Lumston

Lumston is a software development company headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico, with around 50–500 employees. The firm builds custom software solutions, mobile apps, platforms, and integrations for clients across more than 15 industries. Over 180 projects completed, according to their website. They organize their work into three buckets: technology development (building systems and apps), strategy and social engagement (product strategy, go-to-market), and creativity and customer experience (design thinking, branding). In 2025, Lumston ranked #14 on Great Place to Work in Mexico's western region—the second such recognition—in the 50–500 employee category.

Services and capabilities

Lumston's technology practice covers websites, e-commerce platforms, and mobile apps across iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), and cross-platform frameworks like React Native, Xamarin, and Ionic. They also work with machine learning (AWS Personalize, Forecast, Pinpoint), contact center automation via AWS Connect, blockchain, and IoT with beacons.

Integrations are a core offering: they handle CRM connectors (Salesforce, HubSpot, custom systems), ERP integrations (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics), payment gateways, fraud detection, and identity management. On the infrastructure side, they implement microservices, DevOps, multi-factor authentication, and cloud security optimization.

On the strategy side, Lumston handles product management (roadmaps, user research, prototyping, QA), go-to-market planning, and digital process reengineering. Their creative services include design thinking workshops, branding, SEO/SEM, growth hacking, content strategy, and digital marketing campaigns (search, social, email, analytics).

Notable work

Their portfolio includes Alexa (unclear scope from the listing), Bluemer, Ocesa LINQ, and projects involving access control systems, beacons, POS systems, and OCR file processing. They also list work on "Flying Smarter with AI," "Accelerating Public Services Through AI Automation," and "Unlocking Operational Knowledge with AI"—case studies that suggest work in logistics and government digitalization, though details are sparse.

How they work

Lumston offers three engagement models. Project-based work follows their methodology: creative process, planning, and agile execution, with pricing fixed or time-and-material depending on scope. Staff augmentation lets you hire their engineers permanently or temporarily for specific projects. Dedicated teams function like internal distributed squads, requiring the client to invest time in building a real partnership and integrating them into broader strategy.

They use Agile as their core development methodology. On pricing: fixed-price suits well-scoped work; time-and-material applies to complex, uncertain projects with hourly rates and monthly cost estimates provided upfront; monthly budget/sprint billing pairs with dedicated team or complex projects, with payment tied to sprint reviews and deliverables.

Team and credentials

Lumston is based in Guadalajara, Mexico, operating as a hybrid company with remote work available. They employ 50–500 people and have been recognized as #14 Great Place to Work in Mexico's western region (2025 and 2022). The company emphasizes agility, excellence, passion, and what they call "human sense"—values around loyalty, empathy, and inclusive teamwork. Employee surveys highlighted strong feelings of inclusion and ability to be authentic at work.