AI Engineer

Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, connecting them with stories and characters they crave. This role supports the Enterprise Technology group by applying AI-assisted engineering while maintaining strong quality, security, and production-readiness standards. You will build production software, direct AI coding agents, review AI-generated work, improve delivery practices, and create reusable patterns for future initiatives.

In the role of Staff AI Engineer, you will report to the VP, Enterprise Technology. We are considering applicants for the location of Dallas, Texas (on-site Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays).

• Build and ship production software for Enterprise Technology initiatives, including services, APIs, data models, user interfaces, integrations, tests, and operational tooling.
• Direct AI coding agents by writing clear specs, acceptance criteria, implementation plans, and verification steps.
• Review and own AI-generated code, tests, pull requests, and migrations for correctness, security, maintainability, and production readiness.
• Help establish repeatable AI-assisted engineering practices for Enterprise Technology projects.
• Design and implement integration-heavy, data-intensive, and workflow-driven systems for enterprise applications and operational platforms.
• Apply and extend AI-assisted engineering tooling, including coding-agent workflows, repo access patterns, context setup, automated verification, and reusable delivery templates.
• Track practical delivery metrics such as cycle time, quality, rework, test coverage, cost, adoption, and operational health.
• Partner with Product, Security, business stakeholders, and Enterprise Technology teams to deliver secure, maintainable software.
• Improve testing, review, observability, documentation, and operational practices for AI-assisted delivery.

We get excited about candidates like you because...

• You have 12+ years of experience building and shipping production software as a hands-on engineer, senior IC, technical lead, or Staff-level contributor.
• You have strong production experience with Python and/or Type Script across backend, frontend, data, API, or cloud-native systems.
• You have hands-on experience using AI coding agents or tools such as Claude Code, Google Antigravity, Codex, Cursor, or similar systems.
• You have strong engineering judgment for reviewing AI-generated code and knowing where human oversight is required.
• You have experience building or integrating services, APIs, relational data stores, event-driven systems, and user-facing workflows.
• You are familiar with cloud-native development, preferably GCP, including CI/CD, monitoring, security scanning, and cost-aware engineering.
• You have an understanding of secure engineering practices, RBAC, SSO, audit logging, and controls for enterprise systems.
• You're able to influence technical decisions, mentor engineers, and raise quality across a significant system or project area.
• You communicate with both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.

• Experience with enterprise systems, business applications, workflow platforms, data platforms, or internal tools.
• Experience with media, streaming, content platforms, or complex business domains.
• Experience building developer-facing tools, templates, or internal platforms that help engineers ship software faster and more safely.
• Experience with LLM or agent observability tools such as Datadog, Lang Smith, Langfuse, or similar systems.
• Experience with data migration, compliance-sensitive systems, SOX controls, audit-heavy environments, or complex enterprise integrations.

Join a team of fun, passionate colleagues and enjoy a range of benefits and perks.

• Competitive compensation package including salary plus performance bonus potential.
• Flexible time off policies.
• Generous medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; HSA and FSA options.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Parental leave and support programs.
• Pet-friendly offices where available.

Crunchyroll is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected characteristic. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.

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 Sony Group Corporation.