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Turning Client-Led Vibe Coding Into a Governed AI SDLC Process for a Legacy Retail Operations Platform

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MobiDev

Turning Client-Led Vibe Coding Into a Governed AI SDLC Process for a Legacy Retail Operations Platform

MNDA

Series B+ Startup
Company Type
New York, United States
Location
Project work
Engagement Model
6 - 10 people
Team Size
Ongoing
Duration
$50K - $100K
Budget

About

MobiDev implemented an AI-driven Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) framework to modernize a legacy retail operations platform. By integrating AI coding assistants and automated workflows into existing pipelines, the project accelerated feature delivery and streamlined code refactoring. The solution optimized engineering efficiency while preserving complex legacy business logic and ensuring platform stability.

Challenge, approach, and impact

Modernizing Legacy Codebases Without Disruption

The client relied on a complex legacy retail operations platform that accumulated significant technical debt over years of continuous use. Accelerating development through traditional refactoring posed high operational risks and long development cycles. The primary challenge was integrating AI-assisted workflows into the established engineering process to increase velocity and maintain strict compliance with legacy business rules without causing system downtime.

How we built

AI & ML Solutions
SaaS

Testimonials

Anonymous

Verified Testimonial

“Integrating AI into an enterprise SDLC isn't just about giving developers a code-completion tool; it's about fundamentally redesigning the workflow to handle legacy technical debt safely. For this retail platform, our main focus was ensuring that AI-generated suggestions strictly adhered to the deep-seated business rules already built into the system. By combining automated prompt strategies with rigorous peer reviews and automated testing, we transformed a slow, high-risk refactoring process into an agile, highly predictable engineering engine.“

Team structure

Client team

Tom

CEO

The client stakeholders were working closely with the team at MobiDev

Agency team

Backend Developer

Production

Frontend Developer

Production

QA Engineer

Production

Project Manager

Governance

UX Designer

Production

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