Crunchyroll · 17 hours ago
Staff Data Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $249K/yr
12+ years expCrunchyroll is a company dedicated to delivering anime and manga content to a global audience. They are seeking a Staff Data Engineer to enhance their data engineering capabilities within the Center for Data and Insights, focusing on data architecture, infrastructure, and collaboration with various stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Be a subject-matter expert on critical datasets: field stakeholder questions, explain lineage/assumptions, and help partners interpret data accurately
Own projects end-to-end: drive scoping, design, implementation, launch, and iteration of data products from raw sources to analytics-ready datasets (requirements → modeling → pipelines → metrics/reporting enablement)
Architect and build scalable pipelines on Databricks using Spark + SQL (batch and/or streaming as needed), focusing on correctness, performance, and cost
Design strong data models (lakehouse/warehouse-style) that serve analytics and self-service use cases; define entities, grains, dimensions, metrics, and contracts
Integrate diverse data sources (internal systems + vendor platforms), manage schema evolution, and produce clean, well-documented curated datasets for the Analytics team
Establish data quality and reliability standards: testing, reconciliation, anomaly detection, SLAs/SLOs, monitoring/alerting, and incident response; continuously improve time-to-detect and time-to-recover (FAANG-style data orgs explicitly call out delivering “high quality data” reliably at scale)
Performance tune Spark + SQL: optimize joins, partitioning, file layout, clustering/z-ordering, caching strategy, and job configuration; benchmark and remove bottlenecks
Partner with stakeholders (Product, Engineering, Growth, Finance, Analytics) to translate ambiguous questions into concrete data deliverables; communicate tradeoffs and drive alignment
Raise the engineering bar: set patterns for pipeline templates, CI/CD, code reviews, and operational playbooks; mentor other engineers via technical leadership and examples (even without direct reports)
Qualification
Required
12+ 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
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
Experienced in working with streaming OLAP engines like Druid, ClickHouse, and similar technologies
Experience using AWS services including EMR Spark, Redshift, Kinesis, Lambda, Glue, S3, and Athena, among others
Exposure to GCP services like BigQuery, Google Storage, Looker, Google Analytics, a plus
Understand 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
Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
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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