Ceiba Software

Ceiba Software is a nearshore development firm based in Medellín, Colombia with a US office in Weston, Florida. Founded in 2005, the company has grown to 650+ employees and works with 10 international and 31 national clients. Over 19 years, Ceiba has positioned itself around a proprietary framework called "The Ceiba Method," which embeds AI agents throughout the development lifecycle—from strategic analysis and requirements gathering through security testing and deployment.

The core premise is that AI-driven automation handles repetitive processes while human engineers focus on complex business problems. Ceiba claims this approach delivers measurable savings: up to 75% in requirements refinement, 65% in project planning, 60% in code reviews, and 99% in security testing. Whether these figures reflect typical engagements or best-case scenarios is unclear from the source material.

Services and capabilities

Ceiba offers two primary service models. Nearshore staff augmentation places engineers directly into client teams, reporting to the client's management. Dedicated team outsourcing puts fully managed development teams under Ceiba's direction to solve the client's digital challenges.

The company's development framework spans twelve phases, from initial strategic analysis and requirements validation through architecture design, team onboarding, construction, quality assurance, security review, and DevOps. Each phase is supported by what Ceiba calls "AI agents"—automated systems handling tasks like code review diagnostics (BOLA), security analysis per OWASP Top 10 and OWASP API Security standards, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure architecture.

Ceiba also offers custom software development and AI solutions. In 2024, the company launched miia, an AI suite for user story creation and testing using autonomous agents, and autopropocket, a cloud-native BPMS platform with real-time scaling. The company integrates AI platforms from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic into client solutions.

How they work

Ceiba positions itself as a partner aligned with client business objectives rather than a transactional vendor. The engagement begins with an intro call to review development needs and determine the appropriate model—whether staff augmentation or dedicated team. The Ceiba Method emphasizes traceability and consistency across four phases: Analysis and Planning, Onboarding and Knowledge, Construction and Quality, and Security and Expert Review.

The company holds CMMI Level 5 certification (obtained 2021) and maintains partnerships with Microsoft (Gold Partner since 2014), Scrum Alliance (REP since 2011), and other technology providers. Ceiba was recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2022 and Best Companies in Colombia 2023 (301–1500 employee category).

Notable work

Two client testimonials appear on the site. Ex2Coding noted that Ceiba engineers "were fearless in climbing the learning curve and asking questions; and have been making high quality contributions." Puntos Colombia remarked that "Ceiba is always giving their best propositions to carry out our ideas." In 2019, Mercado Libre (a major Latin American e-commerce platform) recognized Ceiba as a Technology Partner in Colombia. The company has worked with AkzoNobel (Sweden, first international client in 2007), Seguros Sura (Argentina expansion in 2016), and clients across the US, Canada, Central America, Spain, Mexico, and Uruguay since 2018.

Team and credentials

Ceiba has 650 employees across Medellín and a US office. The leadership team includes William Restrepo (CEO), Stibenzon Cañas (General Manager), Andrés Cano (CTO), and functional leads for HR, Sales, Marketing, Production, and Operations. The company describes itself as multicultural with diverse backgrounds.

Certifications and recognitions: CMMI Level 5 (2021), Great Place to Work and Great Culture to Innovate (2022), Microsoft Gold Partner (2014), Scrum Alliance REP (2011), Best Companies in Colombia 2023. The company has shown 29.4% growth in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2021.