lead architectural decisions for distributed systems to improve discovery and reliability. | Requires 8+ years building large-scale backend microservices with strong distributed systems and cloud-native technology experience. | About Crunchyroll 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 The EDGE Discovery team at Crunchyroll is focused on powering content discoverability experiences across the platform. We build and evolve the backend systems that enable anime fans worldwide to seamlessly discover, browse, search, and engage with Crunchyroll’s catalog through personalized, highly scalable experiences. Our systems power critical user journeys, including home page personalization, search, recommendations, metadata delivery, content ranking, and discovery APIs across all Crunchyroll platforms and devices. We operate at the intersection of backend platform engineering, large-scale distributed systems, and machine-learning enablement, with a strong focus on performance, scalability, relevance, and reliability. As a Backend Senior Engineer, you will help drive the technical direction and architecture of the services that power Crunchyroll’s discovery ecosystem. You will partner closely with engineering, product, data, and machine learning teams to build highly scalable backend platforms that improve content discoverability and user engagement while enabling teams to iterate quickly and safely. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex challenges in distributed systems, scaling high-traffic backend services, and building systems that directly impact how millions of users discover and experience content. Experience building backend systems for large-scale streaming, media, or other consumer content platforms is strongly preferred for this role. What You Will Be Doing Design, develop, and evolve scalable backend systems that power search, recommendations, personalization, and content discovery experiences across Crunchyroll platforms Lead architectural decisions for distributed systems with a focus on scalability, low latency, resiliency, observability, and operational excellence Build and optimize APIs, metadata services, indexing pipelines, ranking systems, and recommendation infrastructure that support high-throughput user experiences Partner closely with product, machine learning, data, and platform teams to improve discovery relevance, personalization quality, and experimentation capabilities Drive backend platform improvements that enhance developer productivity, deployment safety, and service reliability Define and implement engineering best practices around API design, data consistency, caching strategies, asynchronous processing, resiliency, and monitoring Identify and proactively address performance bottlenecks, scaling challenges, and operational risks across discovery systems Support experimentation and A/B testing frameworks that enable rapid iteration on discovery and recommendation experiences Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership through design reviews, architecture discussions, and cross-team collaboration Influence long-term technical direction and build alignment across multiple engineering organizations Champion engineering excellence through pragmatic improvements to tooling, automation, documentation, and operational workflows About You We are looking for a highly motivated engineer with deep backend engineering expertise and a strong track record of building scalable distributed systems. To be successful in this role, you should have: 8+ years of experience designing and building large-scale backend systems and microservices architectures Strong proficiency in backend development, distributed systems design, API architecture, and cloud-native technologies Experience operating high-traffic services in production environments with strong understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, observability, and reliability engineering principles Strong experience with large-scale video streaming, media, or consumer content platforms, including an understanding of the performance, reliability, and scale requirements of streaming user experiences Experience with search systems, recommendation platforms, personalization systems, metadata services, or large-scale content delivery architectures, preferably in a streaming environment Strong understanding of caching strategies, asynchronous processing, event-driven architectures, and distributed data consistency patterns Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms, including modern infrastructure and deployment patterns Familiarity with experimentation platforms, analytics pipelines, or machine learning integration workflows is a plus Experience improving engineering productivity through platform capabilities, automation, tooling, or developer experience initiatives Excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills Proven ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, platform, and data organizations Ability to influence technical direction and drive alignment in highly cross-functional environments Strong sense of ownership and empathy for both internal engineering teams and end-user experience About the Team The EDGE Discovery team is responsible for the backend systems and platform capabilities that power content discovery across Crunchyroll. We enable personalized and scalable user experiences through search, recommendations, metadata services, ranking systems, and discovery APIs, helping fans connect with the content they love. Our team focuses on building resilient, scalable, and high-performance backend services that support millions of users globally in a rapidly evolving content ecosystem. We value ownership, collaboration, experimentation, and continuous improvement while working closely with cross-functional partners to shape the future of content discovery at Crunchyroll. 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 - San Francisco, CA $203,400—$235,000 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. Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress. Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others. 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. Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

