Crunchyroll · 3 hours ago
Data Engineer III
Crunchyroll is a company dedicated to delivering anime and manga to a global community of fans. They are seeking a Data Engineer III to design, implement, and optimize data services that support business needs while ensuring high-quality software solutions through collaboration with cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented API and code while adhering to industry best practices, including code reviews and design patterns
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring that both frontend and backend components are optimized for speed and reliability
Contribute to the automation and optimization of build, deployment, and monitoring processes to support a smooth development lifecycle
Develop and maintain comprehensive test suites (unit and integration) to ensure system reliability and robustness
Implement and maintain security best practices, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations
Must be proficient in both TypeScript and Python
Design, build, and maintain scalable applications/services using TypeScript and Python and modern backend frameworks (Node.js preferred)
Build event-driven architectures and event interfaces using AWS services such as SNS/SQS, EventBridge, Kinesis, or Kafka
Deep understanding of AWS Processing Framework like Step Functions
Architect and optimize database schemas and queries for relational (RDS PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL (DynamoDB) and Graph Database (Neo4j)
Collaborate with service engineers, data engineers, and product teams to deliver high-quality software solutions
Apply best practices for code quality, security, testing, and performance optimization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
5+ years of experience in backend engineering, specializing in microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems
Strong expertise in TypeScript (Node.js) and Python
Experience in building applications/services using TypeScript and Python and modern backend frameworks (Node.js preferred)
Deep understanding of cloud-based architectures (AWS preferred), including serverless frameworks, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and event interfaces (Kafka, SNS/SQS, EventBridge, Kinesis)
Strong database design skills across relational (RDS PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL (DynamoDB) and Graph Database (Neo4j)
Excellent problem-solving skills, ownership mentality, and ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented API and code while adhering to industry best practices, including code reviews and design patterns
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring that both frontend and backend components are optimized for speed and reliability
Contribute to the automation and optimization of build, deployment, and monitoring processes to support a smooth development lifecycle
Develop and maintain comprehensive test suites (unit and integration) to ensure system reliability and robustness
Implement and maintain security best practices, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations
Design, build, and maintain scalable applications/services using TypeScript and Python and modern backend frameworks (Node.js preferred)
Build event-driven architectures and event interfaces using AWS services such as SNS/SQS, EventBridge, Kinesis, or Kafka
Deep understanding of AWS Processing Framework like Step Functions
Architect and optimize database schemas and queries for relational (RDS PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL (DynamoDB) and Graph Database (Neo4j)
Collaborate with service engineers, data engineers, and product teams to deliver high-quality software solutions
Apply best practices for code quality, security, testing, and performance optimization
Preferred
Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or Graph RAG architectures
Knowledge of fine-tuning and optimizing LLMs for performance and cost efficiency
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.
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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
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