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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!
We are seeking an experienced Frontend Engineering Manager to lead our Roku engineering team, which is responsible for building and maintaining applications on Roku devices. In this role, you will focus on people leadership, execution, and cross-functional alignment, partnering closely with Product, Design, and QA to deliver the best possible anime fan experiences.
You will:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers working on Roku applications
- Own team execution, delivery predictability, and quality outcomes
- Partner with Product, Design, and QA to plan and deliver roadmap commitments
- Facilitate technical discussions and support architectural decision-making
- Ensure healthy engineering processes, release readiness, and operational excellence
- Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management
- Foster a strong, inclusive, and accountable team culture
In the role of Senior Engineering Manager, you will report to the Senior Director of Engineering in the Fan Experiences Engineering group. We are considering applicants for the location of San Francisco.
About YouWe get excited about candidates, like you, because...
- You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- You have 4+ years of experience in managing and leading engineering teams
- You have strong people leadership and delivery management skills
- You have experience working on consumer-facing applications, ideally in streaming or media
- You're able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners
- You're familiar with Roku development (BrightScript, SceneGraph)
A plus if you have:
- Experience leading direct partnerships with external stakeholders
- Familiarity with Roku development (BrightScript, SceneGraph)
- 4+ years of experience with video streaming technologies, DRM, and content delivery networks (CDN)
- Experience with Roku Unit-testing frameworks (Rooibos)
- Experience with automated testing frameworks for Roku applications
The Roku team is responsible for building and maintaining our Crunchyroll apps for Roku streaming devices and TVs. Our goal is to produce a robust application that delivers content that will delight and engage our audiences, partners and internal stakeholders. We embody Crunchyroll’s collaborative spirit, and work closely with various internal teams to engineer scalable solutions that can be shared across all client platforms.
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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