About Square Codex Nearshore Engineering Talent
Founded in 2017, Square Codex helps companies scale with experienced nearshore engineering talent from Costa Rica and Latin America through flexible IT staff augmentation.
NEARSHORE SOFTWARE TALENT,
BUILT ON TRUST
AND REAL EXECUTION
Square Codex helps companies build stronger technology teams with experienced nearshore professionals from Costa Rica and Latin America.
We connect businesses with developers, QA engineers, AI specialists, DevOps professionals, project managers, business analysts, and digital product experts who integrate quickly, communicate clearly, and contribute from day one.
Our model is built around technical quality, cultural alignment, similar time zones, and long-term trust, so companies can scale faster without losing control of delivery.
our Vision
To connect businesses with exceptional nearshore engineering talent, helping them scale their teams, strengthen technical capabilities, and achieve meaningful business outcomes.
our Mission
To be a trusted nearshore technology talent partner, recognized for technical excellence, AI-enabled collaboration, and long-term client relationships.
Who We Are
Square Codex is a Costa Rica-based nearshore IT staff augmentation company founded on January 1, 2017. We help businesses strengthen their engineering teams with experienced software engineers and specialists in AI, QA, DevOps, cloud, data, and other technologies from Costa Rica and Latin America.
With a team of more than 50 engineers and over 50 clients served since our founding, we focus on technical excellence, cultural alignment, responsive talent matching, and long-term partnerships. Our senior engineering professionals typically bring 10 or more years of experience, depending on the role and individual qualifications.
Nearshore IT staff augmentation is our core service. We connect companies with qualified, vetted professionals who integrate into their existing teams and support software engineering, AI integration, AI orchestration, and other specialized technical needs.
We also help development teams adopt AI in practical ways, integrating tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and custom AI agents into existing software workflows. Our approach emphasizes responsible adoption, governance, quality control, and alignment with business objectives.
Whether a company needs one senior engineer, additional engineering capacity, or support adopting AI-enabled development workflows, Square Codex provides flexible talent solutions that help teams scale efficiently while maintaining control over their priorities and delivery.
Why Nearshore Talent from
Costa Rica Works
Founded in 2017, Square Codex was built on the belief that Costa Rica and Latin America offer exceptional engineering talent capable of supporting businesses around the world.
Through our nearshore IT staff augmentation model, we connect companies with experienced engineers and technology professionals who integrate into existing teams, collaborate across overlapping time zones, and contribute to long-term business goals.
Costa Rica offers a strong combination of technical expertise, English communication skills, cultural alignment, and proximity to North America, helping companies expand their engineering capabilities while maintaining direct control over their development processes.
- Experienced software engineers and technology specialists, with senior profiles typically bringing 10 or more years of professional experience.
- Strong English communication skills and cultural alignment with North American engineering teams.
- Overlapping working hours with U.S. teams, enabling real-time collaboration and faster communication.
- Experience with modern software technologies, AI-assisted development workflows, and engineering best practices.
- Competitive nearshore staffing costs, with potential savings compared to equivalent U.S.-based hiring.
- Convenient geographic proximity for in-person meetings, onboarding, and team collaboration when needed.
- Reliable digital connectivity and infrastructure that support distributed engineering teams.
What We Do
We help companies hire, integrate, and optimize specialized technology professionals across key areas of software delivery.
Our work combines nearshore staff augmentation with practical AI integration support for development teams. This means we can help clients expand their teams with senior talent while also improving how those teams use modern AI tools, automation, documentation standards, and review workflows.
Our talent network includes:
- Software Engineers
- QA Engineers
- DevOps Engineers
- Cloud Engineers
- Gaming Engineers
- AI and Machine Learning Specialists
- Data Engineers
- UI/UX Designers
- Project Managers
- Business Analysts
Whether a company needs one senior developer, an extended team, or support improving delivery through AI-assisted workflows, Square Codex provides flexible solutions designed around real business needs.
Meet Our Founder
Alejandro Azuola
Co-Founder & CEO of Square Codex
Square Codex is led by Alejandro Azuola, a technology entrepreneur, software engineering leader, and business builder with more than 15 years of experience helping companies grow through reliable execution, strong relationships, and exceptional engineering talent.
Alejandro’s background combines technical expertise and business strategy. He studied Computer and Information Science at Universidad de Costa Rica and later completed an MBA in Finance at Universidad Latina de Costa Rica. This combination allows him to understand both sides of every engagement: the technical quality companies need and the business outcomes they expect.
His professional philosophy is simple: build trust at scale. For Alejandro, staff augmentation is not just about filling roles. It is about creating certainty for clients, helping them move faster, solving problems with accountability, and building long-term partnerships based on reliability, transparency, and measurable value.
Beyond leading Square Codex, Alejandro is actively involved in the global startup and technology ecosystem. He has served as a Startup Judge for eMerge Americas, a Mentor and Advisor at Techstars San Francisco and Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California, a Contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine, and a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.
Alejandro has also represented Square Codex and Costa Rican tech talent at major international events such as London Tech Week and SXSW. Through these experiences, he continues to connect with founders, investors, startups, and technology leaders from around the world while showcasing Costa Rica and Latin America as hubs for world-class engineering talent and innovation.
His leadership reflects the same values that guide Square Codex: technical excellence, clear communication, long-term trust, and the ability to help companies scale with the right people, the right tools, and the right execution.
Trusted by Clients.
Recognized on Clutch.
Square Codex is also rated and reviewed on Clutch, one of the leading B2B platforms for companies evaluating software development, IT staff augmentation, and technology partners.
Our Clutch profile reflects what we aim to deliver in every engagement: reliable execution, strong communication, high-quality work, and long-term client satisfaction. Square Codex currently shows a 5.0 overall rating based on 5 verified reviews, with strong scores in quality, schedule, cost, and willingness to refer. Review highlights mention reliability, trustworthiness, communication, effective project management, positive work attitude, and great value for money.
For us, these reviews are more than social proof. They represent the way we work: staying close to our clients, understanding their needs, integrating the right talent, and delivering with consistency.
What Guides
Our Work
We love what we do, and we’re fanatically dedicated to being the best in the software services and solutions industry. At Square Codex, everything is informed by our agile manifest:
Client Partnership. You’re not just a contract or a project. We believe in ongoing relationships.
Responsive to Client Needs. We believe in excellent service and will pivot when necessary to provide ongoing value.
Well-rounded fit. We know that an engineer’s success is not just based on a resume but their ability to communicate and work with an internal team.
Ongoing development. We advance the skills of our engineers through regular training and certification programs.
Ready to build
your next tech team?
Whether you need to extend your current engineering team, hire specialized talent, or move faster on your product roadmap, Square Codex can help you find the right people to make it happen.