// U.S.-based custom software engineers
Custom software development for the systems your operations run on.
Talk directly to the U.S.-based engineers who build it, fix it and keep it running. We take on new builds, systems that are hard to use or don’t work on phones, and projects that stalled somewhere else.
Trusted by teams at
Teams using Just A Menu, our own platform:
Engaging Effortless Presence was one of the best decisions I have ever made as a business owner. They are one of our most valued vendors and readily earned a spot in my lifeboat!
Scot Carson
Chief Experience Officer, Amusement Advantage
// Why teams call us
Sound familiar? The moments businesses bring us in
Effortless Presence is the custom software development company that operations teams, plants and contractor networks bring in when the software their work runs on doesn’t fit how they work. Each card opens the page that answers it.
“Our existing system is difficult to use.”
We modernize the system you already depend on one screen or workflow at a time, fixing what slows people down and keeping what still works, before anyone talks about a rewrite.
Legacy application modernization →“Our contractors need to do this from their phones.”
We build and retrofit contractor portals so people can register, find work, update their status and upload photos from a phone, not only from a desk.
Contractor portal development →“We need software that follows our specific process.”
We build custom business software around how work actually moves through your company: who enters what, who approves it, and where the data has to end up.
Custom business software →“We need better production data and visibility into downtime.”
We build plant-floor apps where operators log production and downtime on the line, planned or unplanned, with causes and durations stored where your reporting can use them.
Manufacturing software →“We built a prototype and need someone to deploy and support it.”
When a spreadsheet, no-code app or employee-built tool becomes something the business depends on, we turn it into a secure, hosted and supported application that doesn’t rest on one person.
Prototype to production →“Our developer disappeared and the project is stuck.”
We take stock of the code, hosting and accounts, work out how the system actually behaves, fix what’s urgent, then plan the rest with you. Starting over is not the default.
Software project rescue →// Services
Custom software development services: four ways we help
Start from where you are today: nothing built yet, a system people struggle with, a project in trouble, or a plant that needs better data. See all services on one page.
Build
Build software that follows your process
Web applications, internal tools and portals built around how your team already works and connected to the data you already have. Start with custom business software, or go straight to internal tools, replacing Excel, customer and vendor portals or API and SQL Server integration.
Modernize
Fix a system that’s hard to use or doesn’t work on phones
Keep what works in the system you already run and fix what slows people down, one tested piece at a time. See legacy application modernization, mobile-friendly retrofits, Classic ASP migration and contractor portals.
Run & rescue
Take over a stuck project or keep it running
Pick up software another developer left behind, turn a prototype the business now relies on into a supported application, and keep it maintained. See software project rescue, maintenance and support, prototype to production and working with us as a development partner.
Manufacturing
Plant-floor data and downtime
Apps operators use on the line to record production, traceability and downtime, planned or unplanned, with the causes and durations your reports need. See manufacturing software, downtime tracking software and food manufacturing software.
// Case studies
Selected work
A contractor portal we’re modernizing page by page, a plant-floor data app and a restaurant platform we built, and a careers website we host and maintain. See all case studies.
Modernization · Contractor portal
A contractor portal made mobile-friendly, page by page
We’re modernizing Amusement Advantage’s existing contractor portal for its network of 60,000+ contractors. Mobile-responsive pages now cover about 90% of the contractor workflow, with 20–30% fewer support requests for login, opportunity search and assignment status.
Manufacturing · Data collection
Production, traceability and downtime data from the plant floor
A custom application where Chelten House operators record production performance, product traceability and equipment downtime (planned vs unplanned, with causes and durations), stored in SQL Server to support their Tableau reporting.
Our own platform · Restaurants
A platform we designed, built and still run
Just A Menu keeps QR menus, TV menu boards, print, websites and an API in sync from one dashboard, plus the JAM Player hardware.
Hosting · Maintenance
A national careers website, hosted and maintained
We host and maintain the careers website for a national retail chain. The client is confidential, so we don’t name it.
// How we work
How it works, from first call to running in production
The same order whether you’re starting something new or fixing something you already run. See how we work in more detail.
Step 1
A first call with an engineer
Your first call is with an engineer, not a salesperson. Describe the system and the problem in your own words. If you want an NDA first, say so and we’ll sign it before you share details.
Step 2
We map how the work actually happens
Who does each step, on which device, where people work around the current system, and what it has to connect to: databases, reports, APIs and the tools you already run.
Step 3
We build or improve in small, tested pieces
New or existing, the work moves in small, tested pieces rather than one big release, and we improve what already works before anyone talks about a rewrite. It’s the way we’re modernizing Amusement Advantage’s portal: each page tested on a staging copy before production.
Step 4
The same crew hosts, maintains and supports it
The engineers who built or improved it keep it running after launch, so you never have to explain your system to a stranger. Need a team for the long haul? See how we work as a development partner.
// Free tools
Free tools for your next software decision
Every number is yours. Every formula is on the page. Nothing you type is sent anywhere unless you choose to send it to us. Browse all free tools or our plain-language guides.
Checklist
Software handover checklist
Tick off code, accounts, hosting, data and docs, then get a ready-to-send request list for your outgoing developer.
Use the checklist →Assessment
Software project health check
Answer 18 plain-language questions to see risk areas, red flags and the questions to ask your developer this week.
Check your project →Scorecard
Rewrite or refactor?
Score your legacy application on value, pressure, risk, data and readiness, and get a recommended path with the reasons behind it.
Score your system →Calculator
Downtime cost calculator
Price an hour of unplanned downtime with your own rates, margins and crew, per line and per year. No benchmarks.
Calculate your cost →// FAQ
Questions people ask before they call
Who will I actually talk to?
The engineers doing the work. There’s no account-manager relay: your first call is with an engineer, and the same crew builds, hosts and maintains your software. Here’s how an engagement runs.
Where are your engineers?
Effortless Presence is an Orlando, Florida custom software development firm, and our team is 100% U.S.-based: nothing is offshored. We’ve served clients nationwide since 2018. More about Effortless Presence.
Can you work on software someone else built?
Yes. We regularly improve, connect and maintain systems that already exist. For example, we’re modernizing Amusement Advantage’s existing contractor portal page by page, testing each page on a staging copy before production.
How much will it cost, and how long will it take?
It depends on scope, and we won’t guess before we understand it. On your first call an engineer will tell you what a sensible first piece of work looks like and what it would take. If you’d like to understand what drives the number first, read our guide to custom software cost.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes, NDAs are welcome: say so and we’ll sign before you share details. We’re also a registered supplier on SAP Ariba, which helps if your procurement team works there.
// Made in the USA
100% U.S.-based software engineers, in Orlando since 2018
Everyone who works on your software is in the U.S., and nothing is offshored. The engineers you talk to are the ones who build, fix and support it, from Orlando, Florida since 2018, for clients across the country.
Since 2018
Building and supporting software
Orlando, FL
100% U.S.-based team, clients nationwide
SAP Ariba
Registered supplier
NDAs welcome
Happy to sign before you share details
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// Bring us in
Tell us about the software your business runs on.
A new build, a system that’s hard to use, a stuck project or a prototype that needs to go live. An engineer, not a salesperson, will get back to you.
202-88-MAGIC · or email info@effortlesspresence.com