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Engineering Manager (Full Stack, DevOps, Cloud) @ 5ive.ai

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 Engineering Manager (Full Stack, DevOps, Cloud)

Job Description

Your Role

We are building 5ive.ai a deeptech AI platform that personalizes video-based learning at scale for K-12 students. As our Engineering Manager, you'll lead the full engineering stack: from cloud architecture and DevOps to scalable frontends and personalized content pipelines. You will shape the technology roadmap and manage an elite team delivering real-world AI at scale.


What You'll Own

Engineering Leadership

  • Lead, hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team.
  • Manage the end-to-end technical delivery of features and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and AI/ML teams.

Full Stack Architecture

  • Architect frontend (React/Next.js) and backend (Node.js/Python) systems.
  • Lead design of scalable, modular, and reusable components and APIs.
  • Implement observability and performance tracking in client-side apps.

DevOps & Cloud Strategy

  • Architect secure and scalable systems on AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudFront, MediaConvert, etc.)
  • Own CI/CD pipelines and environment workflows (dev staging prod).
  • Automate infra using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.

Adaptive Video Streaming

  • Build & optimize our personalized video delivery platform.
  • Integrate HLS/DASH-based streaming, FFmpeg pipelines, DRM/CDN workflows.
  • Evaluate vendors (Vimeo, Mux, AWS Media Services) and self-hosting tradeoffs.

AI/ML Infrastructure Integration

  • Collaborate with Data Science to deploy and scale ML models.
  • Build support for GPU-inferencing, microservices, and async workers.
  • Support real-time content personalization based on user traits.

Security & Compliance

  • Ensure best practices for cloud IAM, VPC security, access control.
  • Help align infrastructure and data flows with COPPA, GDPR, FERPA.

Team Processes & Quality

  • Define workflows for code reviews, TDD, BDD, release cycles.
  • Instill strong engineering culture, balancing speed and quality.

What Were Looking For

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering; 2+ in engineering leadership.
  • Hands-on expertise across full stack: Node.js, Python, React/Next.js.
  • Deep knowledge of AWS ecosystem & DevOps (CI/CD, monitoring, cost optimization).
  • Experience building and deploying enterprise-grade applications.
  • Track record of managing scalable video delivery infrastructure.
  • Strong understanding of microservices, container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).

Nice to Have

  • Experience with FFmpeg, DRM, CDN optimization.
  • Knowledge of student data privacy and security standards.
  • Prior work in edtech or AI/ML deployment environments.
  • Familiarity with frontend observability tools (Sentry, Lighthouse).

Key Skills Checklist

  • Full Stack (Node.js, Python, React, Next.js)
  • AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, RDS, MediaConvert)
  • DevOps (CI/CD, GitHub Actions/GitLab CI, Jenkins)
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
  • Video Streaming (FFmpeg, HLS/DASH, DRM, Mux, Vimeo, AWS Media)
  • Observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK, Datadog)
  • AI/ML Infra (GPU inference, async workers, SageMaker familiarity)
  • Security (IAM, VPC, secrets management)
  • Microservices (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Team Leadership & Agile Delivery

Job Classification

Industry: E-Learning / EdTech
Functional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QA
Role Category: Software Development
Role: Engineering Manager
Employement Type: Full time

Contact Details:

Company: 5ive.ai
Location(s): Noida, Gurugram

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Keyskills:   Solution Architecting Full Stack AWS Devops Video Streaming Protocols Infrastructure As Code AI/ML infra Security Observability Microservices

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