Mobile app backend development services
As part of our backend development services for mobile apps, we build robust server-side architecture and APIs, specializing in AI-powered backends that go beyond traditional logic. With smart recommendations, real-time decision-making, and dynamic content delivery, your app gets intelligent from the inside out.
200+ mobile engineers available right away, with decades of experience
Scalable, secure architecture that adapts to your growth goals
All major technologies supported
Clean API design, automated testing, and ongoing support for seamless integration and true peace of mind
Total alignment with your priorities: Tailored backend for mobile apps
Over 20 years of experience in custom software development. Hundreds of projects under our belt. What does it mean for you? Engineering peace of mind to every build as we design backends for:
Startups
Small or mid-sized businesses
Enterprises
We design and build a backend for a mobile app tailored to your stage, performance needs, and technical vision.
All backend components
Built to meet your system demands:
- Servers
- Databases
- Middleware
- APIs
By architecture type
We architect backends that fit your growth stage and technical strategy:
- Layered
- Microservices
- Monolithic
We also apply modern architectural approaches like event-driven design and serverless computing to boost scalability and responsiveness when needed.
By goal
Need a system to maximize customer value and market impact or streamline internal processes? We build backends for:
- Commercial distribution apps
- Internal-use mobile apps
By deployment
Looking for cloud-native scale, on-prem control, or a mix of both? We build and deploy mobile backends that align with your infrastructure strategy and compliance requirements:
- Cloud
- On-prem
- Hybrid
By backend sourcing/integration model
We adjust your backend to match your app logic, timeline, and scale:
- Platform-as-a-service (PaaS): Cloud platforms that provide infrastructure and a runtime environment for deploying custom backends without managing the underlying servers (e.g., Google App Engine, Azure App Service)
- Serverless backend: Event-driven functions that run on demand (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)
- Headless CMS integration: Content management systems that expose data via APIs, allowing them to act as backends for mobile apps (e.g., Strapi)
Our mobile backend development services
For new builds or complete revamps, across every stage of the SDLC, our mobile app backend development services are built to support growth, reduce friction, and meet the demands of your mobile ecosystem.
Mobile backend design
Before we start mobile backend development, we align on the essentials like:
- A map of user flows and key interactions, covering core in-app actions
- An architectural approach to balance speed, performance, and flexibility requirements
- A deployment model tailored to your mobile reality goals, like global reach and low latency
- A high-level infrastructure design, including load balancing, autoscaling triggers, multi-region redundancy, and disaster recovery configurations
- A blueprint for a database structure designed for fast read access, offline sync, and smart caching
- A mobile-first API strategy that supports versioning, rate limiting, and payloads optimized for intermittent network conditions.
Mobile app backend development and implementation
We build the backends your app can rely on for every load spike, user session, and update. Our solutions are thoroughly tested, secured, and architected to support high-concurrency workloads and network demands.
- Custom server-side logic powering your app’s core functionality
- AI-enhanced decision-making modules that power dynamic content delivery, recommendation systems, or predictive analytics within your mobile app
- LLM-powered chatbots or conversational agents, seamlessly integrated with backend APIs for real-time, intelligent interactions
- Environments configured to match your performance, scalability, and security goals
- Databases with mobile-optimized data models, indexing strategies, and replication mechanisms
- Custom APIs for smooth frontend–backend communication
- Robust authentication and authorization systems, including OAuth2, JWT, biometrics, and passwordless login
- Support for Web3 authentication, enabling decentralized identity and blockchain-native user experiences
- Integrations with third-party services like payments and geolocation
- Monitoring and logging tools for observability
- Established DevOps processes for fast and bug-free feature delivery.
Ongoing backend monitoring and support
No downtime, no delays, no surprises. We proactively approach mobile backend reliability, identifying potential issues before they impact users.
- Continuous backend monitoring to catch API failures, slowdowns, and outages. It also covers tracking latency on mobile networks and regional availability.
- Centralized logging to trace crashes, failed syncs, and timeout errors across devices, OS versions, and network conditions
- AI-powered observability tools for anomaly detection and log pattern recognition
- Regular vulnerability scans and updates to address mobile-specific attack vectors like insecure auth tokens, outdated dependencies, or exposed APIs
- Regular backups, index tuning, and data hygiene for high-read, high-transaction mobile usage
- Infrastructure health checks to ensure mobile apps stay responsive during traffic spikes, version rollouts, or global launches.
Backend modernization for mobile apps
Feel like your mobile backend isn’t keeping up? We can help you level it up. From performance gains to tighter security and better uptime, here’s what you can expect:
- Audit of your legacy architecture, codebase, performance metrics, and API behavior
- Modernization strategy tailored to your goals
- Backend refactoring or re-architecture
- APIs redesigned for mobile efficiency
- Cloud migration
- Security & compliance upgrades.
