Principal Engineer, Engineering Practices — Drive Tech Excellence

Ellation, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 326,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary plus bonus

Flexible time off

Medical, dental, vision

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) with employer match

Parental support

Pet insurance

Job summary

Crunchyroll, LLC is seeking a Principal Engineer, Engineering Practices in San Francisco to lead technical strategy and architectural guidance across the Engineering organization. You will mentor leaders, develop reusable patterns, and influence outcomes by earning technical credibility rather than enforcing mandates.

You will partner with engineering leadership to translate priorities into a durable technical roadmap, evaluate new technologies, and foster a culture of technical ownership and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills.
• Collaborative, influential, and able to lead across organization levels.
• Hands-on engineer who can validate designs and contribute to critical initiatives.
• Expertise across front-end, back-end, or infrastructure domains.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into a long-term technical strategy.
• Provide architectural guidance and reusable patterns for teams.
• Coach and mentor senior engineers and technical leaders.
• Lead architecture workshops and learning sessions.
• Develop and document architectural guidance and patterns used across domains.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Full-stack expertise

Architecture guidance

Job description

Crunchyroll, LLC is seeking a Principal Engineer, Engineering Practices in San Francisco to lead technical strategy and architectural guidance across the Engineering organization. You will mentor leaders, develop reusable patterns, and influence outcomes by earning technical credibility rather than enforcing mandates.

You will partner with engineering leadership to translate priorities into a durable technical roadmap, evaluate new technologies, and foster a culture of technical ownership and