Senior Front End Software Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">About Crunchyroll</h2> <p>Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.</p> <p>Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!</p></div><p>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.</p> <h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2> <p>As a Software Engineer in the Fan Experiences organization, you will contribute to the development and optimization of our web-based Crunchyroll apps on desktop web, living room devices and game consoles like PlayStation, Xbox Nintendo Switch. You will take ownership of key features and improvements, ensuring high-quality code and performance. You'll collaborate with Engineering, Program Management, Product, and QA teams across the globe to help shape our technology roadmap and achieve our goals. You'll be a part of an international team of 100+ client engineers, where your contributions will help maintain Crunchyroll's position as the premiere Anime streaming service.</p> <p>This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office per week) that will report to the Engineering Manager.</p> <h3><strong>Core Areas of Responsibility</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Contribute to the design and implementation of software solutions for web-based app development.</li> <li>Collaborate on the definition and development of technical solutions that improve existing features or enhance architectural quality, such as optimizing performance, scalability and user experience for Crunchyroll’s applications.</li> <li>Identify performance bottlenecks and areas of improvement in the codebase that impact user experience or development efficiency, and work with engineering leadership and your team to propose and implement solutions.</li> <li>Maintain high coding standards and follow best practices in web development, contributing to a culture of engineering excellence within the team.</li> <li>Participate in design and code reviews, providing feedback to ensure web product delivery and agreement on architectural strategies across the team.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>About You</strong></h2> <p>We get excited about candidates, like you, because...</p> <ul> <li>You are passionate about web development and the streaming space, with 8+ years of industry experience developing in JavaScript/TypeScript.</li> <li>You have experience building consumer-facing web applications.</li> <li>You have contributed to web solutions that serve millions of global users.</li> <li>You have worked with product and program management to support technology roadmaps and project goals.</li> <li>You are committed to upholding excellence in operations, delivery, and engineering practices.</li> <li>You can demonstrate experience collaborating with senior engineers and team leads to lead web development initiatives.</li> <li>You balance trade-offs between performance, scalability, and user experience.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Nice to Have</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Previous experience developing web based applications with frameworks like React, Angular or Vue.js</li> <li>Previous experience building web applications for resource constrained hardware in different form factors.</li> <li>Familiarity with frontend testing frameworks such as Jest, RTL, Cypress, Selenium</li> <li>Familiarity with CSS preprocessors such as Sass or Less</li> <li>Familiarity with build tools such as Webpack and Vite</li> <li>Familiarity with backend technologies such as Node.js and RESTful APIs</li> ... (truncated, view full listing at source)