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Dhruva Kaku

@dhruvakaku

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I build cloud-native data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and high-performing engineering teams.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead cloud-native data platform strategy and delivery, build high-performing teams, and align reliable analytics, governance, and AI capabilities with measurable business outcomes.

At Crunchyroll, I lead strategic data engineering delivery, CI/CD frameworks for data pipelines, and platform strategy across business domains. Previously at Head Digital Works, I built an enterprise-scale data ecosystem processing 100GB+ daily and grew a data engineering team from 1 to 12.

I’ve modernized data platforms on AWS, reduced ETL development time by 60%, saved $50K annually through ingestion optimization, and delivered ML, experimentation, fraud, and GenAI platforms that improved business outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Manager – Data Engineering

Current

Crunchyroll

Nov 2025 - Present (1 year)

Led end-to-end delivery of two strategic data engineering projects, designed CI/CD framework for data pipelines, and introduced formal design review process. Defined and executed data platform strategy across multiple business domains, partnering with senior leadership to align platform evolution with business goals.

Data Engineering CI CD Data Pipelines

Data Platform Strategy

Leadership Stakeholder Management

Associate Director – Data Engineering & BI

Head Digital Works

Jan 2019 - Sep 2025 (6 years 8 months)

Architected enterprise-scale data ecosystem on distributed systems handling 100GB+ daily volume, improving decision-making speed by 40%. Migrated BI and Data Engineering systems to AWS, scaled team from 1 to 12 engineers, and designed reusable orchestration frameworks reducing ETL development time by 60%.

AWS S3 Spark Vertica Airflow Kinesis Python Snowflake Medallion Architecture Data Governance A B Testing GenAI RAG Fraud Detection Team Leadership

Associate Consultant – BI & DW Solutions

Infocepts

Jan 2014 - Dec 2019 (5 years 11 months)

Led data engineering delivery across enterprise BI and DW client engagements, managing project scope, timelines, and stakeholder communication. Built secure enterprise analytics solutions for clients like Dr. Reddy's Labs and LivePerson, reducing analytics delivery time by 40%.

BIツール Data Warehouse Analytics Dashboarding Governance

Role based Access

Cube Lifecycle

Stakeholder Management