Design-engineering mismatch
You hired designers. They delivered mockups. Engineering said: "Impossible on our backend." The mockups went nowhere.
ENTERPRISE APPLICATION REDESIGN
Your legacy application is stable. Your users hate the interface. You can't rewrite the backend. We redesign the front end while your backend stays intact.
Does this sound familiar?
Legacy applications don't fail all at once. They drift. The early signs show up where engineering isn't looking.
Any one is manageable. Together, they usually mean one major OS update or audit away from real problems.
You hired designers. They delivered mockups. Engineering said: "Impossible on our backend." The mockups went nowhere.
Training takes 3+ days. Support tickets average 40+/week. Users work around your app instead of through it.
New framework version ships. Login breaks. Forms break. Payments break. You find out from users, not testing.
Your audit found: role-based access invisible. Data sensitivity not reflected in workflows. Compliance requirements not enforced in UI.
Why design-only fails
You hire a design firm. They deliver beautiful mockups. Engineering says: "Our backend doesn't support that interaction model" or "Those API calls will time out" or "That requires a database schema change we can't make." The mockups go in a drawer. Six months and $500K later, nothing shipped.
Design and engineering must align from day one. We are product engineers who design. We understand your backend constraints before we touch the UI.Due to design-engineering misalignment
Gartner, 2025Co-designed backend and frontend ship faster
Forrester, 2025When design accounts for security from the start
Deloitte, 2025Let's align your design with your constraints.
The five pillars
We don't design in a vacuum. We design inside your system.
Your API has latency. Your database has concurrency limits. Deployment windows exist. We design around these realities, not against them.
We map backend constraints before we sketch. We design for the performance you actually have. When handoff happens, engineering knows exactly what's possible.
Enterprise applications live under scrutiny: HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI, NIST. Design that looks good but violates compliance is worthless.
We design role-based access into every screen. We handle data sensitivity in the UI. We design for offline-safe interactions and audit logging.
Your users are accountants, logistics coordinators, nurses, supply chain managers. They don't care about micro-interactions. They care about completing their task in fewer clicks.
We interview your actual users. We sit with them while they work. We design for their reality: old laptops, multiple applications, data entry while on the phone.
You don't need a design system for innovation. You need one your engineers can maintain without a full-time design police force.
We deliver Figma libraries tied to your CSS. We create design tokens in code. We document why each decision was made. Your team maintains it; we build the foundation.
WCAG AA is a legal requirement, not a nice-to-have. We design accessible from day one: color contrast, keyboard navigation, screen reader support, semantic HTML.
Users with visual impairments, mobility issues, or cognitive differences are part of your user base. Excluding them costs revenue and exposes you to liability.
Our process
We map your infrastructure, redesign your workflows, validate against your backend, and handoff production-ready specs.
API architecture, database limits, security model, user workflows. Outcome: Design possibility space mapped.
Simplify workflows, reduce decision trees, map journeys. Outcome: Wireframes approved.
Design UI that works within your API latency and concurrency limits. Outcome: Clickable prototypes on your actual backend.
Annotated Figma, CSS, specs, accessibility audit, security review, design system docs.
From the field
15-year-old app, 40+ support tickets/week, 3-day training. We redesigned around backend constraints. Result: Support tickets -70%, training -95%, transactions +30%.
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45+ min search time, 60% cart abandonment. We mapped ERP constraints, redesigned discovery and checkout. Result: Session time -62%, abandonment 60% → 18%, revenue +35%.
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Legacy iPad app. 15+ support tickets/quarter. We added offline capability and one-handed navigation. Result: Calls/day +40%, deal cycle -2 weeks, NPS 32 → 72.
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NEXT STEP
A technical conversation with the engineers who'd do the work. Not a sales call.
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About Nalashaa
The things a procurement or security review asks about, and what each one means once the project is running.
100+ web and mobile apps across industries
ISO 9001:2015 · ISO 27001:2022 (Intertek-certified)
US HQ (Edison, NJ) · Engineering in Bangalore & Kochi
How we work with you
We design. You build.
We design and build in phases. You get value every 4-8 weeks.
We design and rebuild end-to-end.
We redesign your application in phases while you run it.
Every sector has different rules
Different sectors have different constraints. We redesign to the standard yours is held to, not a generic checklist.
Data at rest on device, audit trails, patient privacy
Role-based access in every screen. Audit logging visible. Offline-safe workflows.
Claims consistency, member portal access
Design claims workflows for clarity. Member data hierarchy explicit.
EHR usability, clinical decision support
Clinical workflows designed for speed. Status visible at a glance.
Clinical workflow integration, audit trails
Audit logging in every interaction. Compliance documented in UI.
Biometric auth drift, transaction retry
Transaction states explicit. Failure modes designed. Compliance visible.
Account security, balance sync
Secure authentication designed. Transaction history clear.
Policy data consistency, document retention
Claims workflow visible. Policy terms accessible. Compliance audit trail.
Checkout abandonment, inventory sync
Design for slow networks. Perceived performance built in.
Device integration, work order tracking
Offline-first design. Reduce data entry. Barcode workflows.
Real-time tracking sync, driver communication
Background location safe. Offline data queued explicitly.
Grid monitoring, real-time alerts
Operations dashboard for instant comprehension. Alerts prioritized.
Billing accuracy, subscription management
Billing transparency designed. Subscription status visible.
Accessibility, audit trails, role workflows
WCAG AA from first wireframe. Audit logging in every interaction.
Offline sync, student data protection
Privacy in every screen. Student data protected visually.
Case management, document chain of custody
Compliance tracking visible. Audit trails in design.
Project tracking, time entry, billing
Time tracking clear. Project status visible. Billing transparent.
Tenant portal access, maintenance requests
Tenant data segregation visible. Request status tracked.
Reservation accuracy, guest data handling
Reservation status clear. Guest privacy obvious.
Field rep workflows, offline access
Field rep tasks prioritized. Offline designed safely.
Content rights, subscription management
Rights workflow clear. Subscription status explicit.
Field data collection, sensor integration
Field workflows for outdoor. Offline sync explicit.
Donor management, fund allocation
Donor data segmented. Fund allocation tracked.
Course enrollment, grade protection
Student data protected. Privacy controls obvious.
Multi-tenant auth, API version drift
Multi-tenancy designed clearly. Customer data isolation obvious.
We start with your constraints. Backend architecture, API performance, compliance requirements. Every decision is validated against constraints before we ship it to engineering.
Dashboard redesign: 6-10 weeks. Single application: 8-16 weeks. Complete platform: 16-24 weeks. We scope individually.
Yes. We've redesigned 15-year-old applications. We understand mainframes, older Java, outdated databases. We design for your stack, not against it.
We embed it from day one. We review your compliance framework (HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI, etc.) before sketching anything. We design role-based access into every screen.
Annotated Figma designs, production-ready CSS, interaction specs, accessibility audit, security review, design system documentation, handoff specs.
That's what we do. Your backend stays intact. Only the interface changes.
Dashboard redesign: $15K-25K. Single application: $30K-50K. Complete platform: $60K-120K. We scope before any commitment.
We problem-solve in real time. This isn't a handoff model. We work alongside your engineering team. If we miss a constraint, we adapt.
Because design isn't separate from engineering. Design that ignores backend reality is worthless. We're engineers first. Design is how we structure the experience around your constraints.
Yes. System consulting, audit, or build-out available separately. We build systems that live in code, not Figma databases that go stale.