Atelie de Software

What Atelie de Software does

Ateliê de Software is a Brazilian strategic technology consulting and software development firm founded in 2008 (with corporate history tracing to 2010) and headquartered in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais. It operates as part of the Webgoal group and delivers professional services to enterprise and mid-market clients in Brazil, organized around four complementary service lines: AI-Augmented Engineering of products and critical systems, Architecture and Technical Strategy (with a dedicated AWS strategic architecture offering), Data and AI Applied to Business, and UX Design. The technology stack spans Node.js, TypeScript, React, Python, and Ruby on Rails on AWS, with applied AI modalities covering predictive AI, generative AI, computer vision, and multimodal systems, governed through DORA and lead-time metrics. Engagements are delivered by senior technical teams acting as an extension of the client's engineering organization rather than as outsourced execution.

The firm runs a sales-led, consultative go-to-market model. The primary acquisition CTA is a free strategic conversation, and prospective clients self-select project budgets in the BRL 200k to above BRL 800k bands, indicating project-based professional services with multi-year contract cadence. The buyer set spans three personas - Technical Leadership and Engineering, Innovation/Data/AI Leaders, and C-Level/Directoria - targeted through thought leadership content (Share blog, Artesãos Digitais podcast on Spotify), events, referrals, and AWS co-marketing. Named enterprise clients include Bemol Digital, Rádio e TV Bandeirantes de Campinas, and Vagas.com/WHF, and the firm has been recognized as the best IT company in São Paulo state by Prêmio MPE Brasil and received the international Modern Work Award. The firm also runs the Padawans trainee program (2025/2026 cohort) and a Talent Bank for AI, fullstack, and design professionals, reinforcing a talent-led growth model.

Name

Atelie de Software

Legal name

Ateliê de Software

Website

https://atelie.software

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ateliê de Software is a Brazilian strategic technology consulting firm that delivers AI-augmented software engineering, AWS architecture, data and AI, and UX design services to enterprise and mid-market clients through senior embedded teams on multi-year project engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Professional Services / Software Consulting

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Software Engineering & Application Modernization (BPAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Technology consulting services
• Software architecture design
• AI engineering solutions
• UX design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Poços De Caldas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Technology Consulting and Professional Services: Ateliê de Software generates revenue through custom software development, technical consulting, architectural strategy, data and AI advisory, and UX design services. Engagements are project-based and priced at significant contract values (BRL 200k–800k+), with a consultative sales approach. The firm acts as a dedicated extension of client engineering teams, positioning itself as a strategic partner rather than an outsourcing factory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Atelie de Software is a Brazilian strategic technology consulting firm that designs, develops, and evolves custom software products and critical systems for mid-market and enterprise clients. Core offerings include AI-Augmented Engineering of products and systems, Architecture and Technical Strategy (with a dedicated AWS offering), Data and AI Applied to Business, UX Design, and overarching Strategic Technology Consulting. The firm acts as a senior-led extension of client engineering teams, delivering modern architecture, governance, and measurable business outcomes on multi-year project engagements.

