Great coworkers. Leadership needs work. - Senior Software Engineer Crunchyroll Employee Review

1.0
Mar 4, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Peers I worked with were passionate about the intersection between tech and anime, and we built amazing things during my time there. - Startup culture where you can get a lot done if you're good with barebones AWS and can navigate the politics. - Decent pay

Cons

Leadership is either intentionally or unintentionally killing the culture. - They create top-down initiatives that "sound good" but in reality are low-impact at best or downright harmful to the anime community at worst. - Lack of career development. Felt like they cared more about deliverables than my personal development. Especially over the past 9 months, and it's getting worse.

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5.0
Apr 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great culture when you have a great boss.

Cons

Not great for contractors as they have too many limitations not allowing them to contribute as widely.

2.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of Passion for Anime

Cons

-unstable - low pay - no benefits -layoffs

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