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

We are hiring a Staff Data Engineer to join our India 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). Reporting directly to the Director of Data Engineering, you will be a key contributor, advancing our data engineering capabilities in the AWS and GCP ecosystems. Your responsibilities include collaborating with key stakeholders, guiding and mentoring fellow data engineers, and working hands-on in various domains such as data architecture, data lake infrastructure, data and ML job orchestration. Your contributions will ensure the consistency and reliability of data and insights, aligning with our objective of enabling well-informed decision-making.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate an empathetic and service-oriented approach, fostering a thriving data and insights culture while enhancing and safeguarding our data infrastructure. This role presents a unique opportunity to build and strengthen our data engineering platforms at a global level. If you are an experienced professional with a passion for impactful data engineering initiatives and a commitment to driving transformative changes, we encourage you to explore this role. Joining us as a Staff Data Engineer allows you to significantly contribute to the trajectory of our CDI, making a lasting impact on our data-centric aspirations as we aim for new heights.

Core Areas of Responsibility

• Implement robust data infrastructure, platforms, and solutions.
• Collaborate effectively with cross functional teams & CDI leaders, by ensuring the delivery of timely data load and jobs tailored to their unique needs.
• Guide & mentor the team of skilled data engineers, by prioritizing a service-oriented approach and quick response times.
• Advocate for the enhancement, and adherence to high data quality standards, KPI certification methods, and engineering best practices.
• Approach reporting platforms and analytical processes with innovative thinking, considering the evolving demands of the business.
• Implement the strategy for migrating from AWS to GCP with near real time events, machine learning pipelines using our customer data platform (Segment) and purpose built pipelines and DBs to activate systems of intelligence.
• Continuously improve reporting workflows and efficiency, harnessing the power of automation whenever feasible.
• Enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of storage and compute layers of the data lake.

In the role of Staff Data Engineer, you will report to the Director, Data Engineering.

We are considering applicants for the location(s) of Hyderabad.

About You

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

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering and/or software development.
• Highly skilled in programming languages like Python, Spark & SQL
• Comfortable using BI tools like Tableau, Looker, Preset, and so on
• Proficient in utilizing event data collection tools such as Snowplow, Segment, Google Tag Manager, Tealium, mParticle, and more.
• Comprehensive expertise across the entire lifecycle of implementing compute and orchestration tools like Databricks, Airflow, Talend, and others.
• Skilled in working with streaming OLAP engines like Druid, ClickHouse, and similar technologies.
• Experience leveraging AWS services including EMR Spark, Redshift, Kinesis, Lambda, Glue, S3, and Athena, among others. Nice to have exposure to GCP services like BigQuery, Google Storage, Looker, Google Analytics, and so on
• Good understanding of building real-time data systems as well AI/ML personalization products
• Experience with Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) and Data Management Platforms (DMPs), contributing to holistic data strategies.
• Familiarity with high-security environments like HIPAA, PCI, or similar contexts, highlighting a commitment to data privacy and security.
• Accomplished in managing large-scale data sets, handling Terabytes of data and billions of records effectively.
• You holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, providing a strong foundational knowledge

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 timely data-based insights for Crunchyroll. Our vision is to inspire, support and guide our stakeholders 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 truly 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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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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