Infrastructure Engineer

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 than 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, resilience, and cost efficiency.
• Implement and manage stream processing frameworks (Kafka).
• Handle orchestration and ETL workloads, employing services like AWS Glue, Athena, Redshift, or Apache Airflow.
• Develop P0 and P1 issues alert and resolution process/pipeline.
• 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) and collaborate with application engineers to enable smooth delivery.

Required Technical Skills

• 3+ years of experience with AWS services (VPC, EC2, S3, Security Groups, RDS, MSK).
• 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, backup routines, and CDC pipeline.
• Collaborative team player — able to work with engineers, data analysts, and stakeholders.

Preferred Tools & Technologies

• AWS: EC2, S3, VPC, Security Groups, RDS, DocumentDB, MSK, Glue, Athena, CloudWatch
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
• Scripted automation: Python, Bash
• Container orchestration: Docker, ECS, or EKS
• Workflow orchestration: Apache Airflow
• Streaming framework: Apache Kafka
• Other: Linux, Git, Security best practices (IAM, Security Groups, ACM)

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

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