Let’s build the kind of backend that gives you the edge.
Hear from our expert
We never treat our clients’ initiatives as side projects: we make decisions from a place of ownership. That’s why cost optimization is built into our mobile app backend development services.
It stands on three pillars:
- The right mobile app backend architecture: We carefully weigh monoliths, microservices, or a hybrid version to strike the right balance between long-term flexibility and total cost of ownership.
- Infrastructure efficiency: Cloud costs can spiral out of control. The right cloud plan, autoscaling, load balancing, infrastructure as code, and spend monitoring tools keep performance high and waste low.
- Development efficiency: Reinventing the wheel isn’t smart. We navigate the tech landscape and rely on proven, robust tools and frameworks.”
Senior full-stack developer
Key mobile backend features we deliver
User management
- Login and signup
- Password recovery
- User profile management
- Social login
- Web3 authentication
Security and access control
- Multi-factor authentication
- Role-based access control
- Biometry
- Session and token management
- Encryption
- API rate limiting
User-facing updates
- Real-time updates
- Push notifications
- In-app notifications
- Live status syncing
Data sync and offline support
- Background data sync
- Offline access and local caching
- Data conflict resolution
System logic and automation
- Background jobs and task queues
- Scheduled workflows (e.g., reminders, reports)
- Audit logs and activity tracking
- AI-driven automation workflows, including anomaly detection
Skip the learning curve. We already speak your language
Explaining your domain challenges, constraints, or compliance landscape takes time and energy. That’s why it’s a game-changer when you don’t have to. With hands-on experience across 30+ industries, we apply proven patterns, avoid common pitfalls, and bring meaningful insights tailored to your sector.
Finance and banking
Store sensitive data in compliant environments and transmit it securely with end-to-end encryption. Extend your app’s functionality with integrations for AML, KYC, payment processors, and open banking APIs.
Healthcare
Build HIPAA- or GDPR-compliant mobile backends tailored to your regulatory landscape. Ensure security while enabling interoperability with EHRs, third-party platforms, wearables, and lab systems for real-time clinical and lifestyle data exchange.
Retail
Handle high traffic, real-time updates, and secure transactions at scale. Support dynamic pricing, personalized content, loyalty features, and live inventory. Integrate seamlessly with CRMs, payment providers, and fulfillment platforms.
Logistics and transportation
Deliver transparency and traceability with real-time tracking of shipments, routes, and fleet conditions. Integrate seamlessly with IoT sensors, GPS, and telemetry systems to monitor status, location, and environmental data. Build on low-latency, high-availability databases (or even blockchain for tamper-proof audit trails).
Foodtech
Support multi-party workflows between users, restaurants, and couriers. Enable seamless ordering, live updates, and backend delivery tracking optimized for peak demand. Integrate with payments, mapping APIs, and restaurant systems, and handle surge pricing without breaking a sweat.
Real estate
Enable map-based listings, convenient search, and personalized recommendations. Power every aspect of rent and purchase journeys, like property discovery, agent communication, scheduling, and transaction workflows.
Media and entertainment
Deliver glitch-free audio and video experiences, even during peak traffic. Build scalable backends that support streaming, personalization, and large volumes of user-generated content.
Education
Deliver engaging and personalized learning experiences with a backend built for real-time collaboration and progress tracking. Enable role-based access for students, teachers, and admins, and integrate seamlessly with learning management platforms, video APIs, and certification systems.
Advertising and marketing
Support audience segmentation, real-time targeting, and heavy data analytics. Orchestrate campaigns and consent management. Create and distribute personalized content at scale. Integrate with major ad platforms and CRMs.
Travel and hospitality
Support real-time pricing, availability, and bookings. Ensure global reach with regional adaptability. Integrate location-based services, payment systems, and weather APIs to keep travelers informed and comfortable.
Big ambitions need solid foundations
Let’s make sure your backend keeps up
Quick facts about Vention
Years of experience, deep backend and mobile expertise
Clients served from 30+ industries
Specialists with backend skills, with the total headcount reaching 3,000+ experts
Weeks from contact to kickoff
ISO 27001-certified, which means our commitment to globally recognized security standards
Our awards and recognitions, global and local
Recognized for excellence
IAOP
IAOP Outsourcing 100 (2020, 2022–2025)
Computing DevOps Excellence Awards
The Stevies
2025 Stevie Business Awards as the Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year
Globee Business Awards
Globee Awards in the Disruptors category (2024–2025)
Recognized as growth and innovation leaders
Financial Times
The fastest-growing company in the Americas according to the Financial Times (2020–2025).
Inc. 5000
A fastest-growing private company in the US and its regions according to Inc. 5000 (2018–2023) and Regionals Northeast (2021 and 2025).
Testimonials
Thomas Fontaine
CTO, Iziwork
“[They] implemented [mobile] apps, web apps, scalable backends and data systems to produce full cycle semi-automated staffing services for temp workers. They have become high quality contributors who are respected as top developers and team members in our organization.”
