Terminal Acquires Stationed AI and Launches Forward-Deployed Engineering Division

In October 2026, global engineering talent platform Terminal acquired Miami-based AI startup Stationed AI to launch a new services division called Terminal AI. Led by Stationed founder Ja'dan Johnson as General Manager, the division embeds forward-deployed engineers inside midmarket businesses to design and deploy custom AI agents, automations, and integrations. As part of the expansion, Terminal is growing its team in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood while hiring for senior engineering, account, and strategy roles at its Toronto office, including a Founding Customer Engineer and a Software Engineer, Data Platform.

Building Custom AI Integrations and Telematics APIs

Terminal operates both as a talent platform for hiring software engineers in over 180 countries and as an API provider for commercial fleet data. Its talent business handles global recruitment, onboarding, and management of technical teams. Through the new Terminal AI division, the company provides hands-on engineering deployments for midmarket organizations that lack internal AI research teams or enterprise consulting budgets.

In addition to its talent platform, Terminal offers a Universal API that acts as a unified data layer for commercial trucking. Companies building fleet management software, telematics applications, and insurance products use Terminal to access GPS tracking, vehicle statistics, and speeding metrics. The company's technical stack relies on AWS serverless architecture—including Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, EventBridge, and Step Functions—alongside TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind, SST, and CDK.

Company Leadership and Expansion

Terminal was co-founded by CEO Dylan Serota, Atomic managing partner Jack Abraham, Andrew Dudum, and Luke Finney. Executive leadership has included former Chief Revenue Officer Clay Kellogg as CEO, while founders Raghav Midha and CTO Connor Giles led the startup through Y Combinator's S23 batch. Backers include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Golden Ventures, Wayfinder Ventures, Thiel Capital, Kleiner Perkins, 8VC, and Craft Ventures.

In an October 2026 report by Refresh Miami, Dylan Serota explained that Terminal AI addresses capacity shortages across non-enterprise companies: "The AI industry is pouring billions into transforming the world's largest enterprises, but millions of businesses are being left behind," Serota told FinancialContent. "They don't need a consulting firm telling them AI is important. They need engineers who can show up, understand their challenges, and build something that works."

Remote Engineering Compensation Insights

In July 2026, Terminal published its annual Remote Software Engineer Salary Insights Report, analyzing compensation across Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Drawing from a database of over 260,000 engineers, the benchmark found that global software developer salaries run 37% to 60% lower than U.S. rates, according to coverage by HRTech Series. Canada remained the highest-paying international market in the dataset with a median salary of $121,124 CAD, while AI and machine learning engineering roles commanded the highest global pay premiums, averaging $108,526 USD.

Hiring Focus in Toronto

Terminal currently lists eight open roles, all full-time and onsite in Toronto, ON. Engineering openings focus on platform scale and backend integrations, such as Software Engineer, Backend ($200,000 – $250,000 CAD) and Software Engineer, Data Platform ($200,000 – $250,000 CAD).

Go-to-market and operations openings include a Founding Strategic Account Manager ($220,000 – $260,000 CAD), a Founding Product Marketing Lead ($180,000 – $220,000 CAD), a Founding Partnership Lead - Ecosystem / Product Partnerships ($180,000 – $220,000 CAD), a Founding Customer Success Manager ($135,000 – $165,000 CAD), and a Founding Operations Associate ($85,000 – $120,000 CAD).

Open Roles at Terminal

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