Senior Engineering Manager, Roku

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

We are seeking an experienced Frontend Engineering Manager to lead our Roku engineering team, which is responsible for building and maintaining applications on Roku devices. In this role, you will focus on people leadership, execution, and cross-functional alignment, partnering closely with Product, Design, and QA to deliver the best possible anime fan experiences.

You will:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers working on Roku applications
• Own team execution, delivery predictability, and quality outcomes
• Partner with Product, Design, and QA to plan and deliver roadmap commitments
• Facilitate technical discussions and support architectural decision-making
• Ensure healthy engineering processes, release readiness, and operational excellence
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management
• Foster a strong, inclusive, and accountable team culture

In the role of Senior Engineering Manager, you will report to the Senior Director of Engineering in the Fan Experiences Engineering group. We are considering applicants for the location of San Francisco.

About You

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

• You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• You have 4+ years of experience in managing and leading engineering teams
• You have strong people leadership and delivery management skills
• You have experience working on consumer-facing applications, ideally in streaming or media
• You're able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners
• You're familiar with Roku development (BrightScript, SceneGraph)

A plus if you have:

• Experience leading direct partnerships with external stakeholders
• Familiarity with Roku development (BrightScript, SceneGraph)
• 4+ years of experience with video streaming technologies, DRM, and content delivery networks (CDN)
• Experience with Roku Unit-testing frameworks (Rooibos)
• Experience with automated testing frameworks for Roku applications

About the Team

The Roku team is responsible for building and maintaining our Crunchyroll apps for Roku streaming devices and TVs. Our goal is to produce a robust application that delivers content that will delight and engage our audiences, partners and internal stakeholders. We embody Crunchyroll's collaborative spirit, and work closely with various internal teams to engineer scalable solutions that can be shared across all client platforms.

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
• Employer paid commuter benefit
• Support program for new parents
• Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

The Pay Range for this position is listed. Actual pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Crunchyroll's Total Rewards offerings for employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, employer matched retirement savings, time-off programs, and progressive health benefits and perks.

Pay Transparency - San Francisco, CA

$200,000 - $250,000 USD

About our Values

We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value

• Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.

• Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.

• Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.

• Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.

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.

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.

Questions about Crunchyroll's hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/22978/v1_0/docs/spe-jobs-privacy-policy-update-for-crpa-dec-21-22.pdf

Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

Create a Job Alert

Interested in building your career at Crunchyroll, LLC? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.

Create alert