Hi, I'm Ben. When you hire Lobi, you hire me.
I'm a software consultant, and Lobi Software Studio is my practice. I help companies make good technical decisions and build what's worth building, working with AI to do what used to take a whole team.
Ben JohnsonFounder, Lobi Software Studio · Columbus, Georgia
The cost of building software changed. The way companies buy it didn't.
A system that once needed a team of engineers and a year of runway can now be built by one software consultant working with AI, in weeks. It's how I work every day.
Most companies still make software decisions on guesswork, or on whatever a chatbot told them. They renew what they have, pay more every year, and never find out what else is possible. I started Lobi to give companies clear direction that empowers them to make sound technical decisions.
How I work
Four habits you can hold me to.
You work with me directly
No account managers and no junior developers learning on your project. The person on your calls is the person writing the code.
I'll tell you when to keep a tool
Sometimes the rented software is the right answer. If it is, I'll say so, and you'll know why.
I learn your regulations, not just your requirements
Every industry runs on rules, written or not. I read the source material, so the software follows the rule and not someone's summary of it.
You see working software every week
Not status reports. Something your team can click through and try on real work.
Why one software consultant works
Fewer people means fewer handoffs, fewer meetings, and nobody translating your problem for someone else.
AI changed what one experienced engineer can deliver. What it didn't change is judgment: knowing what to build, what to leave alone, and what will hold up in an audit. That part is my job, and it doesn't get delegated.
- Your system never lives in my head.The code sits in your repository and runs in your cloud account from the first day.
- Everything is written down.Architecture notes and runbooks for deploys, backups, and incidents come with the work, not after it.
- Any capable engineer can pick it up.That's the standard I build to, whether or not you ever need it.
Where I work
Remote, with clients anywhere in the US. I'm based in Columbus, Georgia, and I'll travel for a kickoff when being in the room matters.
Let's talk about what you're paying for.
Bring whatever you're weighing. It's a free 30-minute call with me, not a sales team.