When was Gopenux Lab founded and where is it based?

Gopenux Lab was founded in 2015 and is based in Gramalote, Norte de Santander, Colombia. We work exclusively on B2B enterprise software and serve clients in the United States and Canada from a time zone that matches Eastern Time.

How much experience does the Gopenux Lab team have?

Our founders have more than 11 years of experience delivering software for international enterprise clients, primarily in Europe. That background means our engineers are used to strict compliance requirements, formal architecture review and working as part of a distributed team rather than in isolation.

What kind of projects has Gopenux Lab delivered?

Our case studies include a SmartCities platform delivered under a multi-year technology partnership, native iOS and Android apps for healthcare institutions with more than 50,000 monthly active users, and a real-time Business Intelligence dashboard tracking over 200 automated KPIs for a financial services client.

Which security and compliance standards does Gopenux Lab follow?

Gopenux Lab maintains active GDPR compliance, the strictest of the major privacy frameworks, which covers the core obligations of CCPA in California and PIPEDA in Canada. We are pursuing ISO 27001 certification for information security, expected in Q1 2026, and ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety, expected in Q2 2026.

The Engineering Bridge Between Colombia and North America

We are more than a software development company. We are a team that puts Colombian engineering talent inside North American companies — in the same working hours, not the same time zone by accident.

11+

Years of Founder Experience

100%

B2B Focus

UTC-5

Aligned With Eastern Time

Our Philosophy

At Gopenux Lab we understand that software development is not really about writing code — it is about understanding a business well enough to know which code is worth writing. Our mission is to give companies in the United States and Canada access to world-class engineering without the distance and handoff delays that make offshore outsourcing exhausting.

We believe in long-term relationships. We are not looking to be a transactional vendor, but a strategic partner that sits at the table with you to solve hard problems and scale your product.

Strategic technology connection between Colombia and international markets

Our Values

The principles behind every line of code we write

Scalable and maintainable software architecture

Technical Excellence

"It works" is not our finish line. We aim for clean, scalable, maintainable code. We are obsessive about quality and about the industry practices that keep a codebase alive.

Transparency: open communication between the development team and the client

Absolute Transparency

Complete visibility at every phase. Direct access to progress, decisions and results. We work as an extension of your team, not as a vendor behind a status report.

A proactive team taking initiative on a technology project

Proactivity

We take the initiative. We propose improvements, flag risks before they become incidents and bring ideas that move your project further than the ticket asked for.

Our Team

Engineers who care about technology and about your outcome

Hely Suarez Marin

CTO & Co-Founder

Over 11 years leading technology projects for international companies. Specialist in software architecture, digital strategy and B2B technology transformation.

Architecture Technical Leadership B2B Strategy

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Backend Team

Architecture & APIs

Expert engineers specialized in distributed systems, microservices and high-performance databases. Extensive experience on international enterprise projects.

PHP/Symfony Python Node.js PostgreSQL AWS/GCP

Frontend & Mobile Team

Web & Native Applications

Developers specialized in high-performance web and mobile applications. Focused on optimization, performance and cross-platform solutions for enterprise environments.

Angular TypeScript Swift/iOS Kotlin/Android

Case Studies

Real projects delivered for international enterprise clients

SmartCities Sector

SmartCities Platform

Backend, frontend and systems architecture delivered under a Technology Partnership, implementing scalable solutions for intelligent urban management.

International collaboration alongside Spanish and Mexican teams, which is where our engineers learned to operate inside someone else's process rather than imposing our own.

Results

Embedded Developers integrated across several areas of the client's team

+3 years Ongoing partnership with the client team

99.5% System uptime

85% Automated test coverage

PHP Symfony Angular TypeScript Kubernetes MongoDB

Healthcare Sector

Mobile Apps for Healthcare Institutions

Development and evolution of native iOS and Android applications for healthcare institutions under a Staff Augmentation model. Technology migration, new capabilities and continuous optimization.

Results

Java→Kotlin Successful technology migration

4.5★ Rating on the App Store and Play Store

35% Improvement in app performance

+50K Monthly active users

Swift Kotlin Firebase Predictive Analytics

Financial Services

Business Intelligence Dashboard

Real-time analytics for customer-facing operations and demand tracking, delivered under a Technology Partnership. Implemented with ETL and Metabase for KPI visualization and continuous monitoring.

Results

Real-time Operational visibility across the business

360° Control over key metrics

25% Reduction in response time

+200 KPIs monitored automatically

Python PostgreSQL ETL Metabase

Compliance & Certifications

Committed to the security and quality standards your compliance team will ask about

GDPR Active compliance Covers CCPA and PIPEDA core obligations

ISO 27001 Q1 2026 Information security

ISO 45001 Q2 2026 Occupational health and safety

Every engagement begins with a signed NDA and a data processing agreement. Because we already operate under GDPR — the strictest of the major privacy frameworks — the controls your legal team needs for CCPA and PIPEDA are already part of how we work.

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