Product overview

Ateliê de Software is a software consulting firm offering a portfolio of complementary professional services. The core offerings include: Strategic Technology Consulting, AI-Augmented Engineering, Architecture and Technical Strategy, Data and AI Applied to Business, and UX Design. A specialized sub-service is the Strategic Architecture in AWS offering. The company also operates talent development programs including the Padawans Trainee Program and a Talent Bank for capturing AI, Fullstack, and Design professionals. Services are delivered by senior technical teams using agile methodologies and are focused on business outcomes for clients in high-complexity technology contexts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consultoria Estratégica em Tecnologia (Strategic Technology Consulting) Overarching strategic technology consulting that supports companies in transforming critical challenges into software, architecture, data, and AI advantages with business-focused outcomes. Engagements start with a free strategic conversation.
• Engenharia AI-Augmented de Produtos e Sistemas (AI-Augmented Engineering) AI-augmented engineering for products and critical systems, acting as a dedicated extension of the client's engineering team with modern architecture, real metrics (DORA, lead time, cost of change), and governance. Includes legacy system modernization to AI-ready, new AI-native digital products, strategic platform restructuring with event-driven architecture, and intelligent integrations.
• Arquitetura e Estratégia Técnica (Architecture and Technical Strategy) Architecture definition and evolution that supports growth, reduces structural risk, and increases operational predictability. Includes architectural diagnosis and redesign, cloud strategy and optimization, technical standards definition and architectural governance, and technical support for internal teams on critical decisions.
• Arquitetura Estratégica na AWS (AWS Strategic Architecture) Consultative diagnostic service evaluating AWS architecture for scalability, cost efficiency, security and reliability, data and AI readiness, and business objective alignment. Delivered as an AWS Partner engagement with an independent, non-commercially-dependent posture.
• Dados e Inteligência Artificial Aplicados ao Negócio (Data and AI Applied to Business) Data structuring and AI application with governance, responsibility, and focus on measurable business impact. Includes predictive AI models for decision support, generative AI applied to processes and products, computer vision solutions for automation and visual analysis, and data structuring and integration to support these initiatives.
• UX Design (Experiência e Usabilidade em Produtos Digitais) User-centered design methodology creating intuitive and attractive interfaces for critical digital products. Includes research with real users and context analysis, definition of journeys and operational flows, iterative prototyping, and continuous validation, ensuring adoption, efficiency, and clarity in strategic digital products and systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients award 'High recommendation' ratings (10/10)

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationAteliê de Software operates as an AWS Partner with a consultative and independent posture, without dependence on commercial programs or incentives. The firm specializes in AWS strategic architecture, helping mid-sized and large companies evaluate, redesign, and sustain AWS architectures prepared for data, AI, and growth. The partnership includes a dedicated AWS strategic architecture service offering diagnostic assessments covering scalability, cost efficiency, security and reliability, data and AI readiness, and business objective alignment.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Thoughtworks (Brazil): Thoughtworks operates a large Brazilian delivery center focused on custom software engineering, architecture, and AI/ML enablement. Closely comparable on methodology, DORA-driven engineering culture, and senior-led consulting engagements.
• CI&T: CI&T is a large Brazilian-born digital and AI consultancy (now publicly listed) serving global enterprises with end-to-end software engineering and platform modernization. Most direct scale-comparable for Ateliê's strategic AI-augmented engineering positioning.
• Concrete Solutions: Concrete Solutions is a Brazilian software development and design consultancy delivering custom digital products for enterprise clients. Direct overlap with Ateliê on full-stack engineering, UX design, and strategic technology consulting for the mid-market.
• Avenue Code: Avenue Code is a Brazil-sourced software consultancy serving US enterprise clients with custom development, cloud architecture, and Adobe/Salesforce-aligned engineering — direct peer on senior consultancy + nearshore delivery mix.
• Tegra (Linx/Stone): Tegra is a Brazilian digital solutions consultancy inside the Linx/Stone ecosystem offering custom software, cloud, and architecture services to enterprise — comparable geographic and customer-base footprint.
• e-Core (Thoughtworks Brasil legacy team): e-Core is a Brazilian agile software development and consulting firm serving international enterprises; comparable on custom development, cloud-native modernization, and senior-led delivery models.

Broad incumbents

• Globant: Globant is a global digital transformation consultancy with deep LATAM roots, offering enterprise software engineering, cloud, data, and AI services. Broader in scope and scale than Ateliê but with overlapping cloud/data/AI modernization offerings.
• BairesDev: BairesDev is a large LATAM-headquartered software outsourcing firm serving US/EU enterprise clients. Broader and more volume-oriented than Ateliê, but competes for similar custom engineering and cloud modernization engagements.

Regional players

• Resultados Digitais / RD Station: Resultados Digitais is a Brazilian martech/SaaS firm with consulting services; an indirect regional peer in the Brazilian enterprise tech enablement space.

Emerging players

• Made in Web (Brazilian AWS partner): Made in Web is a Brazilian AWS-aligned cloud and software development consultancy; closest comparable peer on the AWS strategic architecture + custom development combination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/atelie_software

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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