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SURVANT JAMES

Senior Software Engineering — US-Based

We build, scale,
and sell
software.

Survant James is a senior US engineering team you can bring on as your own — one that already works like a team. We took a childcare-camera company to 4× revenue. We're ready to do it again. With you.

Book an intro call or see what we do ↓
4×
Revenue growth
UP TO 7
Senior engineers
20+
Years experience
>90%
Test coverage

01 / Offerings

However deep you need us.

i
Full-stack green-field build-out
Web, mobile, cloud — from zero.
ii
Targeted build-out, revamp, or bug squashing
A mobile/web app or backend service that needs help.
iii
Cloud migration
On-prem to cloud, between providers, or multi-cloud.
iv
CI/CD
Install the testing and deployment automation you should already have.
v
Due diligence, audit prep, evaluation, coaching
For when someone needs an adult in the room.
vi
Full service or staff augmentation
Run the whole thing, or plug into yours.

02 / Approach

A team that already works like a team.

01
Senior, US-based, and immediately available.
Up to 7 engineers ready now: three 15+ year veterans with executive and leadership experience, three 8+ year senior full-stack engineers, plus a trusted extended network of co-conspirators, mercenaries, and pinch hitters.
02
Kaizen, not heroics.
Continuous improvement, test and deployment automation, and frequent releases. That is how quality and cadence actually happen.
03
Built for the long arc.
We do not just ship features — we build the engineering and the cadence that make a business more valuable over time.

03 / Proof

For nearly a decade, we were their entire engineering org.

Until a successful exit, Survant James served as the outsourced engineering team — from product strategy to deployment — for the leading childcare camera system in the country.

01 — BUILD
A modern codebase

A new frontend, the backend migrated into the cloud, and a legacy zero-tests, FTP-for-deploys stack replaced with a CI/CD pipeline and >90% test coverage.

02 — SCALE
620,000+ families

An integration platform that was critical to keeping their largest customer — and the cadence to grow revenue 4×.

03 — SELL
A private-equity exit

Acquired by private equity — and they bought out their only competitor on the way.

Where it led
4×
revenue growth
Acquired by private equity
1
competitor bought out

And we're ready to do it all again. With you.

04 / Clients

Startups, agencies, government, non-profits.

Strong Feet Athletics
Startup · 5–20
Operations platform for sales + support
Taplister
Startup · 5–20
Cloud deployment, web app
Afterall.tv
Agency · 5–20
Cloud deployment, web app
Broomfield, CO
Government · 500+
Cloud deployment, web app
Capsci Health
Startup · 5–20
Mobile app development
Erickson IS
SMB · 20–50
Cloud deployment, web app
Neighborhood Partnerships
Non-profit · 20–50
Cloud deployment, web app
Vadio
Startup · 5–20
Cross-platform mobile SDK (C++)

05 / Stack

What language do you use? In a word: yes.

We've shipped in TypeScript, Swift, C, C++, Obj-C, C#, Java, Kotlin, Python, Ruby, PHP, Go — and most things you've heard of. We'll work with what you've got.

Cloud architecture & deployment
AWS · GCP · Azure · Terraform
Continuous Integration & Delivery
Automated test + release pipelines
Native mobile
iOS · Android
Single-page web applications
Modern frontend stacks
Embedded development
Firmware to device
Cross-platform & SDKs
React Native · shared C++ cores

06 / Who

Benjamin van der Veen, founder of Survant James

Meet Veen.

Benjamin van der Veen — Veen for short — has over 20 years in software across engineering, leadership, and executive roles. He founded Survant James in 2013 to partner with SMBs and unlock growth through pragmatic product design and software engineering, whether glamorous or not.

He clarifies problems fast, finds the constraints, and drives to a decision. He cuts to the root of a technical challenge and explains complex systems in plain terms — which makes him a rare bridge between the people building the thing and the people paying for it.

Off the clock: machining and fabrication, embedded systems, aviation, film photography, piano, and all things that go vroom. Fluent in French. Based in Bend, Oregon.

Let's go.

Tell us what you're building — or what's breaking. We'll take it from there.

Book an intro call