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About The Role We're seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join our platform team, handling massive-scale data processing and analytics infrastructure that supports over 5B+ events and more 5M+ DAU .We’re looking for someone who can help us scale gracefully while optimizing for performance, cost, and resiliency. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and manage our AWS infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on automation, resiliency, and cost-efficiency. Develop and oversee scalable data pipelines (for event processing, transformation, and delivery). Implement and manage stream processing frameworks (such as Kinesis, Kafka, or MSK). Handle orchestration and ETL workloads, employing services like AWS Glue, Athena, Databricket, Redshift, or Apache Airflow. Implement robust network, storage, and backup strategies for growing workloads. Monitor, debug, and resolve production issues related to data and infrastructure in real time. Implement IAM controls, logging, alerts, and Security Best Practices across all components. Provide deployment automation (Docker, Terraform, CloudFormation) and collaborate with application engineers to enable smooth delivery. Build SOP for support and setup a functioning 24*7 support system (including hiring right engineers) to ensure system uptime and availability Required Technical Skills 5+ years of experience with AWS services (VPC, EC2, S3, Security Groups, RDS, Kinesis, MSK, Redshift, Glue). Experience designing and managing large-scale data pipelines with high-throughput workloads. Ability to handle 5 billion events/day and 1M+ concurrent users’ workloads gracefully. Familiar with scripting (Python, Terraform) and automation practices (Infrastructure as Code). Familiar with network fundamentals, Linux, scaling strategies, and backup routines. Collaborative team player — able to work with engineers, data analysts, and stakeholders. Preferred Tools & Technologies AWS: EC2, S3, VPC, Security Groups, RDS, Redshift, DocumentDB, MSK, Glue, Athena, CloudWatch Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation Scripted automation: Python, Bash Container orchestration: Docker, ECS or EKS Workflow orchestration: Apache Airflow, Dagster Streaming framework: Apache Kafka, Kinesis, Flink Other: Linux, Git, Security best practices (IAM, Security Groups, ACM) Education Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field Relevant professional certifications in cloud platforms or data technologies Why Join Us? Opportunity to work in a fast-growing audio and content platform. Exposure to multi-language marketing and global user base strategies. A collaborative work environment with a data-driven and innovative approach. Competitive salary and growth opportunities in marketing and growth strategy. Success Metrics ✅ Scalability: Ability to handle 1+ billion events/day with low latency and high resiliency. ✅ Cost-efficiency: Reduction in AWS operational costs by optimizing services, storage, and data transfer. ✅ Uptime/SLI: Achieve 99.9999% platform and pipeline uptimes with automated fallback mechanisms. ✅ Data delivery latency: Reduce event delivery latency to under 5 minutes for real-time processing. ✅ Security and compliance: Implement controls to pass PCI-DSS or SOC 2 audits with zero major findings. ✅ Developer productivity: Improve team delivery speed by self-service IaC modules and automated routines. About KUKU Founded in 2018, KUKU is India’s leading storytelling platform, offering a vast digital library of audio stories, short courses, and microdramas. KUKU aims to be India’s largest cultural exporter of stories, culture and history to the world with a firm belief in “Create In India, Create For The World”. We deliver immersive entertainment and education through our OTT platforms: Kuku FM, Guru, Kuku TV, and more. With a mission to provide high-quality, personalized stories across genres from entertainment across multiple formats and languages, KUKU continues to push boundaries and redefine India’s entertainment industry. 🌐 Website: www.kukufm.com 📱 Android App: Google Play 📱 iOS App: App Store 🔗 LinkedIn: KUKU 📢 Ready to make an impact? Apply now Skills: aws services,bash,networking,kafka,data pipeline,docker,kinesis,data pipelines,etl,terraform,automation,aws,security,ec2,cloudformation,cloud,scripting,linux,infrastructure,amazon redshift,python,vpc,network fundamentals,workflow orchestration,stream processing frameworks,container orchestration,dagster,airflow,s3 Show more Show less
