Derivative Path · 8 hours ago
Senior Platform Engineer – Cloud Architecture & AI Platforms
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
CA$110K/yr - CA$140K/yr
5+ years expDerivative Path empowers institutions across the capital markets with innovative, AI-driven technology and expert advisory solutions. They are seeking a Senior AI Platform Engineer to design scalable, secure cloud infrastructure that supports AI and machine learning capabilities. The role involves operational responsibilities within a DevOps team and focuses on building a robust platform for model training and deployment.
FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial ServicesFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Design and own AWS multi-account architectures, including VPC networking, security controls, and shared-services patterns to support AI workloads
Build and maintain scalable compute environments using ECS Fargate, EKS, and Lambda for both application and model hosting
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK (preferred) or Terraform to define and manage the entire AI platform stack
Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, incorporating blue/green and canary strategies for model deployments
Architect and operate data services including RDS (Aurora), S3, and Vector Databases (e.g., Pinecone, pgvector) to support RAG and other AI patterns
Partner with the AI Innovation Group to operationalize models using AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, and Azure OpenAI Service
Implement comprehensive observability for infrastructure and model performance, monitoring for latency, drift, and resource utilization
Ensure platform resilience and security, defining disaster recovery strategies and enforcing strict IAM policies for sensitive data
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure
Deep expertise in AWS core services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3) and networking (Transit Gateways, Route 53)
Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code, specifically AWS CDK or Terraform
Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS or ECS) and Docker
Proficiency in Python for scripting and automation; experience with API frameworks (FastAPI) is a plus
Familiarity with MLOps practices and tools (SageMaker, MLflow, Kubeflow) and deploying LLMs in production
Experience designing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) for both code and data/model workflows
Understanding of database architecture, including relational (PostgreSQL) and vector stores
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Benefits
Competitive bonus, base salary, and equity compensation
23 days of PTO
Fully remote
RRSP contribution at 3%
Competitive health benefits
Health, dental, vision, retirement plan, contribution, and a generous paid time off policy
Company
Derivative Path
Derivative Path offers a cloud platform for simplified international payments and OTC derivative trading, catering to all institution sizes.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$35MKey Investors
FTV Capital
2020-06-24Private Equity· $35M
2013-11-01Series A
Leadership Team
Pradeep Bhatia
Co-Founder and CEO
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John Fleming
COO
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