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 on our User Experience Engineering support team, you will contribute to the design, development and optimization of our internal UX support tools. You will take ownership of key features and improvements, ensuring high-quality code and performance. You'll collaborate with Engineering, Program Management, Product, and QA teams across the globe to help shape our technology roadmap and achieve our goals. You'll be a part of an international team of 100+ client engineers, where your contributions will help maintain Crunchyroll's position as the premiere Anime streaming service.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain both frontend and backend components of our user experience tools.
- Lead design and architectural discussions and make critical decisions regarding system design.
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior and mid-level engineers.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define project requirements.
- Ensure the application's performance, scalability, and security.
Required Skills:
- 6+ years of experience in software development.
- Extensive experience with JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Proven expertise in front-end, back-end, or full-stack development.
- Experience with backend development using Node.js and serverless architectures.
- Proficiency in writing unit and integration tests.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, CloudFront).
- Knowledge of serverless architectures.
- Knowledge of Go programming language.
- Experience with SDET practices.
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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.
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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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