Evgeny Garlukovich
VP of Engineering,
Appodeal
“The reliability of the quality of work and punctuality of deliveries from the Vention team members have been consistently maintained. This includes meeting project milestones on time, adhering to specifications, and ensuring deliverables meet the expected standard. Vention team's attention to detail, commitment to deadlines, and proactive communication ensured smooth collaboration and high-quality output.”
Elena Minich
Head of Content,
Export Hunter UAB
“The Vention team has been a truly supportive and professional partner throughout our project. They’ve shown a remarkable level of personal engagement with our goals, demonstrating a genuine commitment to our success as a startup. Their flexibility, collaboration, and proactive approach have played a key role in the smooth progress of the project, making them an invaluable asset to our team.”
Jon Wade
CTO, Union54
“We needed back-end developers, business analysts, UX designers and QA testers to augment the small in-house team at Union54. The breadth and depth of talent that they have on tap is impressive, account management is also excellent. We were able to put our MVP into production within 3 months of inception and continue to issue new releases on a regular basis. This has allowed us to capture new clients on an ongoing basis.”
Flexible cooperation models
Our clients have reached us from all kinds of starting points:
- “We’re not sure where to start.”
- “We need smart additions to our team. And we need them fast.”
- “We want to focus on our core business. Can you handle all the rest?”
We’ve supported each of these scenarios, offering models tailored to your pace, structure, and preferred level of involvement.
A strong backend starts with a clear direction. Whether you’re building from scratch or reworking an existing system, a discovery workshop sets the course. Think of it as your project’s North Star. It aligns your strategy with business goals, maps user flows, defines backend architecture, and selects the right tech stack. All this is delivered in weeks, not months.
Skip the hiring delays and access the talent you need, fast. Our pre-vetted backend developers, QA specialists, DevOps engineers, and AI experts can integrate smoothly into your in-house team. You get the right skills in just 48 hours, with flexible ramp-up and ramp-down options based on your actual workload.
Need a self-managed team to take full ownership of your backend? We’ve got it covered. From new builds to ongoing support, our dedicated teams run the entire backend process while keeping you informed with clear milestones and reporting. You stay focused on the big picture, and we keep everything running behind the scenes.
Our approach
With our mobile app backend development services, you get more than clean code. You get a partner who pairs technical firepower with true collaboration.
Technology excellence
We focus on rapid delivery, automation, and continuous improvement. Our team builds robust CI/CD pipelines and uses an infrastructure-as-code approach to deliver consistent speed, scalability, and reliability. Our team also explores AI-assisted development, using LLM-powered code assistants to accelerate iteration, improve code quality, and streamline debugging.
Every architectural choice, from tooling to configuration, is made with your goals in mind. The result is a faster time to market without compromising stability.
Smooth collaboration
We believe strong collaboration is as important as strong code. That’s why we work in close alignment with your team, whether it’s frontend, QA, or security.
Our commitment to open collaboration shows up at every level:
- Service level: Discovery workshops to align on goals and priorities
- Tool level: Shared planning environments to stay in sync
- Process level: Regular check-ins, transparent updates, and clear documentation
We’re not here to stay in the background. We’re here to build the backend that moves your product forward.
Proven tech stack for custom mobile backend development
Languages
Python
Java
JavaScript
Go
C#
Scala
Ruby
PHP
Elixir
Frameworks
Express.js
Nest.js
Django
Ruby on Rails
Spring Play
Framework
Symfony
.NET
Cloud platforms
AWS (Lambda, EC2, ECS, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Cognito)
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, Firebase, Firestore, Cloud Functions)
Digital Ocean
Salesforce Cloud
Databases and storage
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Oracle
SQL Server
DynamoDB
Cassandra
Amazon S3
Message brokers
Kafka
RabbitMQ
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
ActiveMQ
Azure Service Bus
Pulsar
Cache and in-memory storage
Redis
Valkey
Memcached
API architectures and protocols
REST
GraphQL
HTTP/HTTPS
WebSocket
OAuth 2.0
OpenAPI/Swagger
gRPC
RPC
CI/CD
Jenkins
GitLab CI/CD
GitHub Actions
CircleCI
Travis CI
Google Cloud Build
Azure DevOps
Argo CD
AWS CodePipeline
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CodeBuild
AWS CodeDeploy
Concourse
Observability and monitoring
Prometheus
Zabbix
Amazon MSK (Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka)
RDS monitoring
Sentry
Datadog, Vector
Grafana Loki, Promtail with ML plugins
Not sure where to start?
Technical uncertainty, complex architecture, or unclear priorities? Whatever is holding you back, we’re here to help.
Put your backend in front of the curve. We tailor your mobile app backend development to match your goals and momentum.