UK remote
Staff Software Engineer, Partner Engineering
About this 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 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 act as the technical point of contact for our partners, driving innovation and solving complex challenges with scalable, forward-thinking solutions. In this high-impact role, 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. You will report to the Senior Manager of Partner Engineering and must be based in the London Area. This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week in the office (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays). About You We’re excited about candidates who bring: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
12+ years of experience building and deploying complex systems in collaboration with external partners. Experience with modern web technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, HTML5, React, and WebSockets. Strong understanding of Client/Server architectures and scalable system design. Experience building backend services and APIs The ability to confidently engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders Partner facing experience across technical and business domains Experience integrating payment systems, metadata and other B2B APIs.