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Location: San Francisco

About The Role:

The VP of Client Engineering is responsible for all aspects of consumer facing software development for Crunchyroll and other popular Crunchyroll owned Anime brands. You will lead geographically distributed teams passionate about consumer facing products and experiences including: mobile applications, web experiences, SmartTVs and game consoles. You will use your extensive experience leading software development organizations to inspire and empower your team to deliver quality software that delights our fans. You will build both a vision and strategic roadmap while working as a team to align on short-term tactical initiatives.

About You:

• You are an experienced engineer with a consistent track record delivering successful customer facing websites and applications in the entertainment industry. Experience with video streaming would be a plus
• You have a minimum of 8+ years of experience leading teams of software engineers at a management level
• You are skilled in building highly effective and productive engineering teams.
• You are a hardworking problem-solver who thrives in finding solutions to difficult technical challenges
• Experienced in multiple technology stacks including mobile (iOS/Android), web (HTML5/related technologies), video streaming and analytics platforms
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build successful relationships across all levels of the organization
• Shown understanding of business/development strategies, project management (agile), defining goals and critical metrics
• You have an above average capacity to lead and deliver against several initiatives simultaneously and to prioritize effectively
• Strong experience of internationalization and localization to delight fans across the world

A day in the life of our VP, Client Engineering:

• Leads the creation and delivery of all components, services and applications across all Crunchyroll products (mobile, web, game consoles and living room devices)
• Leads technical planning, strategy and execution efforts in the creation of customer experiences
• Partner with Product, Program, Engineering, and DevOps to ensure effective prioritisation, timing and quality commitments while following the SDLC process
• Collaborate with the Design teams to ensure products are usable, sophisticated and industry leading
• Work with program management to ensure that all individual projects are appropriately supported and delivered successfully
• Ensure software development process is deployed accurately for all projects
• Establish all team development needs: training, resource management, reallocation of staff, and right sizing the team according to the needs of the business, etc.
• Empower teams through communication and awareness of project needs and business impacts
• Create and collaborate to build and maintain client platform architecture for each product and related technology stack
• Mentor and coach managers and engineers on your teams

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Benefits: San Francisco

• Competitive salary
• "Use What You Need" time away from work policy
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
• Health care and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Support program for new parents
• Fun, passionate and skilled co-workers

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About Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing.

Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.

The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.

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.

Our Company Values

You'll see these in action if we're lucky enough to have you:

• Courage - When we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.
• Curiosity - We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.
• Service - We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.
• Kaizen - We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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