Senior Software Engineer, Video Transcoding

Senior Software Engineer, Video Transcoding Crunchyroll is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Video Transcoding to build the ingestion, transcoding and packaging workflows that create assets for anime streaming globally. Location options include San Francisco, Culver City, or Dallas.

About the role As a Senior Software Engineer, Video Transcoding, you will play an integral part in shaping the future of Anime streaming at Crunchyroll.

You will…

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

In the role of Senior Software Engineer, Video Transcoding, you will report to the Manager of Video Transcoding.

About You You have 8+ years of experience crafting software solutions with a track record for developing solutions used globally by millions of users

You have knowledge of video transcoding and content packaging workflows

You are experienced with programming languages such as TypeScript, Go, Python and PHP

You have experience working with and building solutions within Amazon Web Services

You have experience building serverless oriented microservices with Amazon Web Services

You have experience building or maintain deployments via GitHub Actions

You have experience with production monitoring software like New Relic or DataDog

You have expertise in crafting new solutions using current video streaming technologies and are familiar with commercial offerings

You have experience troubleshooting and resolving production critical issues.

About the Team The Video Platform teams build the 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 manage video from ingestion through playback. We strive to provide a scalable playback platform with fault-tolerant services 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

Support program for new parents

Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. 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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