We help scaling startups fix their backend architecture, integrate AI features that work in production, and design the products their users actually want to use. Senior team. Fixed-scope sprints. No retainer required to start.
Trusted by teams across the Gulf, UK, and US
We don't do everything. We do four things exceptionally well — and we've scoped each one so you know exactly what you're getting before you commit.
A 1.5-week deep-dive into your backend. We identify your top scaling risks, map your bottlenecks, and assess exactly where AI integration would create measurable value in your product. You get a written report, a prioritized roadmap, and a 45-minute walkthrough with our team. $3,500 flat.
We integrate Claude API, build RAG pipelines, and ship production-grade AI features — not demos. Document intelligence, semantic search, workflow automation, AI-powered Q&A. We've built and deployed this stack on Kubernetes in the UAE and know exactly where the complexity hides.
Enterprise-grade UX for B2B SaaS, government platforms, and complex workflows. Design systems built from scratch. User research, Figma delivery, developer handoff. We've designed products for regulated industries — healthcare, utilities, ports and logistics — where UX errors have real consequences.
Strategy through deployment. We architect, design, and ship — Laravel, Node.js, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Claude API. We built and deployed a production AI SaaS (multi-tenancy, RBAC, KEDA autoscaling) on OCI UAE in a single engagement. We know what done actually looks like.
Kova Studio was founded by a backend architect with 10+ years building distributed systems for high-traffic fintech and e-commerce platforms, and a product designer with 4+ years designing enterprise and government products across the Gulf, UK, and US. We are not a dev shop. We are not a design agency. We are a full-product studio — which means we've both been the senior person in the room, and we know how to work together.
Our architecture work has touched systems processing thousands of transactions per minute and platforms serving 500,000+ users. Our design work has shipped to government entities, healthcare providers, and logistics operators across the Middle East. We started Kova Studio because the best product outcomes happen when engineering and design decisions are made together — not handed off between teams.
Every engagement is run by the people who sold it. No juniors on delivery. No account managers in the middle. You talk to the architect or the designer directly — every time.
We scope before we start. Fixed-price sprints mean you know exactly what you're paying and what you'll receive. No billable hours. No scope creep surprises. If the work needs to grow, we discuss it before we do it.
Experience
14+ Years Combined
Across fintech, B2B SaaS, e-commerce, government, healthcare, and logistics — on systems that actually had to work.
Every project below was scoped, architected, and delivered by our core team — not outsourced.
Led the architecture migration for a platform serving 500,000+ merchants. PHP/Laravel monolith decomposed into independently deployable services. Zero-downtime cutover. Deployment cycle time cut from weekly risk to daily confidence. New Relic + Sentry observability implemented across all services.
Full end-to-end build: multi-tenant SaaS, RBAC, audit logging, Claude API for contract analysis and clause extraction, RAG pipeline with vector embeddings, BullMQ async processing, deployed on OCI UAE with OKE Kubernetes and KEDA autoscaling.
Backend systems handling thousands of transactions per minute. Laravel + Node.js on AWS. Fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable design. Led service decoupling and data-layer optimization across payment and onboarding workflows. Architecture documentation cut by 40% using AI-augmented workflows.
UX strategy and design delivery for multiple government entities including civil defence, education authority, sports council, and a major Saudi utility regulator. Accessibility-first approach. Full Figma delivery and developer handoff. Design systems built from scratch for each platform.
UX design for a major Gulf healthcare institution. Complex patient journeys simplified. User flows, user stories, Figma screens delivered for Phase 1. Designed to meet both user expectations and clinical workflow requirements.
Full UX ownership for a major ports and logistics operator across Canada, UK, and USA platforms. Supported regional design teams, maintained design system consistency, delivered cross-region design decisions aligned to global brand standards.
If you're scaling a product and running into architecture, AI, or design constraints — that's exactly where we work. A 20-minute call is enough to know if we're a fit.
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