Does Crunchyroll pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Crunchyroll employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Crunchyroll. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Crunchyroll?

57% of Crunchyroll employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Crunchyroll 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Crunchyroll?

Senior Software Engineer (14) , Software Engineer (14) , Director (5) , Marketing (5) , Project Manager (5) , Manager (4) , Product Manager (4) , Analyst (3) , Anonymous (3) , Vice President (3) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Employee (2) , Engineer (2) , Engineering (2) , Intern (2)

What are the pros of working at Crunchyroll according to real employee reviews?

"Working at CR you get to meet some really great people with the same interests." ((in 32 reviews)); "• Benefits and office perks are great." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great culture, and very driven first" ((in 18 reviews)); "There used to be great coworkers passionate about the product and fun to work with" ((in 15 reviews)); "The office is great, and really dog friendly (huge plusses in my book)." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Crunchyroll according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership is fostering a culture a of distrust and fear." ((in 19 reviews)); "Teams consistently face layoffs while still suffering from overwork after the previous round of layoffs, and no one is able to get assistance because everyone is equally overworked." ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management and executives are ignorant about who is actually competent versus who is barely qualified to make coffee." ((in 12 reviews)); "Was told creepy manager was going to be fired." ((in 9 reviews)); "The pay is average so not too exciting" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Crunchyroll layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Crunchyroll layoffs and their outlook for job security at Crunchyroll in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Crunchyroll locations?

San Francisco , Los Angeles , Dallas , Culver City , Coppell , Brooklyn , Omaha , Texas City , Daly City , Pleasant Hill , Dallas-Fort Worth

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Crunchyroll

Part of Sony Pictures Entertainment

Crunchyroll reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(240 total reviews)

Rahul Purini

53% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Crunchyroll has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 240 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Crunchyroll employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

240 reviews

1.0

Mar 6, 2023

A good company turned bad

Product management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work on a cool product that audiences love

Cons

Crunchyroll used to be a very nice company to work for. Unfortunately the culture has been changing for a while and the toxicity has spread now to almost every corner. It is now a company that does not value independent thinking, or is interested in any dissenting opinion or fomenting discussion. A general 'do as you are told and shut up' overview, where disagreeing in any way can just get you terminated. And management teams that are more concerned with internal politics and vendettas than doing what is best for the users.

2.0

Mar 3, 2023

Not a great time to join

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing co-workers who love Anime and Manga. Strong push to move quicker and use modern tools to increase time for more interesting problems. Very passionate fan base

Cons

Crunchyroll of the past had its faults like moving slowly and building more things then it should have but it had a large focus on people and growth that seems to have been lost. Post merger it now seems like if your experience doesn't conform to how leadership sees technology, then it's largely sidelined. Day to day direction comes from the higher ups with managers having to course correct as necessary. This has led to burnout and a questioning of wether the company has a strategy for its goals. Favoritism runs high. Technology changes happen top down with discussions not feeling genuine. Public company discussions rarely feel safe. Fear tactics are used. Little responsibility from management for creating projects that have fundamental business flaws. Overall the company seems to have shifted to be very top down which works for some but not others. It's a bit unclear if this is temporary or just how it is going forward.

5.0

Feb 27, 2023

Pretty good overall

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed working environment, Friendly people

Cons

Not flexible in terms of technologies and architecture

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