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Shakudo

Data stack operating system for AI

Infrastructure Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
Toronto, ON, Canada
In PersonOnsite in Toronto; remote work not available.
DevOps & InfrastructurePlatform Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience across software, data, platform, or AI engineering roles
  • 5+ years of strong experience with Kubernetes cluster operation and DevOps, and bare-metal server operations
  • Experience operating production infrastructure at scale, including physical servers, GPU clusters, and CI/CD systems
  • Strong background in security hardening, observability, and reliability engineering
  • Proficiency in Rust is preferred
  • Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, including LLM hosting and inference serving is preferred
Responsibilities
  • Maintain and operate internal services for the rest of the Shakudo employees, including proprietary applications for sales and ETL pipelines
  • Maintain and operate DGX machines that host LLMs for the team's use
  • Maintain and operate Shakudo's product for Shakudo's internal use, and contribute to product hardening, security, and DevOps practices
  • Maintain and operate physical servers for Kubernetes clusters and ensure uptime
  • Create CI/CD pipelines for internal deployments
  • Maintain and operate the AI Gateway product for customers, ensure uptime, and contribute to product roadmap

About the company

Shakudo provides an operating system for data and artificial intelligence stacks that helps teams build, deploy, and manage AI products. The platform works by automating DevOps tasks and integrating over 170 different open-source and commercial tools into a single environment that can be self-hosted for better data security. It distinguishes itself from competitors by creating compatibility between many different software tools, which prevents companies from being locked into a single vendor's ecosystem. The company's goal is to reduce engineering overhead and complexity so that data science teams can focus on developing AI solutions more quickly.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$17M

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

2021

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What believers are saying

  • Wittington Ventures led Shakudo's $7 million February 17, 2026 strategic round.
  • Loblaw said Shakudo cut AI deployment from six months to same-day delivery.
  • Whitecap's June 2026 case study shows Shakudo expanding from analytics into advanced AI.

What critics are saying

  • Shakudo depends on regulated-enterprise wins; losing Loblaw damages credibility by 2027.
  • AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake compress Shakudo's differentiation through bundled platforms.
  • One serious governance failure turns Shakudo into an existential compliance liability.

What makes Shakudo unique

  • Shakudo runs inside customer VPCs, keeping models and data under enterprise control.
  • Its February 17, 2026 launch bundled Kaji, AI Gateway, and Compass governance.
  • Loblaw and Whitecap adopted Shakudo in 2026 for standardized in-house AI operations.

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Benefits

  • Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

9%

2 year growth

0%
BetaKit
Feb 17th, 2026
Toronto's Shakudo converts customers into investors with $7M Series A2 raise

Toronto-based Shakudo has raised $7 million USD in a Series A2 round led by Wittington Ventures, the venture arm of the Weston family's holding company that controls Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart. The round attracted investment from existing customers, including CentralReach executives who personally backed the company. Founded in 2021, Shakudo provides AI infrastructure software that helps enterprises deploy AI tools securely within their existing systems. Loblaw reportedly reduced its AI development cycles from six months to same-day delivery using Shakudo's platform. The round included participation from Golden Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures, and RTP Global, bringing total funding to approximately $18 million USD. The company has grown sevenfold since its $7.2-million USD Series A in early 2023 and plans to raise a larger Series B within two years.

Shakudo
Feb 17th, 2026
Shakudo raises $7M to power sovereign enterprise AI with new autonomous agents

Shakudo, a platform providing operating systems for enterprise AI, has raised $7 million in a strategic funding round led by Wittington Ventures, a venture capital firm affiliated with Loblaw Companies Limited. The round included participation from existing investors Golden Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures and RTP Global, as well as personal investments from enterprise customers. The San Francisco and Toronto-based company will use the funding to expand its US operations and launch two new products: Kaji, an autonomous AI agent running within customers' Virtual Private Clouds, and Shakudo AI Gateway, a control plane for managing models and agents across organisations. Shakudo's platform deploys natively within customers' infrastructure, ensuring intellectual property remains within the organisation whilst targeting regulated industries including nuclear energy, healthcare and financial services.

BetaKit
Jul 5th, 2023
Shakudo closes $9.5M Series A to help companies adopt generative AI

Toronto-based Shakudo has secured $9.5 million CAD in Series A funding to help companies launch artificial intelligence products more quickly and cost-effectively.

BetaKit
Nov 3rd, 2021
Rebranded Shakudo raises $4.2 million to expand reach of AI platform

Toronto-based software startup Shakudo has rebranded from DevSentient, raising $4.2 million CAD in seed funding to expand the reach of its AI platform for data science and ML teams.