--- title: 'Forward Deployed AI Engineer at StackAI' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/forward-deployed-ai-engineer-stackai-san-francisco-c66wjy8kjhq6' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-11' --- # Forward Deployed AI Engineer at StackAI - **Company:** StackAI - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Compensation:** $153k–$200k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-05-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/stack-ai/d65c8bc9-7b75-4fa9-b551-322fa822f657/application **Skills:** Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Large Language Models (LLM), Python, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Enterprise Data Analytics, Experience with Fortune 500 enterprise accounts > Deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions, focusing on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and LLM workflows for Fortune 500 clients. The role involves integrating large language models into operations, optimizing solutions on the Stack AI platform, and contributing to the codebase to translate customer feedba... ## Job description ## About the Company StackAI (by Asana) is a no-code AI workflow platform that empowers companies to build, deploy, and scale AI-powered workflows easily. With thousands of users and rapidly growing enterprise adoption, our mission is to democratize access to LLMs and bring AI into the hands of every business operator, not just developers. An Asana Company, we're building the foundational platform for the AI-driven future of work ## About the role We’re seeking an experienced engineer to deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions, focusing on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and large language model (LLM) workflows. This role is vital to expanding our reach with Fortune 500 and enterprise clients across various industries. Role Overview: You will integrate large language models into enterprise operations, working with strategic accounts to align solutions and technical approaches. Using the Stack AI platform, you'll also partner with clients to co-design solutions for emerging needs. Responsibilities: - Optimize and support solutions within strategic accounts on the Stack AI platform. - Map requirements and relationships within target enterprise customer offices. - Pursue opportunities and provide feedback on our go-to-market strategy. - Contribute directly to the StackAI codebase, translating customer feedback into platform improvements across the Python backend and React/Next.js TypeScript frontend. - Forecast and close high-value opportunities. - Write proposals, pitch stakeholders, and lead product demos. - Evangelize Stack AI at enterprise events. Requirements: - 3+ years of experience in data science, software development, or generative AI. - Experience with strategic enterprise accounts, preferably Fortune 500. - Expertise in AI/ML, RAG pipelines, LLM workflows, and enterprise data analytics. - Eagerness to build a business in a fast-paced environment. - Ability to travel 10-20% of the time. ## About StackAI Stack AI is a no-code drag-and-drop tool to quickly design, test, and deploy AI workflows that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to automate any business process. Our core value is to make it extremely easy to build arbitrarily complex AI pipelines using a visual interface that allows you to connect different data sources with different AI models. Our customers use Stack AI to build applications such as: - Chatbots and Assistants: AI agents that interact with users, answer questions, and complete tasks, using your internal data and APIs. - Document Processing: apps to answer questions, summarize, and extract insights from any document, no matter how long. - Answer Questions on Databases: connect GPT-like models to databases (such as Notion, Airtable, or Postgres) and ask questions about them. - Content Creation: generate tags, summaries, and transfer styles or formats between documents and data sources. ## About StackAI ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: StackAI provides a no-code, enterprise-grade platform for building, deploying, and governing AI agents and workflow automations, trusted by regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and defense. - **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Asana in May 2026; continues to operate as its own product and brand) - **Headquarters**: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (also lists San Francisco as a headquarters location) - **Founded**: 2023 - **Founders**: Tony Rosinol (Co-Founder & CEO) and Bernard Aceituno (Co-Founder & President) ## Core Business - **Primary Industry**: Enterprise AI platform / Agentic workflow automation - **Target Customers**: B2B Enterprise – IT, finance, legal, risk/compliance, healthcare, defense, and other regulated organizations - **Mission/Purpose**: To bring safe, scalable, agentic AI into the world’s most regulated enterprises, enabling teams to automate manual work with security and governance. ## Products & Services - **[StackAI Platform](https://www.stackai.com/)**: A no-code, drag-and-drop platform for building enterprise AI agents. Key capabilities include: - Visual agent