Project-based ERP platform for high-stakes industries with AI-native architecture
Deltek operates a project lifecycle management platform purpose-built for government contracting, construction, and professional services — industries where margin for error is minimal. The tech stack reveals active modernization: cloud-native infrastructure (Azure, Kubernetes, Istio) paired with aggressive AI adoption (Claude, LangChain, LangGraph, Coveo) and a strategic move away from legacy SQL Server integration. Engineering hiring dominance (82 of 187 active roles) alongside an 'AI Transformation Lead' on payroll signals the company is replatforming toward AI-native ERP rather than bolting AI onto existing systems.
Notable leadership hires: Product Director, Lead-to-Order Solution Architect, Sales Director, AI Transformation Lead, Technical Director
Deltek provides project-based ERP software trusted by 30,000 organizations in government contracting, architecture & engineering, construction, and professional services. The platform spans the full project lifecycle—win, plan, execute, analyze—with native governance and industry-specific intelligence. A public company headquartered in Herndon, VA, with 1,001–5,000 employees, Deltek is actively scaling cloud infrastructure, modernizing its data platform, and embedding AI agents into its core GTM systems. The company hires across the United States, India, Philippines, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Deltek runs on C#, SQL Server, Azure (App Service, SQL, Storage), TypeScript, Vue, and Kubernetes. Infrastructure is managed with Terraform and Pulumi; CI/CD via Jenkins, GitLab, and GitHub Actions. Observability layers include Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, and Zipkin. The stack spans Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI.
Deltek is actively adopting Claude, LangChain, LangGraph, Coveo, and Replicon. Projects include an AI center of excellence, AI integration work, and development of an AI-native SMB ERP offering to address the market gap in AI-native solutions.
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