# Softtek

> Softtek is a privately held, Monterrey-founded software engineering and IT services company with more than 15,000 professionals. It helps large organizations build and modernize applications, operate cloud and enterprise platforms, secure systems, automate testing and run technology estates. Its defining market position is nearshore delivery - placing engineering teams in nearby time zones - while its newer FRIDA system packages reusable AI agents, automation and governance into the work.

- **Founded:** 1982
- **Headquarters:** Monterrey, Mexico
- **Founders:** Gerardo López García (Co-founder and first CEO), Blanca Treviño (Co-founder, President and CEO)
- **Team size:** More than 15,000 technology professionals; LinkedIn lists 10,001+ employees.
- **Products:** Software engineering, Application and digital IT operations, Cloud services, Data, analytics and AI, Digital security
- **Notable:** Pioneered and popularized the Nearshore delivery model from Mexico in the late 1990s., Grew from a Monterrey startup into a privately held global firm with more than 15,000 technology professionals., Named a Challenger in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Custom Software Development Services, according to Softtek's announcement.

## Products & services

- **Software engineering** — Product strategy, application development, integration, platform engineering, DevOps and legacy modernization delivered through nearshore and global teams.
- **Application and digital IT operations** — Managed application services, observability, service management, automation, reliability engineering and continuous improvement.
- **Cloud services** — Cloud migration, modernization, multi-cloud management, platform operations, FinOps, resilience and infrastructure automation across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
- **Data, analytics and AI** — Data engineering, platform modernization, analytics, machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI and governance services.
- **Digital security** — Identity, application and cloud security, threat monitoring, incident response, audit support and security automation.
- **Enterprise platform services** — Implementation, integration, modernization and managed operations for SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft and other enterprise ecosystems.
- **FRIDA** — Softtek's proprietary AI-native delivery system, developed over more than a decade, that embeds reusable agents, accelerators, context and governance across build, test and run workflows.
- **FRIDA ITA** — An AI-powered functional testing capability that turns requirements into test plans, executes tests and produces analytics; its airline edition passed AWS Foundational Technical Review in 2026.
- **FRIDA DevEngine** — A generative-AI engineering accelerator for requirements, code scaffolding, language conversion and automated documentation in modernization programs.

## Achievements

- Pioneered and popularized the Nearshore delivery model from Mexico in the late 1990s.
- Grew from a Monterrey startup into a privately held global firm with more than 15,000 technology professionals.
- Named a Challenger in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Custom Software Development Services, according to Softtek's announcement.
- Became the first Latin American technology company to announce ISO/IEC 42001 certification for AI management in November 2025.
- Achieved AWS DevOps Competency in February 2026.
- FRIDA ITA for Airlines passed AWS Foundational Technical Review in January 2026.
- Real Madrid reported more than 150% growth in active users after the relaunch of its fan app, which Softtek designed and developed.
- Earned TMMi Level 5 recertification for a third time in 2024.
- Softtek ranked first in IT and fifth overall in Mexico's Top Companies best-workplaces ranking for 2025, according to its newsroom.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Softtek announced an alliance with Enactor for unified commerce in Mexico and Latin America.
- **2026-04** — Softtek appointed David Jiménez global CEO effective October 1, 2026; Blanca Treviño is set to become executive president while remaining board chair.
- **2026-03** — Softtek detailed its work on Real Madrid's fan app, official website and Bernabéu portal, reporting strong app-user growth and a wider global digital ecosystem.
- **2026-02** — The company achieved AWS DevOps Competency for cloud application modernization.
- **2026-01** — FRIDA ITA for Airlines passed AWS Foundational Technical Review.
- **2025-12** — Softtek announced that Gartner positioned it as a Challenger in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for custom software development services.
- **2025-11** — Softtek announced ISO/IEC 42001 certification for responsible AI management.
- **2025-10** — Real Madrid and Softtek renewed their global digital alliance.

## Links

- Website: https://www.softtek.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/softtek
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Softtek
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/softtekofficial/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/softtek

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Last updated: 2026-08-15