builder with 100+ integrations (SAP, SharePoint, ServiceNow, Slack, etc.) - LLM-agnostic – deploy the best model for each task - One-click RAG pipelines for context-rich responses - Export agents as chatbots, forms, APIs, and more - Role-based access control, audit logs, PII detection/redaction - Deploy anywhere: multi-tenant, VPC, on-premise - Compliance certifications: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001 (in progress) ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed (acquired by Asana; acquisition terms not publicly announced) - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – **$19.5M** (across 3 rounds) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Asana (acquirer), Y Combinator, Gradient Ventures (Google AI fund), Epakon Capital, Soma Capital, and others - **Growth Signals**: - Acquired by Asana in May 2026, signaling strong product-market fit and strategic value - Employee headcount grew **352.9% YoY** (from ~14 to 64 employees as of mid-2026) - Operates in 11 countries; 32 active job postings as of July 2026 - Customers include YMCA Retirement and LifeMD ## Competitive Advantages - **Enterprise-Grade Security & Compliance**: SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001 (in progress) – certified for handling sensitive data in regulated industries. - **No-Code + Deep Integrations**: 100+ pre-built connectors (SAP, ServiceNow, SharePoint, etc.) allow non-technical teams to build agents quickly. - **LLM Agnostic**: Choose the best model per task (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, etc.), avoiding vendor lock-in. - **White-Glove Support**: Dedicated AI strategists and forward-deployed engineers assist customers from pilot to scale. - **Deployment Flexibility**: Multi-tenant, VPC, or on-premise options satisfy strict data residency requirements. ## Strategic Focus - Post-acquisition by Asana, StackAI will continue operating as its own product while benefiting from Asana’s resources to accelerate feature development and expand use cases. - Near-term priorities include deeper integration with Asana’s work management platform (shared plans, memory, goals) while maintaining all existing integrations and workflows. - Hiring push: “doubling our team size in 2026” (from LinkedIn), with roles across engineering, product, and customer success. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as “a small dedicated team of insanely talented individuals” that is “user-centric, craft-focused, creative” – ambitious yet pragmatic, moving fast while caring about details. - **Impact**: Build a category-defining product with strong customer momentum in high-stakes industries (finance, healthcare, defense). - **Growth**: High headcount growth (352% YoY) and active hiring across 32 roles as of July 2026. - **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office presence likely (Cambridge and San Francisco offices); remote-friendly given employees in 11 countries. - **Engineering Culture**: Technical team makes up 51% of workforce; founders are MIT PhDs; strong emphasis on AI, security, and enterprise architecture. ## Sources 1. [stackai.com](https://www.stackai.com/) – Official product and platform information 2. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/stack-ai) – Funding, headquarters, investors, customers 3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stackai) – Employee count, growth, locations, culture 4. [stackai.com/blog/stackai-joins-asana-to-build-the-future-of-agentic-work-management](https://www.stackai.com/blog/stackai-joins-asana-to-build-the-future-of-agentic-work-management) – Acquisition announcement and FAQ 5. [stackai.com/blog/stackai-explained](https://www.stackai.com/blog/stackai-explained) – Detailed feature and security overview ## Other roles at StackAI - [Senior Software Engineer - Encryption & PHI](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-encryption-phi-stackai-san-francisco-zckvmt1s3rwh) — San Francisco, CA - [Senior DevOps Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-devops-engineer-stackai-san-francisco-3ca3vyy24k6j) — San Francisco, CA - [Lead QA Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/lead-qa-engineer-stackai-united-states-d54pkfw2tweg) — United States - [Sales Development Representative (Healthcare)](https://feeny.ai/job/sales-development-representative-healthcare-stackai-new-york-a8rkvqvfe9f9) — New York, NY - [Solution Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/solution-engineer-stackai-new-york-wez31d6zj86e) — New York, NY - [Product Marketing Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/product-marketing-manager-stackai-new-york-pq87q9g20p52) — New York, NY - [Product Security Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/product-security-engineer-stackai-warsaw-t96grawx8dr9) — Warsaw, Poland - [Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-identity-access-stackai-warsaw-cdnv3axsvx36) — Warsaw, Poland - [Senior Software Engineer, Engine & Distributed Systems](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-engine-distributed-systems-stackai-warsaw-2nvech1y24sc) — Warsaw, Poland - [Platform Engineer, APIs & Observability](https://feeny.ai/job/platform-engineer-apis-observability-stackai-warsaw-prpftdzjtmaw) — Warsaw, Poland