Strangling a monolith without a big-bang rewrite
How we migrate legacy systems service by service while everything stays live.
Web platforms
Production-grade web apps and dashboards — fast, accessible, and built to last beyond launch day.
Software engineering studio
Software that earns its place in production.
Tenafor is a software development firm that designs, builds, and scales web and mobile products for startups and enterprises.
$ tenafor ship --env production→ building api, web, mobile …✓ tests 428 passed · coverage 94%✓ type-check · lint · audit clean✓ deployed in 42s · zero downtime# shipped on the first try
The stack we build on
TypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsGoPythonRustPostgreSQLGraphQLAWSKubernetesTerraformReact NativeSwiftKotlinRedisTypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsGoPythonRustPostgreSQLGraphQLAWSKubernetesTerraformReact NativeSwiftKotlinRedis
What we do
Full-stack capability, from idea to scale.
We act as your product engineering team — or extend the one you already have. Senior people, end to end.
Mobile apps
Native-feeling iOS and Android products from a single, maintainable codebase your team can own.
Backend & APIs
Resilient services, clean data models, and APIs that other engineers actually enjoy building on.
Cloud & DevOps
Infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and observability so shipping is routine — not an event.
AI integration
Practical AI features wired into real products — retrieval, agents, and evals that hold up in prod.
Product & design
Discovery, UX, and interface design that keeps engineering honest and the roadmap grounded.
How we work
A process built around shipping.
Short feedback loops, working software early, and no surprises at the end. Every engagement runs the same disciplined rhythm.
01
Discover
We pressure-test the problem, map constraints, and agree on what success actually looks like.
02
Design
Architecture and interface decisions made in the open, with prototypes you can click through.
03
Build
Weekly releases to a real environment. You see progress as running software, not status decks.
04
Scale
We harden, instrument, and hand off — or stay on to keep raising the ceiling with you.
Case studies
Products we helped bring to life.
A few engagements we're proud of — explore the full set on our case studies page.
What clients say
Teams that shipped with us.
Hear from the teams we've worked alongside.
Tenafor's guidance was invaluable in ensuring the our project's success, and we truly appreciate the way the team stood by us until we were able to take full control. Their professionalism, commitment, and teamwork made a significant difference, and we are truly grateful. We look forward to continuing our successful partnership.
Kathirvel KumaresanDirector, Advaya Softech
We had asked Tenafor to enhance the user experience in our app and they were able to visualize the customer journey, pinpoint issues and improve the UX with ease. The entire interaction was pleasant and smooth. I would recommend Tenafor to the people in my network for their custom software development requirements.
Latha SrinivasanFounder, MindfulTalk
The Tenafor team was able to develop our product with exemplary skill and care and I truly appreciate the value they have provided us. I would recommend Tenafor to anyone thinking of building an MVP quickly.
Shasesharan KKFounder, HattiMarket
Blog
Notes from the build.
Engineering write-ups, opinions, and lessons learned shipping to production.
Engineering
Practice
Why our first deploy goes to production
Shipping a thin slice to prod on day one de-risks everything that follows.
AI
Evals before agents: LLM features that hold up
The test harness we build before any model touches a real user.
Let's build
Tell us what you're trying to ship.
Bring us the problem, the deadline, or the half-finished codebase. We'll tell you honestly how we'd approach it.