Principal Software Engineer
Crunchyroll seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead the development of core digital media supply chain systems for its global streaming platform, leveraging cloud-native architecture and Python/AWS expertise.
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable, automated digital media supply chain services across ingestion, transformation, QC, and delivery
- Architect cloud native microservices and event-driven workflows to support high-volume processing of video, audio, subtitle, artwork, and metadata assets
- Partner with the Principal Solutions Architect to translate architectural vision into high-quality, production-ready engineering solutions
- Collaborate with engineering and product leads to define technical requirements, roadmap priorities, and implementation strategies
- Improve observability, monitoring, logging, and operational automation throughout the pipeline
About the role
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 looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the development, architecture, and evolution of our core digital media supply chain systems that power our global streaming platform.
You will partner closely with the Principal Solutions Architect for Digital Supply Chain, as well as Digital Supply Chain Operations, Production Technology, Business Transformation, and Engineering teams to define and implement the next generation of scalable, automated workflows across video, audio, subtitles, artwork, and metadata.
This role is hands-on and highly technical, combining deep media pipeline engineering expertise with cloud-native architecture, modern software development, and a strong drive for innovation and modernization across the supply chain ecosystem.
js/TypeScript or similar languages Experience integrating with MAM, Rights Management, localization, ordering, or entitlement systems Ability to influence and lead technical direction across multiple teams without direct authority Excellent problem-solving ability and comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments Strong communication skills and ability to shape engineering decisions across the organization 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.
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