Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll is the world's most popular anime brand. We’re an international business passionate about creating both online and offline experiences for anime fans, through content (licensed, co-produced, and originals), merchandise, events, gaming, news, and more.

About the Team

Our engineers are pioneering tools and technologies to efficiently build outstanding user experience across more than 10 platforms for multiple brands. We work closely with innovative design, user-experience, and user-testing teams to deliver multifaceted experiences. In this role, you will have the chance to lead and scale all Engineering teams and build a world-class organization that is passionate about efficiency, inclusivity, and employee retention.

You’ll see these in action if we’re lucky enough to have you:

• Embrace Originality - We’ve taken different paths to get here -- but we’re in it together to win in anime
• Fuel Passion - Understanding fandom makes us better at what we do
• Champion Change - We’re agile and see change as an opportunity to lead by example
• Hustle Intentionally - As fans of our fans, we always want to do more -- but we’re deliberate in our path
• Elevate Anime - We’re showing the world how special anime is

Location: San Francisco

Our headquarters is located in downtown San Francisco, where our group of multi-functional specialists assemble to build experiences for Crunchyroll and VRV’s passionate communities.

About You:

• A strong software engineering background combined with strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and networking.
• 10+ years leading engineering teams at scale.
• Expertise leading, mentoring, training, and/or hiring a team of hardworking engineers.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Experience in an Agile development environment
• Familiarity with code design principles, patterns, and standard methodologies
• A plus for this role is familiarity with Go
• Familiarity with AWS technologies is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of Players and Playback cross OTT device, mobile and web ecosystem is a plus

A day in the life of our VP of Engineering:

• Provide technical vision and direction to global software engineering teams.
• Recruit, hire, and mentor outstanding engineers and engineering leaders
• Work with product management, program management, analysts, architects, DevOps, engineering leads, and business partners to define requirements, guide product and architectural vision, lead key technical and design discussions, and prioritize delivery efforts
• Lead engineering to iterate quickly and release code constantly
• Build a dynamic, collaborative, and fun team environment
• Design and architect solutions across the entire organization
• Review, select, and integrate next-generation technologies into the architectural strategy as needed
• Advise business leaders by providing data-backed strategic direction to identify and address business issues and opportunities.
• Exceptional solution-building skills; proven ability to understand business challenges, structure sophisticated problems, and develop solutions

Benefits and Perks: San Francisco Office

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
• Health care and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Employer paid commuter benefit
• On-site gym, showers, yoga, and wellness classes
• Support program for new parents
• Catered lunch 4 days per week
• Fun, passionate and skilled co-workers
• Pet friendly - pet insurance and dog friendly office

Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll is the world's most popular anime brand. We’re an international business focused on creating both online and offline experiences for anime fans, through content (licensed, co-produced, and originals), merchandise, events, gaming, news, and more.

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.