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 33 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 14 reviews)); "• Good benefits" ((in 14 reviews)); "one of the best teams in terms of providing support and being compassionate w situations" ((in 9 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 17 reviews)); "Constant restructurings and layoffs slow down the development of projects." ((in 16 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 6 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

(239 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 239 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

239 reviews

2.0

Jun 20, 2024

Not Crunchyroll anymore

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Crunchyroll before the Funimation/Sony merger. When Crunchyroll was owned by ATT and Warner it was a great place to work. The work culture was amazing and everyone was so amazing. The company cared about the customers and employees. After the merge it seems like a lot of the Crunchyroll employees from before the merger were not appreciated anymore. The work culture changed and it wasn't a great place to work anymore. Funimation slapped Crunchyroll's name on their brand and is taking credit.

Cons

Upper does not take feedback seriously. Even with free lunch, the quality has gone down. There are obvious favoritisms that makes it unfair to other employees.

3.0

Jun 24, 2016

No big lofty statement, just points

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, though there are plenty of positions where this does not seem to be the case. Right on a BART exit, too! Great food 4 days a week, and dinner if you stay late. Interesting subject matter and interesting problems to solve.

Cons

Concentration of power - the actual decision making stops once you get five desks away from Tom's, though this has gotten much much better in the last six months, specifically in engineering. HR is terrifying - a retaliatory fire seems more likely than any positive resolution for problems brought up outside of anonymous forms (which themselves are routinely ignored and/or not addressed). There's only a single woman in leadership.

1.0

Jun 8, 2024

Do more. Get paid less.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There's a significant advantage if you're male. Around 70% of individuals holding director positions or higher are men.

Cons

At Crunchyroll, if you're in the highest tier of your payment "band," instead of a merit increase, you'll receive a lump sum. While this might seem fine initially, the issue arises when this lump sum doesn't grow over time. In fact, in subsequent years, it may even decrease. Get ready for a workplace where the expectation is to do more and work harder, yet your earnings diminish year after year.

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