About Crunchyroll

WE HELP EVERYONE BELONG. IT’S OUR PURPOSE.

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 the Director of Engineering, Video Players, you will lead the client-side development of the video playback experience for our streaming application across our client platforms. In addition to driving the technical evolution of the video player, you will help build and lead exceptional engineering teams.

You will...

• Shape and build the technical roadmap for the video player and its components, with a focus on optimizing the video playback experience
• Lead the development of innovative, high-performance solutions to elevate video quality, reduce latency, and enhance overall user satisfaction.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and other team members to deliver a seamless and immersive video streaming experience
• Recruit and develop high-caliber engineering teams with a passion for creating exceptional video streaming solutions.
• Foster a positive work environment that encourages creativity, accountability, and professional growth.

In the role of Director of Engineering - Video Players, you will report to the VP of Video Engineering.

We are considering applicants for the location(s) of Dallas, San Francisco, or Culver City. Remote work is also a possibility depending on your experience and location.

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

• You have 12+ years experience leading engineering teams, with a focus on the development of multimedia applications and optimizing video playback.
• You have a technical background with expertise in video streaming technologies, codecs, and related protocols.
• You're an expert in building and scaling engineering teams through strategic hiring and talent development, with a focus on video playback expertise.
• You can collaborate effectively with diverse partners.
• You're experienced in delivering complex projects on time and within budget.

About the Team

The Video Platform teams build the software and systems that power the most critical Crunchyroll user experience - watching video - across all mobile, desktop, and connected devices. We are passionate about providing the best possible playback experience to our fans. We own video from ingestion through playback. We strive to provide a scalable playback platform with robust, fault-tolerant services and extensible and flexible players that provide our customers with a premium playback experience.

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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About our Values

We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value

• 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.

• Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.

• Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.

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.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

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