Case study • Pension Technology
Modernizing a Legacy Pension Platform with 5X
Faster Reporting and a Seamless UX RolloutA leading pension SaaS provider modernized its 20-year-old legacy platform through API-led integration, performance improvements, and workflow restructuring—reducing report times from 6 hours to under 2 minutes and significantly improving customer experience scores.
Success Highlights
Key Details
Industry: Government SaaS — Pension Administration Geography: United States
Technology Stack: .NET APIs, MySQL, modernized frontend, legacy Java-based backend
Business Challenge
The client’s pension management software was robust but outdated, limiting its ability to scale, perform, and adapt to modern business needs.
Pension calculations demanded accuracy to 4 decimal points
Our Solution Approach
We modernized the system through an API-first, data-safe strategy that preserved continuity while enabling a scalable and user-friendly future state.
1 · Assess
Architecture Review & Logic Extraction
Fragmented business rules were reverse-engineered from Java and JavaScript into .NET APIs while ensuring precision and compliance.
2 · Rebuild
API Deployment & UX Modernization
Business logic was encapsulated into .NET APIs aligned with the existing MySQL schema, with a new interface introduced through phased rollouts informed by live feedback.
3 · Optimize
Performance & Workflow Streamlining
Reporting was re-engineered to cut execution time from 6 hours to under 2 minutes, and 170+ underused reports were retired to streamline the product suite.
4 · Scale
Multi-Tenancy & Capability Expansion
Native multi-tenant architecture, advanced role-based controls, and modernized workflows—payroll, accounting, reporting—were introduced to support scalable growth.
Technical Highlights
.NET-based API-first architecture layered over existing MySQL schema Frontend redesign with phased deployment using live data AI-assisted logic extraction from Java + JavaScript legacy sources Performance tuning and reporting optimization
Enabled multi-tenant administration and access control
// Pseudocode: Scalable decimal base = GetSalary(memberId);
decimal rate = GetMultiplier(memberId);
decimal pension = Math.Round(base * rate, 4); // Precision to 4 decimals
}
Business Outcomes
Delivered a future-ready pension management platform without disrupting existing operations.
5X
Faster Performance
Zero
Migration Overhead
2x
Enhanced Client Experience
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