SaaS admin panel patterns: Lessons from building Obvix Lake

Enterprise admin panels are where good frontend engineering matters most. Users spend hours in these interfaces, and every friction point compounds.

Building Obvix Lake's admin panel taught me patterns that I now apply to every SaaS project.

Component Design System

I built a lean design system from scratch — layout primitives, data display components, and AI-specific components like confidence indicators and RAG response previews.

The 40% Improvement

By creating truly reusable components, the next three features shipped in roughly 60% of the estimated time. The investment in architecture paid dividends immediately.