Manage and scale edge services and networking technologies to ensure a secure, fast, and reliable streaming platform, collaborating with teams on infrastructure projects and automation. | Bachelor's degree and 8+ years experience including 5 years in edge infrastructure, proficiency in AWS, Infrastructure as Code, and traffic management tools. | About Crunchyroll 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 within the Infrastructure team, you are a key person in managing and scaling the systems and services that power our streaming platform with a focus on our edge services and networking technologies. Your expertise enables you to take on complex challenges independently and create scalable solutions that meet our customers' needs. You will work with other members of Infrastructure Engineering and delivery teams to lead projects, driving them forward to completion and ensuring that the platform processes and best practices are being followed. In close collaboration with other engineers, you will be responsible for ensuring our traffic management and cloud networking architecture are secure, fast, and reliable. You are expected to take initiatives to improve what we do overall, introduce new technologies and processes when it is needed and share knowledge across teams. You will report to the Senior Manager, Infrastructure Engineering. About You You have an in-depth understanding of cloud networking, software, and DevOps methodologies, automation, and infrastructure as code. Your experience in designing, building, and scaling high availability systems shows your commitment to operational excellence. You excel in a collaborative environment and can work well with your teammates, providing a good example to other engineers to achieve high quality and standards in everything they do. Requirements: At least a Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, information technology, information systems, or similar. 8+ years of experience working in production-level environments with at least 5 years directly engineering edge infrastructure and networks as a DevOps/SRE Proficient in AWS cloud technologies, coupled with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Pulumi and Terraform Proven experience managing global traffic via Cloudflare or other traffic manager, including DNS, CDN, and intelligent load balancing to optimize application performance Demonstrated ability to secure cloud-native environments using Cloudflare’s suite of tools, specially WAF, DDos mitigation, and Zero Trust access polices. Able to proactively analyze Cloudflare traffic patterns and metrics to rapidly troubleshoot global delivery failures, caching conflicts, and origin-to-edge connectivity bottlenecks Proven experience architecting and automating secure, scalable cloud networks, including VPCs, subnets and routing Demonstrated ability to implement robust load balancing, DNS strategies, and granular access controls to ensure secure, performant cloud-native communication Able to investigate and resolve complex cloud connectivity issues, leveraging logs and metrics to remediate latency, routing anomalies, and packet loss in high-traffic environments. Experience in GitOps practices and CI/CD. Experience managing Linux based infrastructure. Experience with CDN and caching technologies including AWS CloudFront. Experience working with and guiding Software Engineers in production best practices, sharing knowledge across teams and teammates. Experience in at least two or more programming languages Able to accommodate periodic off-hour meetings with the international team members. Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders. Participate in an on-call and developer support rotations. Pluses: Knowledge of streaming video delivery, video encoding workflows, video origin architecture, and issues of scale for video delivery. Proficiency in TypeScript Familiarity with big data and payments domain. Understand security concepts such as cryptography, authentication, authorization, and security protocols. Familiarity with Datadog Familiarity with GitHub Actions About the Team At Crunchyroll, our Core Infrastructure Engineering team forms the foundation on which our services are built and directly influence our customer experience and the velocity of our engineers. Our team focus is to ensure that our developers are enabled, self-service, that everything about our infrastructure is automated and that our services are highly reliable and scalable. 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 - Los Angeles, CA $183,400—$229,200 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. Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress. Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others. 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. Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

Lead cross-team security initiatives and integrate security into engineering workflows to protect the platform at scale. | Principal-level technical leadership with strong application security, cloud infrastructure, and DevSecOps background, plus effective cross-functional influence and executive communication. | About Crunchyroll 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 Crunchyroll is growing and evolving, creating both new opportunities and new challenges as it protects millions of anime fans worldwide. We are looking for a security leader who wants to shape how engineering builds and operates securely at scale--while still shipping quickly and with high quality. In this Principal-level, hands-on Security Director role, you will report to the SVP of Engineering. You will connect strategy to execution by turning security goals into secure-by-default systems and practices that teams actually use. You will partner with engineering leaders and senior ICs to reduce friction, define priorities, and drive consistent follow-through, protecting our fans and our platform without sacrificing delivery velocity. Success will be through influence and enablement. You will also periodically build proof of concept solutions that make it easier for teams to adopt the right security patterns, such as reference implementations and tooling integrations. This position is based in Los Angeles, California. We work a hybrid schedule and are in-office three days a week: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Core Areas of