steady/developer
Software studio · SteadyDeveloper.com

Software that ships steady, and stays that way.

SteadyDeveloper designs, builds and runs dependable software for businesses that can't afford surprises. We take products from first commit to production, and we keep them healthy long after launch.

Build status0.00° off plumb
Products
2 live
Releases
Weekly
Drift
None
What we do

Our most requested services

One accountable team for the whole lifecycle, so you aren't stitching together contractors for each phase.

/build

Custom Web Applications

Line-of-business apps, customer portals and internal tools, built on proven stacks and documented so your team can own them.

/identity

Identity & Access Integration

Connect Entra ID, Okta, Google Workspace and HR systems so accounts are created, changed and removed without manual tickets.

/ai

AI-Assisted Workflows

Practical AI features that save real hours, like drafting, classification and summaries, wired in with guardrails and audit trails.

/run

Maintenance & Support

Monitoring, patching, dependency upgrades and a clear support channel. Your software keeps working while you run the business.

Why SteadyDeveloper

Calm, predictable delivery — not just software, but services and integrations

Most projects fail from drift: scope that wanders, releases that slip, integrations that break quietly. Our process keeps everything level — the code, the connections, and the team behind them.

  1. 01

    Small, frequent releases

    You see working software every week, not a big reveal at the end. Problems surface while they're cheap to fix.

  2. 02

    End-to-end, not hand-off to hand-off

    We own the full stack — app, integrations, identity, and infrastructure. No finger-pointing between vendors when something breaks.

  3. 03

    You own everything

    Source code, documentation and infrastructure live in your accounts. No lock-in and no mystery boxes.

  4. 04

    Support that sticks around

    Launch is the midpoint. We stay on to monitor, patch and improve, on a plan that fits your budget.

Meet the founder

20 years of identity and integration, from the server room to the cloud

SteadyDeveloper was founded by a practitioner who has spent two decades connecting systems that weren't designed to talk to each other — and literally wrote the book on it. From on-premises Active Directory and LDAP in the early 2000s through modern cloud identity platforms like Entra ID, Okta and Google Workspace, the work has always been the same: make the right people have the right access, automatically, with a clear audit trail. That depth of experience is what powers IdentityMesh and every identity engagement we take on.

Identity & Integration
20+ years · Cloud & on-prem

Two decades of hands-on identity work spanning Active Directory, LDAP, SAML, OAuth, SCIM, Entra ID, Okta, Google Workspace and custom HR-to-directory pipelines. Built provisioning and deprovisioning workflows for organizations from 50,000 to millions of seats — including automotive, DoD, education, healthcare, and state and local government.

Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Handbook
Co-author · Packt Publishing, 2016View on Amazon ↗

Co-authored the definitive handbook on Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 — covering installation, synchronization, the MIM Service, privileged access management, certificate management, and operational best practices. Used to teach identity management to companies across multiple continents. Active member of the MIM product group on development.

Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Handbook book cover
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 HandbookJeff Ingalls & David SteadmanPackt Publishing, 2016
CyDeploy
Technical Co-founder

Co-founded and led the technology at a Maryland cybersecurity company that helps enterprise IT teams safely test and roll out changes before they reach production.

Liberty Brew Coffee
Founder & CEO · Best of South Carolina 2026

Founded and ran an award-winning coffee business end-to-end — counter operations, supplier relationships, point-of-sale and back-office systems. Named Best of South Carolina 2026. Uptime there is measured in customers waiting in line.

Best of South Carolina 2026
IdentityMesh & PlateMargin
Founder · Product builder

Two decades of integration work crystallized into products: IdentityMesh for enterprise identity sync, and PlateMargin for restaurant food costing. Both run in production and are maintained by the same team that builds client software.

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