tenses - Present and past participle in same sentence

Is anything wrong about this phrase "We build software solutions designed for scalability"?

I think there is, because the tenses are not consistent.

Answer

There is absolutely nothing whatsoever wrong with that sentence. A participle that introduces a verbal phrase is under no obligation to agree with the tense of the main verb. That just would not be sensible.

Examples of the past participle used with non-past verbs:

• We’re looking for people interested in birding.


• English is the world language spoken by the most number of individuals as a second language.


• I won’t fix a roof damaged by hail.



• You should drink only water boiled for at least one minute.


• Broken windows must be repaired immediately.

Examples of the present participle used with non-present verbs:

• I saw you sleeping in the park.


• I always ate my ice cream with it dripping down my chin.


• I didn’t want him contemplating any other possibility.



• Running in the morning was never my passion.