Responsibility In this role, you will be a force multiplier for engineering, setting the direction, building key parts, and ensuring follow-through so security becomes a durable part of how Crunchyroll ships. You will own the engineering-facing mechanisms that make security real in day-to-day delivery: Security execution at scale: Drive adoption of required controls across engineering by establishing clear engineering playbooks, paved paths, and secure-by-default platform capabilities that can be consistently adopted across services, regardless of engineering domain. Design-time security embedded in engineering workflows: Ensure threat modeling and security architecture considerations are built into how engineering designs and ships using approved patterns and reference architectures as the default starting point. Practical requirements shaping: When requirements are infeasible or disproportionately costly, you'll drive early escalation and propose alternatives (sequencing, compensating controls, platform changes) so we maintain momentum without accepting unmanaged risk. Cross-team alignment and escalation: Identify cross-domain architectural risks and drive resolution across teams, bringing the right stakeholders together and escalating when tradeoffs require executive judgment. Vulnerability closure and systemic risk reduction: Run the operating rhythm across engineering for vulnerability intake, triage, ownership assignment, remediation planning, verification, and escalation. Ensure timely fixes and eliminate repeat issue classes through platform/tooling improvements. Tooling integration and evidence readiness: Partner with engineering teams to integrate enterprise security tooling into CI/CD and production environments, and ensure engineering can reliably produce evidence of compliance in a low-friction, automated way. Incident readiness and closure: Improve security incident preparedness in engineering (runbooks, exercises, detection hooks) and ensure post-incident actions translate into durable engineering improvements. Partner with Global Security for execution: Serve as the primary engineering counterpart to Global Security, translating enterprise policies, controls, tooling, and compliance requirements into adoptable engineering practices and roadmaps, and feeding back where standards need better patterns, automation, or sequencing to scale. What success looks like Success in this role is not about managing security reviews, success is measurable engineering outcomes: Security controls are implemented broadly with minimal friction because the secure path is well defined Vulnerabilities have clear owners, predictable remediation, and decreased recurring issues Security is incorporated into roadmap planning and architecture decisions by default About You We get excited about candidates like you, because … You exhibit Principal-level technical leadership with a proven track record of leading cross-team security initiatives through influence, clarity, and shipping real systems—not just policies. You have strong application security fundamentals such as: authn/authz, session security, secure API design, data protection, threat modeling, and secure SDLC practices. You are a practical risk manager, with the ability to prioritize, measure tradeoffs, and create guardrails that teams actually adopt. You have cloud & platform security experience such as: IAM concepts, secrets management, key management, service-to-service auth patterns, and logging/detection fundamentals. You have a DevSecOps and automation mindset and have experience integrating security checks into CI/CD with minimal developer friction. You exhibit depth in vulnerability management, knowing how to triage, develop remediation strategies, verify fixes, all while partnering with teams to close the loop quickly. You have excellent communication skills including concise, executive-ready writing and strong technical coaching abilities for engineers. Preferred, but not required: Experience with streaming/media security and DRM ecosystems and output protection concepts. Experience with mobile and device ecosystems (iOS/Android/TV devices), including secure storage patterns and platform attestation. Familiarity with reverse engineering tools and client hardening/anti-tamper approaches. Exposure to privacy/security compliance partnerships (GRC) and working with legal/product on policy requirements. About the Team Crunchyroll Engineering builds the systems that power discovery, playback, commerce, and partner device integrations for anime fans worldwide. We operate across a diverse ecosystem of devices, platforms, and services, and we value autonomy, ownership, and high-leverage engineering. 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 - Los Angeles, CA $249,000—$305,000 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. Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress. Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others. 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. Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

Design and maintain backend services and APIs focused on secure video playback and content protection. | 5+ years backend development experience with TypeScript or Go, cloud platform expertise, and knowledge of video streaming and distributed systems. | About Crunchyroll 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 In the role of Video Playback Services Software Engineer III, you will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, Playback Services. As a Software Engineer III on the Playback Services team, you will help accelerate critical initiatives aimed at reducing playback latency, bolstering streaming security, and refining the customer experience through better content availability and publishing workflows. A primary focus for this role will be advancing Content Protection / Security initiatives. In this role, you will: Design, build, and improve backend services and APIs that support secure, reliable video playback. Take ownership of projects that improve content protection and security services, playback latency, streaming security, content publishing, and avails testing. Deliver well-scoped projects from design through deployment, balancing speed, quality, and long-term maintainability. Collaborate with product, QA, and adjacent