SpainRetail and e-commerce2026 – ongoingMercadona
Atenea software-development agents
Mercadona put Atenea development agents into use with more than 500 engineers
Problem
Mercadona wanted to accelerate software development while keeping applications consistent with its internal technical standards. Its agents needed context about how the company built software.
Approach
Mercadona IT built Atenea to coordinate specialized agents across development tasks. The platform supplied company processes and quality requirements before agents worked. An engineering team supported adoption and training, while professionals retained responsibility for technical decisions.
Results
Takeaway
Mercadona reported substantial engineering adoption, but did not publish a measured reduction in development time.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Retail and e-commerce
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- AI agentsGenerative AI
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Europa Press reported Mercadona's announcement that more than 500 engineers used Atenea. Specialized agents executed development tasks with company context, and further expansion across the development cycle remained planned.
Full details are in the original sources.
