Staff DevOps Engineer

Apply for the Staff DevOps Engineer role at Crunchyroll. About Crunchyroll Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We serve over 100 million anime and manga fans in more than 200 countries and territories, powering streaming video, theatrical releases, games, merchandise, events and more. About the Team Our Cloud Reliability team within the Infrastructure Engineering team is the foundation on which our services are built, directly influencing our customer experience and engineering velocity. We focus on enabling developers through self‑service, automation, high reliability, and scalability. About the Role As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will automate and scale the systems and services that power our streaming platform. You will lead projects related to infrastructure automation, scaling, CI/CD, and best‑practice adoption, working closely with development and delivery teams to deliver high‑quality software and architecture. You will report to the Senior Manager, Cloud Reliability – Infrastructure Engineering and will be based in Los Angeles, CA or San Francisco, CA on a hybrid schedule (in‑office 3 days a week). Responsibilities Drive automation and scaling of high‑availability systems. Lead and mentor engineers across cross‑functional teams. Collaborate with developers to understand needs and embed best practices. Build tools and systems that support services and facilitate software delivery. Ensure infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and governance are followed. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, IT, or related field. 12+ years of experience in DevOps and infrastructure management. 8+ years in production environments combining DevOps and software engineering. 5+ years managing containerized infrastructure (ECS or Kubernetes). Proficiency in automation, reusable patterns, and tools. Expertise in GitOps, CI/CD tools (GHA, CodeDeploy) and CI/CD‑based automation. 5+ years with AWS services (ECS, S3, SQS, Lambda, etc.) and IaC (Pulumi, Terraform). Programming in TypeScript; knowledge of Go or Python preferred. Experience with relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) databases. Guiding engineers on production best practices and knowledge sharing. Design/deployment experience with data‑sovranity requirements (e.g., GDPR). Collaboration on tools that facilitate high‑quality delivery. Pluses Knowledge of streaming video delivery, video encoding workflows, and large‑scale video architecture. Familiarity with big‑data and payments domains. Understanding of security concepts – cryptography, authentication, authorization, protocols. Experience with Vault, Packer or other HashiCorp tools. Knowledge of or experience with GCP. Benefits Competitive compensation package including salary and performance bonus. Flexible time‑off policies. Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance. Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). 401(k) with employer match. Employer‑paid commuter benefit. Support for new parents. Pet insurance; pet‑friendly offices. Pay Range – San Francisco, CA $221,000 – $277,000 USD (annual). About Our Values Courage – overcoming fear to enable our best selves. Curiosity – gateway to empathy, inclusion, understanding. Kaizen – growth mindset and continuous progress. Service – humility, joy, belonging for our community. Diversity & Inclusion Crunchyroll is an equal‑opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights: 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Crunchyroll