engineering teams to ship high-quality features and operational improvements. Strengthen the team’s ability to support and evolve content protection and security-related systems by contributing in a specialized area that is critical to future roadmap execution. Participate in on-call and incident response, helping expand coverage and improve response effectiveness over time. Debug and resolve moderate to complex production issues related to video delivery, entitlement, configuration, service health, or content protection / security flows. Contribute to code reviews, design discussions, testing practices, and technical documentation to improve overall engineering quality. Identify technical risks and dependency gaps early, then work with the right stakeholders to drive them to closure. Help increase delivery velocity by contributing pragmatic solutions, dependable execution, and durable service improvements. About You You're a great fit for this role if you: Have 5+ years of professional software development experience building backend services in production environments. Have strong experience with backend programming languages such as TypeScript, Go, or similar. Have hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP and are comfortable working with distributed systems in production. Understand video streaming fundamentals, APIs, backend service architecture, and the operational realities of delivering playback at scale. Can independently own well-scoped projects from design to deployment and make sound technical decisions with the right stakeholder input. Are comfortable working in systems related to content protection, entitlement, secure content access, or adjacent playback security concerns. Can debug moderate to complex service issues and improve systems through testing, documentation, observability, and maintainable design. Communicate clearly, collaborate effectively across functions, and proactively surface risks, trade-offs, and dependency concerns. Are motivated by improving delivery velocity, strengthening operational coverage, and helping build redundancy in critical technical domains. About the Team The Video Platform teams build the systems that power Crunchyroll’s most important user experience: watching video. From ingestion to playback, we work on highly scalable systems that deliver video across mobile, desktop, and connected devices. The Playback Services team focuses on the backend systems that support the player, including configuration, telemetry, and playback optimization. As an SWE III, you’ll start contributing to these systems with guidance and grow your expertise over time 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: Best-in class medical, dental, and vision private insurance healthcare coverage Access to counseling & mental health sessions 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Free premium access to Crunchyroll Professional Development Company's Paid Parental Leave up to 26 weeks for birthing parents up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents Hybrid Work Schedule Paid Time Off Flex Time Off 5 Yasumi Days Half-Day Fridays during the summer Winter Break #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 - San Francisco, CA $16,900—$205,000 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. Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress. Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others. 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. Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance streaming applications and contribute to shared client architecture and reusable frameworks. | At least 2 years professional experience with large-scale client-side applications, strong proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, and frontend frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular. | About Crunchyroll 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 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. 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. 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. About You We get excited about candidates, like you, because you have... 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. About The Team 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. 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 - San Francisco, CA $135,100—$168,900 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. Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress. Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others. 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. Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

Design and implement enterprise security programs and lead security operations by developing detections, automating workflows, and strengthening infrastructure. | 8+ years in Information Security with hands-on SIEM, EDR, identity platforms like Okta, scripting skills, and AI security experience. | About Crunchyroll 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 We are seeking a Senior Enterprise Security Engineer to help design, implement, and mature our enterprise security program across endpoints, SaaS, cloud, AI tooling, identity, and corporate infrastructure. This is a hands-on engineering role ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex access challenges while improving security, usability, and operational efficiency. This role will work closely with Security, IT, Engineering, Compliance, and business stakeholders to build secure-by-design solutions, drive automation, and reduce organizational risk. Lead and improve enterprise security operations capabilities across endpoints, SaaS, cloud and corporate networks Develop and tune detections, alerts, and automated response workflows within SIEM, SOAR and EDR platforms Build and maintain automation for operational security workflows and response processes Partner with Engineering and IT teams to improve monitoring, logging, and incident response readiness Drive the SaaS security lifecycle by performing tool security reviews, enforcing robust controls, and maintaining continuous monitoring Improve security posture through developing hardening standards and configuration reviews Help define and implement security controls for AI tools, workflows, and integrations Develop governance and