Technical Lead

KuKu FM • E-learning • Radio • Python • Go • JavaScript • Java • C • Node JS • 1 day ago

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In office (Bengaluru)

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Staff · 5+ years exp

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KuKu FM

KuKu FM re-inventing the radio in India, so that people can listen to whatever they want to hear and can easily create a personal radio station.

kukufm.com • HQ: Mumbai, India • E-learning • Radio • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018

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Backed by India Quotient

We're seeking an experienced Technical Lead to own and scale our end-to-end media pipeline, from recording and ingestion to delivery and playback optimization across all platforms.

Responsibilities:

Design and maintain automated content ingestion, transcoding, QC, and delivery pipelines handling thousands of assets daily.
Build multi-bitrate ABR workflows using FFmpeg, AWS MediaConvert, and streaming formats (HLS/DASH/CMAF).
Architect CDN strategy and optimize delivery for startup time, buffering, and playback success.
Implement DRM systems (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady) and content protection workflows.
Build internal tools for monitoring, automation, and pipeline health.
Mentor engineers and define technical standards across teams.

Requirements:

5+ years in backend/media engineering with deep hands-on experience in FFmpeg, video codecs (H. 264/H. 265/AV1), and streaming protocols.
Strong knowledge of cloud media services (AWS MediaConvert, Elemental) and CDN internals.
Backend development skills (Python, Go, Node.js, Java).
Experience with DRM, encoding profiles, and large-scale content delivery.
Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Media Technology, or related fields.
Certifications in cloud, media systems, or security (AWS Media, DRM certifications) are a plus.

Preferred Tools and Technologies:

Media Processing: FFmpeg, GStreamer, Shaka Packager, Bento4 MP4Box.
Cloud: AWS Media Services, GCP Transcoder.
Delivery: CloudFront, Fastly, Akamai, Cloudflare.
Backend: Python, Go, Java, Node.js .
Infra: Docker, Kubernetes.
Monitoring: Prometheus, ELK, Datadog, Grafana.
Version Control: Git.

Skills

cmaf, dash, drm, fairplay, ffmpeg, hls, playready, widevine

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