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 DevOps Engineer within the Infrastructure Engineering team, you are essential in automating and scaling the systems and services that power our streaming platform. You will partner with other infrastructure engineers and our development teams to work on projects related to infrastructure automation, scaling, and CICD. You will play an important role in driving them forward to completion and ensuring that the platform processes, automation and best practices are being followed. In collaboration with other engineers, you develop tools and systems that support services and facilitate high-quality software delivery.
About YouYou have an in-depth understanding of Software and DevOps methodologies, automation, and infrastructure as code. You have experience in designing, building, and scaling high availability systems and developer platforms. 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. As a DevOps engineer, you will report to the DevOps Manager.
Requirements
- At least a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience working in production-level environments as a DevOps Engineer
- Experienced in automation and making reusable patterns and solutions.
- Experienced in GitOps practices and CI/CD.
- You have a passion for supporting and empowering software development teams.
- Experienced with AWS, coupled with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform & CDK
- Proficient in at least one programming language (TypeScript preferred)
- Familiarity with relational databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL and non-relational databases such as DynamoDB.
- Experience working with and guiding Software Engineers in production best practices, sharing knowledge across teams and teammates.
- Able to accommodate periodic off hour meetings with international team members.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders.
- Participate in an on-call and developer support rotations.
Pluses:
- Knowledge of Pulumi, Amazon ECS and Backstage are big pluses.
- Experience with CDN and caching technologies such as AWS CloudFront.
- Security, compliance and audit related experience
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 CrunchyrollIn 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!
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Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.
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At Crunchyroll, we deliver what anime fans love—anytime, anywhere.
With the world’s largest anime streaming library, we connect fans to the stories, characters, and creators they love. But Crunchyroll is more than just a destination to watch anime—it's a global ecosystem where anime lives and breathes beyond the screen.
From streaming and theatrical releases to merch, games, news, events, and music, we offer fans immersive experiences that celebrate anime culture in all its forms.
Headquartered in the U.S. with teams and reach across the globe, Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex of Japan. This unique partnership gives us the power to scale globally while staying rooted in anime’s cultural origins, ensuring authenticity and access for fans everywhere.
We believe anime is more than entertainment—it’s a way of life. And we’re here to champion that passion every day.
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We take the People Experience seriously here at Crunchyroll. Join a diverse team of talented, ambitious people who treat each other well and believe that how we win is just as important as winning.
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