monitoring practices around data exposure, prompt injection, access control, and safe AI usage Partner with business teams to enable secure adoption of AI technologies Support and enhance security controls across corporate networks and remote access solutions Partner with the Governance, Risk, and Compliance team to support vendor security reviews Collaborate with infrastructure teams to strengthen enterprise security architecture Contribute to security standards, documentation, and operational playbooks About You 8+ years of experience in Information Security or Information Technology Hands-on experience with managing and developing integrations for new data sources into SIEM such as Splunk or Google Chronicle Experience with EDR tooling such as Crowdstrike, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Experience with detection engineering and threat hunting methodologies Experience independently leading investigations, response, and driving remediations of security events Experience working with identity platforms such as Okta Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, enterprise infrastructure, identity and access management, and SaaS security Experience with AI security, LLM governance, or securing AI-enabled workflows Experience with scripting or automation using Python or Bash Familiarity with cloud platforms and modern enterprise environments Familiarity with Crowdstrike Pluses Certification(s) in setup and administration of identity platforms Experience implementing controls and compliance frameworks such as SOX, PCI, SOC2, ISO 27001, or others Knowledge of data privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, CCPA Experience with cloud environments such as AWS or GCP BS in Computer Science or a related or have equivalent experience 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 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. Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress. Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others. 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. Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

Build and ship production software using AI coding agents and cloud-native technologies while leading engineering practices. | 12+ years production software engineering with Python or TypeScript, AI coding tools, GCP experience, and leadership skills. | About Crunchyroll 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! Enterprise Technology is building the core AI-native engineering capabilities needed to improve how we design, build, test, and ship software. This role will help apply AI-assisted engineering across Enterprise Technology projects while maintaining strong quality, security, and production-readiness standards. You will build production software, direct AI coding agents, review AI-generated work, improve delivery practices, and help turn what works into reusable patterns for future Enterprise Technology initiatives. In the role of Staff AI Engineer, you will report to the VP, Enterprise Technology. We are considering applicants for the location of Dallas, Texas (on-site Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays). What You’ll Do: Build and ship production software for Enterprise Technology initiatives, including services, APIs, data models, user interfaces, integrations, tests, and operational tooling. Direct AI coding agents by writing clear specs, acceptance criteria, implementation plans, and verification steps. Review and own AI-generated code, tests, pull requests, and migrations for correctness, security, maintainability, and production readiness. Help establish repeatable AI-assisted engineering practices for Enterprise Technology projects. Design and implement integration-heavy, data-intensive, and workflow-driven systems for enterprise applications and operational platforms. Apply and extend AI-assisted engineering tooling, including coding-agent workflows, repo access patterns, context setup, automated verification, and reusable delivery templates. Track practical delivery metrics such as cycle time, quality, rework, test coverage, cost, adoption, and operational health. Partner with Product, Security, business stakeholders, and Enterprise Technology teams to deliver secure, maintainable software. Improve testing, review, observability, documentation, and operational practices for AI-assisted delivery. About You: We get excited about candidates, like you, because... You have 12+ years of experience building and shipping production software as a hands-on engineer, senior IC, technical lead, or Staff-level contributor. You have strong production experience with Python and/or TypeScript across backend, frontend, data, API, or cloud-native systems. You have hands-on experience using AI coding agents or tools such as Claude Code, Google Antigravity, Codex, Cursor, or similar systems. You have strong engineering judgment for reviewing AI-generated code and knowing where human oversight is required. You have experience building or integrating services, APIs, relational data stores, event-driven systems, and user-facing workflows. You are familiar with cloud-native development, preferably GCP, including CI/CD, monitoring, security scanning, and cost-aware engineering. You have an understanding of secure engineering practices, role-based access, SSO, audit logging, and controls for enterprise systems. You're able to influence technical decisions, mentor engineers, and raise quality across a significant system or project area. You communicate with both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders. A plus if you have: Experience with enterprise systems, business applications, workflow platforms, data platforms, or internal tools. Experience with media, streaming, content platforms, or complex business domains. Experience building developer-facing tools, templates, or internal platforms that help engineers ship software faster and more safely. Experience with LLM or agent observability tools such as Datadog, LangSmith, Langfuse, or similar systems. Experience with data migration, compliance-sensitive systems, SOX controls, audit-heavy environments, or complex enterprise integrations. 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 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. Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress. Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others. 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. Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

