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 hiring a Senior Data Engineer to join our US Operations and play a crucial role in our mission to establish a world-class data engineering team within the Center for Data and Insights (CDI). You will be a necessary contributor, advancing our data engineering capabilities in the AWS and GCP ecosystems.
You will demonstrate an empathetic and service-oriented approach, promoting a growing data and insights culture while enhancing and safeguarding our data infrastructure. You will strengthen our data engineering platforms at a global level. If you are an experienced professional with a passion for impactful data engineering programs and a commitment to driving transformative changes, we encourage you to explore this role.
Core Responsibilities
- You will Implement data infrastructure, platforms, and solutions by ensuring the delivery of data load and jobs tailored to their needs.
- You will collaborate with the data team by prioritizing a service-oriented approach and quick response times.
- You will model adherence to high data quality standards, KPI certification methods, and engineering best practices.
- You will approach reporting platforms and processes with innovative thinking, considering the evolving demands of the business.
- You will master the different data tools, clouds (AWS, GCP) and data engineering practices in the CDI ecosystem.
- You will improve reporting workflows and efficiency, harnessing the power of automation whenever practical.
- You will enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of storage and compute layers of the data lake.
You will report to the Director, Analytics Engineering.
We are considering applicants for the location(s) of Culver City, San Francisco, and Dallas.
About You
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering and/or software development.
- Experience with programming languages like Python, Spark & SQL
- Comfortable using BI tools like Tableau, Preset, and so on
- Experience managing large-scale data sets, handling Terabytes of data and billions of records (across structured and unstructured datasets)
- Experience with implementing compute and orchestration tools like Databricks, Airflow, Talend, and others.
- Experience leveraging AWS services, including EMR Spark, Redshift, and S3 among others.
About the Team
Center for Data and Insights (CDI) is a service oriented horizontal organization that is uniquely positioned within the company to be the trusted and unbiased source of data-based insights for Crunchyroll. Our vision is to inspire, support and guide our partners to be data-aware and build the systems of intelligence to discover insights and act on them. We have built a highly functional organization that believes in being a responsive partner, with the utmost curiosity, unwavering accountability and the courage to lead with actions.
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!
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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
$167,200—$209,000 USD
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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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