Crunchyroll · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer, Video Transcoding
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$193K/yr - $240K/yr
8+ years expCrunchyroll is a company dedicated to delivering the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. As a Senior Software Engineer, Video Transcoding, you will be integral in building video ingestion, transcoding, and packaging workflows, collaborating with teams to implement software solutions that enhance the anime streaming experience.
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Responsibilities
Help build the video ingestion, transcoding and packaging workflows that create the assets that delight Anime fans globally
Collaborate with other software engineers and product teams to ensure successful implementation of software solutions to meet our primary goals
Analyze and build solutions related to video ingestion, transcoding and packaging
Mentor the next generation of software engineers
Be a leader for driving best engineering practices including testing, code/architecture reviews, and documentation
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience crafting software solutions with a track record for developing solutions used globally by millions of users
Knowledge of video transcoding and content packaging workflows
Experienced with programming languages such as TypeScript, Go, Python and PHP
Experience working with and building solutions within Amazon Web Services
Experience building serverless oriented microservices with Amazon Web Services
Experience building or maintain deployments via GitHub Actions
Experience with production monitoring software like New Relic or DataDog
Expertise in crafting new solutions using current video streaming technologies and are familiar with commercial offerings
Experience troubleshooting and resolving production critical issues
Benefits
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!
Company
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is a video service provider for Japanese animated productions and Asian media services. It is a sub-organization of Ellation.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$26.8MKey Investors
Otter MediaTV Tokyo
2020-12-09Acquired
2015-11-20Series Unknown· $22M
2010-03-25Series Unknown· $0.75M
Leadership Team
Punnoose Isaac
SVP and Head of Center for Data and Insights
Monique Barash
VP, People & Capabilities
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