Build and operate AI evaluation platform and governance tooling to streamline AI adoption. | 6+ years software/platform engineering with Python and AI system fundamentals, plus enterprise SaaS platform administration. | About Crunchyroll 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! As a Senior AI Platform & Tools Engineer, you build the platform, automation, and tooling that the rest of AI Enablement runs on — and you operate the enterprise AI tools the whole company relies on. You sit on the Tools & Governance platform team within AI Enablement (AIEN), reporting to the AI Platform, Strategy & Governance Lead, and you work as a generalist across the full stack: the evaluation and governance automation that powers how Crunchyroll adopts AI, the reusable building blocks other teams ship on, and the day-to-day administration of our approved AI tools. The work spans three connected areas. You turn AI evaluation and governance from a manual process into an automated platform - structured evals, intake and scoring pipelines, approval routing, policy-as-code, and usage telemetry. You administer and configure our approved Enterprise AI tools, track new releases, and assess which to adopt so employees can get the best use and value. And you develop the golden-path templates, reference architectures, and reusable components - RAG patterns, agent scaffolding, prompt libraries, eval harnesses - that the Build & Partner team ships on. This is an early, small team, so you'll wear several hats, take features end-to-end, and help set the engineering patterns the function scales on. It's a role for an engineer who wants to build the connective tissue for AI at a fast-moving company - equally happy shipping production tooling, automating away toil, operating the tools people depend on, and creating the foundations other engineers build on. In this role, you will... Build the AI evaluation platform: automated tooling that runs structured evals (capability, cost, latency, behavior, reliability) at scale rather than as manual, one-off reviews Instrument usage and cost telemetry across the approved AI stack: token usage, seat utilization, vendor spend, and drift detection on approved tools Automate AI Governance: intake triage, scoring pipelines, approval routing, and policy-as-code enforcement, integrated with Glean agents and JSM workflows Develop golden-path templates, reference architectures, and reusable components - RAG patterns, agent scaffolding, prompt libraries, eval harnesses - that the Build & Partner team ships on Administer and configure Crunchyroll's approved enterprise AI tools, including ChatGPT, Glean, Claude, and Gemini; manage settings, access patterns, feature enablement, and operational changes in partnership with IT and Security Track new feature releases and product changes across approved AI tools, assess whether Crunchyroll should adopt them, and drive rollout so employees get maximum use and value Make the platform the path of least resistance, so AIEN-built solutions ride on the golden paths and standards by default, and move the metrics that matter (time-to-evaluate, golden-path adoption) Build medium-complexity agents and workflows for non-technical teams using approved AI platforms, ensuring they comply with AIEN standards for security, governance, maintainability, and measurement Partner with the AI Security Engineer to bake required controls, detection, and prevention into the platform, so security is enforced at the platform level rather than bolted on per project Operate as a generalist on a small team - own features end-to-end from design through production, and help establish the engineering patterns the team will scale on What We're Looking For Required 6+ years of software or platform engineering, including building tools or services used by other engineers Hands-on experience administering, configuring, or supporting enterprise SaaS tools, AI platforms, or internal productivity platforms in a production business environment. Strong software engineering skills (e.g., Python, plus Go/TypeScript or similar) - you ship production-quality tooling, not just prototypes Working knowledge of how modern AI systems work: LLM APIs, RAG, agentic frameworks, evaluation methodologies, and inference basics Experience building automation, data pipelines, or internal developer tooling Experience building practical AI agents, assistants, or workflow automations for business users, including requirements gathering, prompt/workflow design, testing, rollout, and iteration. Previous work owning features end-to-end on a small team - design, build, ship, iterate Clear written communication - your tools and docs need to be adopted by other engineers Strongly Preferred Experience building developer platforms, ML platforms, or eval/observability tooling consumed by other teams Experience using and managing enterprise AI tools such as ChatGPT Enterprise, Glean, Claude, Gemini, or similar platforms. Experience evaluating vendor feature releases and translating them into adoption recommendations, configuration changes, or governance controls. Hands-on experience with RAG pipelines, agent frameworks, prompt orchestration, or eval harnesses Familiarity with policy-as-code, workflow automation (e.g., JSM), or governance/approval tooling Cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure) and CI/CD for AI/ML workloads Familiarity with AI-specific risk vectors (prompt injection, data poisoning, output reliability) - security is owned by a partner role, but the platform you build is where detection and prevention live Exposure to AI governance and regulatory frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, EU AI Act, GDPR/CCPA) Awareness of IP and content rights in media and entertainment 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 - Los Angeles, CA $183,400—$229,200 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. Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress. Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others. 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. Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.