No two days look the same, and Tristam Fenton-May, SVP of Engineering at Deriv, wouldn't have it any other way. In episode five of 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃 @ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, Tristam shares what it really means to build when the problems keep getting more interesting.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? Michael, Principal Engineer at Deriv, didn't buy into AI straight away. In episode four of 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃 @ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, he shares what that change really looked like. Smaller teams, clearer ownership, and a faster way of building.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹? Lipika, Senior Manager of Front-end Engineering, answers that in Episode 3 of 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃 @ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜. Her inside view of the Deriv's Front-end team is hard to ignore.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝗽? Soban, Product Manager at Deriv, has lived it. He’s been hands-on through the transition to exponentially faster building. In Episode 2 of 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃 @ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, he breaks down what execution speed really means, why AI has to win for clients, and why the most exciting chapter is still ahead.
Speed is only sustainable when the foundation is solid. In Episode 1 of 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃 @ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, Raunak, VP of Engineering, shares how we restructured first, agile teams, real ownership, then brought in AI.
Every AI team talks about "limitless potential." We'd rather show you the plumbing. 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃<𝗲𝗱> is where our AI engineering team writes about what we're actually building: the architectural tradeoffs, the production code, and the problems that don't have clean answers yet. No thought leadership. Just the honest reality of shipping AI in fintech. First posts are live: derivai.substack.com
Deriv retains the Investors in People Platinum accreditation proving that our AI-first transformation starts with people. 🏆 This puts us in the top 6% of platinum-accredited organisations globally, ranking 6th in the Tech and IT sector. Thank you to our global teams for staying committed to excellence through this period of incredible growth.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱. From 700+ applications and 90 teams to 11 finalists and 7 winners: this weekend, a powerhouse mix of 555 students and professionals took over the Deriv Hackathon in Cyberjaya. After a gruelling selection process, we have officially found our champions. Congratulations to: 🥇SecretFeature (RM 15,000) 🥈 SixtyOne (RM 10,000) 🥉 QB Bot (RM 5,000) 🏅 TradeIQ, C7R!_@LT, A.I.E.G.I.S., FiftySix (RM 2,000 each) An incredible weekend with 67% students and 33% working professionals bringing innovation to life. 58 talented participants are now in our hiring pipeline. Thank you to every participant, mentor, and our judges for making this happen.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝟭,𝟵𝟰𝟰 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲? 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. The Deriv AI Talent Sprint Dubai just wrapped with a staggering 167 prototypes built from the ground up. The hackathon might have ended, but we are still reliving the moments: winning presentations and participant insights. Here’s a glimpse of the innovation, collaboration, and breakthrough thinking that defined the weekend.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻! For the first time, we're bringing this challenge to Dubai, while keeping it open to builders worldwide. Join us for 3 days of building real AI solutions. Work directly with our team, compete for up to 10,000 USD, and fast-track your way to a career opportunity. Solo or team of 3. Hybrid: online or in-person in Dubai. Read all about it: https://url-shortener.me/ANSE
