Staff Software Engineer, iOS

About Crunchyroll

WE HELP EVERYONE BELONG. IT’S OUR PURPOSE.

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

As a Staff Software Engineer you will work with other engineering leaders within the Client team, and outside the client team, to help build necessary technical direction, architecture, and platform strategy on our customer-facing devices. You will:

Provide technical leadership to the iOS development team, and collaborate with the Engineering Manager and team on product and engineering roadmaps.

Design and implement advanced features and enhancements for our iOS applications, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.

Collaborate with product management and design teams to translate requirements and user stories into technical specifications and elegant, intuitive user interfaces.

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and architectural guidelines.

Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and maintainability across the team.

Optimize application performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure a seamless user experience.

Stay up-to-date with the latest iOS development trends, tools, and technologies, and advocate for their integration into our development process.

Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement within the team.

Optimize the performance of iOS applications, including minimizing memory usage, reducing app launch times, and improving responsiveness.

Ensure code quality by writing unit tests, integration tests, and UI tests.

In the role of Staff Software Engineer, iOS, you will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, iOS.

This role is open for the locations of San Francisco, Culver City, Dallas, or US-remote.

About You

12 years of professional experience in iOS development, with a portfolio of iOS applications published on the App Store.

Proficiency in Swift and Objective-C, with a deep understanding of iOS frameworks such as UIKit, Core Data, and Core Animation.

Familiarity with architecture patterns such as MVVM (Model-View-View-Model) and experience implementing them in iOS applications.

Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks such as XCTest or Quick/Nimble, and a commitment to writing tests for all code changes.

Record of success with applications, games, and utilities for iOS

Knowledge of Combine framework for reactive programming and experience integrating it into iOS applications.

Experience with RESTful APIs and networking protocols.

Experience providing technical guidance in previous roles

Working knowledge with iOS, common iOS app architectures and design patterns

Experience with development for memory- and performance-limited devices in a multithreaded environment

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

About the Team

The iOS platform team builds and maintains our Crunchyroll apps for iOS and Apple TV to provide the best-in-class anime experience for our global audience. Our goal is to produce a robust application that delivers content to delight and engage our audiences, partners, and team members. We embody Crunchyroll's collaborative spirit and work with multiple 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-remote

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 - Culver City, CA

$174,400—$218,000 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.

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

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

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:

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.