Staff Software Engineer, Partner Engineering

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Crunchyroll

San Francisco, CA, United States

Hybrid

Posted April 8, 2026

Job Description

About Crunchyroll

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.

Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!

About the role

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 be the technical point of contact for our partners, driving innovation and solving complex challenges with scalable, forward-thinking solutions

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.

In the role of Staff Software Engineer, you will report to the Senior Manager, Partner Engineering. We are considering applicants for the location of San Francisco (in office 3 days a week).

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
You have 12+ years of experience building and deploying complex systems in collaboration with external partners
You have experience with modern web technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, HTML5, React, and WebSockets
You have a strong understanding of Client/Server architectures and scalable system design
You have experience building backend services and APIs
You have the ability to confidently engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
You have partner facing experience across technical and business domains
You have experience integrating payment systems, metadata and other B2B APIs.
You have platform development experience with Android TV, Apple TV, ChromeOS, or webOS (a strong plus)
You have familiarity with embedded devices, OEMs, SoC providers, or pay TV operators (preferred)

About the Team

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. Situated at the crossroads of technology and business, we are dedicated to continually enabling experiences that delight anime fans across the globe.

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