Staff Software Engineer (Partner Engineering)

• Crunchyroll is scaling globally, creating unique challenges and exciting opportunities to delight millions of anime fans worldwide. The Partner Engineering team, part of the larger Ecosystem Engineering organization, works with our growing network of partners and internal teams to ensure an exceptional experience for all Crunchyroll fans
• As a Staff Partner Engineer, you’ll lead strategic technical integrations, optimize deployment processes, and collaborate with key partners to deliver outstanding user experiences. You’ll act as the technical point of contact for our partners, driving innovation and solving complex challenges with scalable, forward-thinking solutions
• In this high-impact role, you will:
• Lead cross-functional projects involving Product, Engineering, Business Development, Program Management, and Marketing
• Improve and scale existing partner operations
• Define and commercialize new partner-facing solutions and workflows
• Accelerate new initiatives by building and iterating through the full product development cycle, prototyping, testing, and launching successful features
• Identify and bridge product gaps to enable seamless partner integration
• You will report to the Senior Manager of Partner Engineering and must be based in the London Area. This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week in the office (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays)
• The Ecosystem Engineering team at Crunchyroll plays a pivotal role in enhancing and expanding our users’ experiences. We collaborate extensively with a diverse network of partners to integrate, test, deploy, and improve the Crunchyroll streaming application, content discovery APIs, and billing integration APIs over the entire device lifecycle using Crunchyroll tools and data

Benefits

• Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
• Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
• Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self
• 401(k) plan, with employer match
• Employer paid commuter benefit
• Health Saving Account HSA program
• Support program for new parents
• Health care and dependent care FSA
• Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Familiarity with embedded devices, OEMs, SoC providers, or pay TV operators
• 12+ years of experience building and deploying complex systems in collaboration with external partners
• The ability to confidently engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong understanding of Client/Server architectures and scalable system design
• Platform development experience with Android TV or browser based TV platforms
• Partner facing experience across technical and business domains
• Experience integrating payment systems, metadata and other B2B APIs
• Experience building backend services and APIs
• Experience with modern web technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, HTML5, React, and WebSockets