Manager, Engineering, VideoIQ

About the role

This role reports upward to the Director of Video Players and owns the full delivery and operationalization of video intelligence. It leads a team of engineers while partnering across engineering, product, and program management to execute the technology roadmap. The position represents the Crunchyroll engineering team externally within a hybrid work environment.

Software engineers turn product ideas into working code. Engineers work in small teams, review each other's work, and ship in small batches. Most teams follow agile practices such as sprints and daily standups. Engineers also write tests, fix bugs, and improve performance. The field values clear communication as much as technical skill. Engineers spend part of every week on planning, code review, and debugging, not just writing new code. The ability to explain a technical decision in plain words separates strong engineers from the rest.

Key facts

What you'll do

Data-driven decisions for video intelligence are enabled through analytics and operationalization that remain implementation-agnostic. Industry trends are researched, and new technologies are benchmarked against existing market solutions. The Crunchyroll engineering team is represented externally during hiring and interviewing.

Requirements

The posting states a minimum of 2 years of experience.

Five or more years of industry experience and two or more years of leadership experience are required to demonstrate sustained operational excellence. Hands-on experience across mobile, web, backend, database, and infrastructure is necessary for solving full-stack challenges. Experience working with product and program peers to establish technology roadmaps is required for aligning cross-functional goals. The capability to lead technology leaders and drive important engineering programs must be shown through communication and execution. A Bachelor's or Master's degree is required as a baseline for this senior leadership position.

Practical notes

The role is based in Hyderabad, India, with hybrid work arrangements that balance focus and collaboration. Typical interview steps

Hiring for engineering roles usually starts with a recruiter screen, followed by one or two technical rounds. Candidates often solve a coding problem, discuss past projects, and answer system design questions. Some loops include a take-home task. Final rounds typically cover team fit and give candidates a chance to ask questions. Interviewers look for how you break down an unfamiliar problem, not just whether you reach the answer. Practicing a few problems aloud and reviewing your own past projects are the best preparation.

Good to know

Engineering managers operate at the intersection of technical execution and people leadership. Data platforms and streaming analytics tools enable insight generation at scale. Cross-functional collaboration with product, program management, and engineering teams is common in this domain.

Questions to ask

Useful questions for the interview: what a typical week looks like, how work is assigned, what tools the team uses, and how feedback works. Asking how the role has changed recently and what the team wishes it had known when joining is also reasonable. Questions about the manager's priorities are especially valued.

Career growth

Engineering careers usually progress from individual contributor to senior, staff, and principal levels. Some engineers move into management and lead teams of five to twenty people. Others stay on the technical track. Growth follows demonstrated impact, not tenure alone. A typical engineering ladder has clear levels with defined expectations for scope, quality, and mentorship. Moving up usually requires owning outcomes end to end rather than completing assigned tickets.

About the company

An American entertainment company runs a dedicated anime streaming service. Subscribers access on-demand shows through a paid membership. The platform focuses on animated series and films. Operations center on delivering episodes with regular updates. Teams manage content delivery and user experience. Viewers explore a catalog designed for ongoing series releases. Service access requires a subscription. Continuous growth drives content availability and technical improvements. The company aligns its product with viewer habits. Streaming reliability remains a core goal.