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  1. azdv · · focus · HN ↗
    Location: Toronto, Canada (ET; overlap US and UK hours)

    Remote: Yes

    Willing to relocate: No

    Contract only, via my own Canadian company (W-8BEN). Not seeking employment.

    Technologies:

    * FinTech: banking APIs, payment processing, ledger and card systems, crypto exchange integration

    * AI/ML: PyTorch, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, RAG, vector DBs, MLOps, evaluation and model-risk tooling

    * Core: Go, Python, Rust, Node.js, AWS/Azure/GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes

    * Architecture: event-driven systems, microservices, high-frequency trading platforms

    Recent achievements:

    * Led FinTech transformations for banking systems ($100M+ daily volume)

    * Architected AI/ML platforms with 98% infrastructure cost reduction

    Resume: Upon request

    Email: dev (at) azdv.co

    Seeking: Fractional CTO and principal architect work where regulated finance meets AI. Payments and core banking modernisation, and the evaluation, model-risk and audit-evidence side of AI inside a regulated institution.

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