# Smoothstack

> Smoothstack is a U.S. technology services and workforce development company that recruits early-career engineers, trains them against client-specific technology requirements, and deploys them to enterprise projects. Its hire-train-deploy model combines paid technical training, staffing, and consulting; its federal business operates as Fedstack.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** McLean, United States
- **Founders:** John Akkara (Co-founder and CEO), Prashanth Ram (Co-founder and CTO), Boris Kuiper (Co-founder, COO and CFO)
- **Products:** Hire-Train-Deploy, Mirrored Environment Immersion (MEI), Platform-specific engineering teams, Fedstack, IT Warriors
- **Notable:** Ranked No. 684 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, according to its August 2024 announcement., Announced ACE college-credit recommendations for nine courses in February 2024., Reports delivering 42 engineers across three technology stacks for an unnamed systems integrator.

## Products & services

- **Hire-Train-Deploy** — Recruit, employ, train, and deploy engineers using curricula aligned with a client’s technology environment. The careers page describes training lasting 8-14 weeks; specific case studies describe 12-week cohorts.
- **Mirrored Environment Immersion (MEI)** — Client-aligned project training that simulates the enterprise environment in which engineers will work.
- **Platform-specific engineering teams** — Custom-skilled talent for AWS, ServiceNow, Salesforce, MuleSoft, Pega, SAP, Workday, and related enterprise technologies.
- **Fedstack** — Federal business unit offering technology consulting, talent scaling, and partner training in areas including data and AI, application development, infrastructure, digital platforms, and cybersecurity.
- **IT Warriors** — Technology career pathway for transitioning service members and veterans, described on the company’s military careers page.

## Achievements

- Ranked No. 684 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, according to its August 2024 announcement.
- Announced ACE college-credit recommendations for nine courses in February 2024.
- Reports delivering 42 engineers across three technology stacks for an unnamed systems integrator.
- Reports delivering ten Microsoft developers after a custom 12-week program.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 21 and 22, Smoothstack published insights on moving AI pilots into production and on how early-career engineers build confidence, reflecting its current emphasis on engineering judgment and enterprise readiness.
- **2025-11** — On November 21, the court approved the settlement in O’Brien v. Smoothstack, including specified service awards and $189,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs; these figures do not establish the total settlement value.
- **2025-05** — A July 2025 judicial opinion records that the separate Department of Labor action settled and was dismissed with prejudice on May 21, 2025.
- **2025-01** — Fedstack announced its launch as Smoothstack’s federal business unit. The January 22, 2025 post contains an inconsistent 2024 dateline; contemporaneous January 2025 coverage corroborates the launch period.

## Links

- Website: https://smoothstack.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smoothstack/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Smoothstack
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVkhHlCe90uarMqefcrrVQ
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Smoothstack

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Last updated: 2026-10-27