Full-Time
Developer Relations Manager
Posted on 4/10/2025
Shakudo
11-50 employees
Data stack operating system for AI
No salary listed
Toronto, ON, Canada
Hybrid
Onsite preferred in Toronto; open to remote candidates.
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- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
- Ideally 3+ years of experience in a Developer Relations, Technical Evangelism, Solutions Engineering, or a hands-on software/data engineering role, preferably at a data, AI, or developer tools company.
- Develop practical, technically deep content (use cases, tutorials, code samples, technical guides) to enable developers and data scientists to succeed with Shakudo.
- Create engaging technical video content (e.g., deep-dive walkthroughs, live coding sessions, implementation tutorials) showcasing the advanced capabilities and integration possibilities of the Shakudo platform.
- Partner closely with engineers to deeply understand new capabilities, infrastructure components, and translate them into actionable examples and best practices for the technical community.
- Conduct technical deep dives and interviews with customers and community members, transforming their experiences into compelling technical case studies and implementation stories.
- Collaborate with developers, customers, and partners to foster an ecosystem around Shakudo, potentially facilitating contributions and co-creating technical content or integrations.
- Produce supporting technical content like blog posts detailing specific implementations, demo scripts for hands-on workshops, and technical quick-start guides.
- Help build, nurture, and moderate Shakudo's technical community across various channels (e.g., Discord, forums, GitHub), answer technical questions, and gather feedback for the product and engineering teams.
- Act as a credible technical voice for Shakudo at developer conferences, technical webinars, meetups, and workshops, delivering compelling demos and presentations.
- Design and build compelling proof-of-concept applications and demonstrations showcasing Shakudo's capabilities in solving real-world data and AI problems.
- Ideally 3+ years of experience in a Developer Relations, Technical Evangelism, Solutions Engineering, or a hands-on software/data engineering role, preferably at a data, AI, or developer tools company.
- Location preference onsite Toronto, Canada; open to remote candidates.
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
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Loblaw reduced AI development cycles from six months to same-day delivery using platform.
- Customer-led Series A2 funding validates product-market fit with CentralReach executives personally investing.
- Sevenfold growth since 2023 Series A attracts strategic investors like Wittington Ventures for expansion.
What critics are saying
- Databricks integrates 170+ tools natively, capturing enterprises with $50B valuation dominance.
- AWS Bedrock sovereign AI controls undercut Shakudo pricing via credits for regulated clients.
- DoD CMMC 3.0 certification delays block non-US platforms from defense contracts entirely.
What makes Shakudo unique
- Self-hosted VPC deployment keeps customer IP within organizational infrastructure, avoiding vendor lock-in.
- Integrates 170+ commercial and open-source tools including generative AI, reducing engineering overhead.
- Autonomous Kaji agents run natively in customer infrastructure for regulated industries like nuclear and healthcare.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -2%1 year growth
↓ -5%2 year growth
↓ -5%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, 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.
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.
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.