SYLENT
Crafting custom digital solutions

Sylent
Engineered to Deliver

A global engineering company that helps businesses build, ship and scale reliable digital systems.

Mobile & web development, UI/UX design, backend systems, databases, cloud infrastructure, API integrations, AI solutions, DevOps, project management and more.

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What We Build

We architect, build and deploy scalable digital systems.

Startup speed. Enterprise discipline. Every service below is backed by engineers who have shipped production systems across fintech, insurance, e-commerce and enterprise.

Engineering

Cloud & Infrastructure

Product

Fintech & Commerce

AI & Automation

Talent

About Us

The people behind the systems.

A tight, senior team with decades of combined experience shipping production systems across industries and continents.

Van Keith

Chief Executive Officer

Hardcore full stack software engineer with over a decade of hands on, end to end development and technical leadership. Shipped production systems across fintech, banking, telecommunications, cryptocurrency and smart contracts, real estate platforms, media and broadcasting, food and retail, KYC verification and AI development including RAG pipelines. Built custom video calling platforms from scratch, led legacy system migrations at major banks handling race conditions and backward compatibility, and delivered an Airbnb competitor and platforms for some of the biggest news channels in Australia. Worked with major telecom carriers and enterprise clients across the US, Japan, Australia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Brazil and the Philippines. Lived in Kyoto, Japan for multiple years and Newcastle, Australia, sharpening his craft internationally. Multiple award winner in design and featured speaker at engineering conventions. AWS certified, internationally published author with multiple publications that have been widely cited across the industry.

Bob

Chief Technology Officer

30 years in software engineering spanning backend architecture, systems design and infrastructure at scale. Deep expertise in distributed systems, database performance tuning and platform reliability. Has architected production systems processing millions of transactions and led engineering organizations through multiple growth stages.

Jonathan

Senior Backend Engineer

Backend specialist with deep expertise in Python, Django and cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure. Builds high-throughput API services, data pipelines and async processing systems. Strong track record in fintech and enterprise platforms where reliability and performance are non-negotiable.

Blair

Senior Frontend Engineer

Frontend engineer with production experience across React, React Native, Swift and Kotlin. Ships performant web applications and native mobile apps for iOS and Android. Focused on component architecture, accessibility and interfaces that feel fast on any device.

Harvey

Lead UI/UX Designer

Award-winning designer specializing in mobile app, web app and product experience design. Creates design systems, interaction patterns and visual identities that drive user adoption. Bridges the gap between design intent and engineering execution with pixel-level precision.

Donna

Chief Financial Officer

Manages financial operations, budgeting, forecasting and compliance across all Sylent engagements. Ensures project profitability and sustainable growth while keeping the business lean and accountable to every dollar spent.

Our Mission

To help businesses build and scale reliable digital systems through focused engineering, thoughtful design and practical execution.

We exist to deliver real solutions, not presentations and not promises. We work on systems that solve real problems.

As a California based company powered by global engineering talent, we combine startup agility with the resources of a large enterprise. Offering the technical depth of a large firm while maintaining the direct access and accountability of a small team.

We build mobile apps, web platforms, backend systems, integrations, AI tools and enterprise grade solutions with one goal: to simplify operations, reduce friction, and turn complex processes into reliable systems.

Mobile AppsWeb PlatformsBackend SystemsIntegrationsAI ToolsEnterprise Solutions
Our Vision

To become the trusted technology partner for growing businesses that value execution over noise.

We envision a future where companies choose partners not by size or hype, but by reliability, clarity and consistent delivery.

Sylent aims to prove that a focused team with strong engineering discipline and clear communication can deliver better results than larger firms burdened by complexity and unnecessary overhead.

We strive to offer the capabilities of a large technology company while preserving the responsiveness, transparency and personal accountability of a startup.