# Dhruva Kaku

Dhruva Kaku is a remote worker on Himalayas, Manager – Data Engineering at Crunchyroll, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@dhruvakaku

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I build cloud-native data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and high-performing engineering teams.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 7013k+ INR |
| Job categories | Data Engineering Manager, Data Engineer, Business Intelligence Manager, Data Architect |
| Skills | AWS, S3, Amazon EMR, Apache Spark, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Kinesis, GCP, BigQuery, Looker, Google Cloud Storage, Google Analytics, Snowflake, Databricks, Data Lake, Data Pipelines, Streaming Data, Kafka, Hadoop, Airflow, Medallion Architecture, Python, SQL, PySpark, Pandas, NumPy, Distributed Systems, Metadata Management, Data Lineage, Data Quality, Data Security, Data Governance, Compliance, Tableau, Apache Superset, Power BI, Microstrategy, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Jira, CI CD, ETL, Machine Learning, A B Testing, RAG, Data Architecture, Team Building, Mentorship, Executive Stakeholder Management, Strategic Roadmapping |

## What I'm looking for

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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.
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## About

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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.
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## Experience

### Manager – Data Engineering (current)

[Crunchyroll](https://himalayas.app/companies/crunchyroll-inc). Nov 2025 - Present

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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.
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Skills: Data-Engineering, CI-CD, Data-Pipelines, Data-Platform-Strategy, Leadership, Stakeholder-Management

### Associate Director – Data Engineering & BI

Head Digital Works. Jan 2019 - Sep 2025

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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%.
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Skills: 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

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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%.
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Skills: BIツール, Data-Warehouse, Analytics, Dashboarding, Governance, Role-based-Access, Cube-Lifecycle, Stakeholder-Management

## Education

### National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering. 2010 - 2014

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Pursued a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from 2010 to 2014.
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## Tech stack

- Amazon Redshift
- Snowflake
- Apache Spark
- Tableau
- Looker
- Amazon S3
- Google Cloud Storage
- NumPy
- Pandas
- PySpark
- Hadoop
- Google Analytics
- Databricks
- Jira
- Python
- Kafka
- Amazon Kinesis
- Airflow
- Amazon EMR
- SQL
- MicroStrategy
- Power BI
- Apache Kafka

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