We believe in teams that matter
Stackform Systems was built by people who've spent careers solving enterprise integration problems. We're architects, engineers, and designers who've been in the trenches scaling platforms that serve thousands of developers.
Mara Ellison
Chief Executive Officer
Mara brings 18 years of enterprise software leadership, having scaled two API platforms from concept to serving 50,000+ developers. She's passionate about creating systems where technical complexity becomes an asset, not a burden.
"Enterprise systems should amplify what your teams can do, not constrain them."
Working principle: Every decision begins with the team that has to maintain it.
Theo Grant
Chief Technology Officer
Theo has designed and shipped integration platforms across fintech, healthcare, and logistics. He believes that the right architecture unlocks organizational velocity, and spends his time removing unnecessary complexity from enterprise systems.
"Architecture decisions are human decisions, not technical ones."
Working principle: Simple systems scale better than clever ones.
Priya Nanduri
VP, API Product Strategy
Priya led API strategy at a global payments platform, where she transformed a collection of internal APIs into a $200M partner ecosystem. She's helped dozens of enterprises recognize APIs as products, not just infrastructure.
"APIs that feel like products get adopted. APIs that feel like infrastructure get bypassed."
Working principle: Treat your API consumers like they matter, because they do.
Caleb Morrison
VP, Platform Engineering
Caleb has built platform engineering organizations at three Fortune 500 companies, focusing on creating developer experiences that reduce friction and unlock autonomy. His platforms support thousands of engineers shipping code daily.
"Platform engineering is about enabling your engineering teams to move faster without breaking things."
Working principle: Platform reliability is business reliability.
Elena Brooks
Director of Enterprise Architecture
Elena has guided enterprise-wide transformation programs across multiple industries. She specializes in domain modeling, service decomposition, and helping large organizations untangle years of architectural debt while maintaining business continuity.
"The best architecture is the one your organization can actually execute on."
Working principle: Listen to the systems as much as you listen to the people.
Julian Mercer
Director of Developer Experience
Julian designed and shipped developer portals and SDKs that decreased time-to-integration by 60%. He believes that every second a developer spends confused is a second they're not adding value to your business.
"Developer frustration is a design problem, not a documentation problem."
Working principle: Your API should be so intuitive it feels inevitable.
Naomi Fletcher
Principal Integration Architect
Naomi has modernized integration infrastructure for supply chain networks and healthcare systems. She specializes in event-driven architectures that handle millions of messages daily while maintaining compliance and auditability.
"Every integration should tell a story that your business understands."
Working principle: Events are the vocabulary of loosely coupled systems.
Darius Coleman
Principal Reliability Engineer
Darius has built SRE programs and incident response frameworks for multi-region systems serving millions of requests per second. He believes that reliability is earned through obsessive attention to observability and human-centered incident response.
"Your SLO is a contract with your users. Don't break it accidentally."
Working principle: Visibility into failure is the first step to preventing it.
Hannah Whitaker
Head of Security Engineering
Hannah has led security architecture programs at regulated financial institutions. She specializes in making security a friction reducer rather than a bottleneck, embedding security into APIs and workflows without slowing down innovation.
"Security that slows down the business wins out. Make security faster."
Working principle: Compliance is a minimum viable security baseline.
Owen Carlisle
Senior Product Designer
Owen has designed interfaces for complex systems serving both internal engineers and external developers. He believes that clarity of interaction design directly translates to adoption and user satisfaction.
"Every pixel should reduce cognitive load, not increase it."
Working principle: Design systems work best when architects use them.
Leah Benson
Engineering Manager, Workflow Systems
Leah has managed engineering teams building approval systems, policy engines, and automation workflows for Fortune 500 companies. She's passionate about creating systems that empower teams while maintaining governance and control.
"The best workflow is the one users don't need to think about."
Working principle: Automation should eliminate busywork, not bureaucracy.
Marcus Reid
Solutions Architect
Marcus has spent 15 years helping enterprise clients translate business challenges into technical architecture. He's known for asking the right questions and designing solutions that align technical capabilities with organizational constraints.
"The best solution is the one that your team can actually operate."
Working principle: Listen more than you propose.
Grace Holloway
Client Enablement Lead
Grace ensures that every client not only gets the systems they need, but understands how to operate and maintain them independently. She's passionate about knowledge transfer and building long-term partnerships.
"Our job isn't done until your team is confident running it alone."
Working principle: Empowered teams build better systems.
Elliot Vaughn
Support Operations Manager
Elliot manages technical support and operational guidance for clients. He believes that the best support is one that prevents issues before they happen through clear documentation, proactive monitoring, and accessible expertise.
"Support should make your job easier, not harder."
Working principle: Every support ticket is feedback about your system design.
How we work
We prioritize clarity
Vague requirements lead to vague systems. We ask tough questions, document trade-offs, and design solutions that align with organizational reality, not ideals.
We design for operations
Every architectural decision we make considers how your team will operate it. Complexity is a cost that's paid daily by engineers running the system.
We transfer knowledge
Our engagement isn't complete when we leave. We invest in making sure your team understands the decisions, can maintain the systems, and feel equipped to evolve them.
By the numbers
Enterprise engagements completed
Years average experience per architect
Developers building on our clients' platforms
Team members across architecture, engineering, and operations
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