About Rackner

Delivering Decision Advantage Since 2015

We started as a startup consultancy. Now we build AI-enabled decision advantage software for the US Government - mission-critical platforms combining MLOps, DevSecOps, and cybersecurity at scale

Full-Stack Mission Software

Trusted by DoD Software Factories like Platform One, we build the cloud-native infrastructure and AI systems powering critical missions. From custom inference models for command and control systems to MLOps pipelines for operational AI, we integrate DevSecOps rigor with cybersecurity-first design. Our teams build production-grade decision advantage software for hard problems in niche, high-consequence domains where bleeding edge meets mission critical.

Trusted by Mission-Critical Organizations

We deliver for organizations operating at the highest stakes. Our work spans the Department of Defense (US Air Force, Army, Navy), Department of Homeland Security (USCIS), Health & Human Services (FDA), Department of State, and NOAA. We hold prime and subcontracts building AI-enabled software and DevSecOps platforms where failure isn't an option. These partnerships demand enterprise-scale reliability with startup-speed execution - exactly what we're built for.

We hire lifelong learners who bring relentless energy to hard problems. Our values: mission obsession, engineering excellence, and effective communication. Hard work meets high impact.

Services, Solutions, and Products

We provide custom engineering services, packaged solutions, and full products depending on what the mission requires. We partner with organizations running mission-critical legacy systems and with VC-backed tech companies building the next generation of tools. This means we can modernize existing platforms while integrating new capabilities - bringing proven stability and frontier innovation together.

From College Dorm to Defense Innovation

Founded in 2015 by Alex Raul, DJ Gagner, and Frank Hackenburg, three University of Maryland grads, Rackner started solving cloud architecture and web development challenges for startups. We scaled quickly to helping Fortune 500 companies tackle complex Kubernetes adoption. Our 2019 US Air Force contract was a turning point - we brought startup agility to government-scale problems and expanded rapidly across federal agencies. Today, we're building mission software at the intersection of AI, DevSecOps, and operational resilience.

We live on the bleeding edge. Continuous learning is our operating model - free training, certifications, and knowledge sharing fuel growth. We're remote-first with DC Metro headquarters, building high-performance teams. If you're energized by hard problems and meaningful impact, you'll thrive here.

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