Hexaware, AWS deepen AI-driven enterprise dev push

Hexaware has expanded its collaboration with Amazon Web Services, focusing on AI-enabled tools for the enterprise software development lifecycle.

The move builds on an existing Strategic Collaboration Agreement between Hexaware and AWS. The scope covers cloud adoption, application modernisation, and AI-led change programmes.

RapidX and Kiro

The latest phase pairs Hexaware RapidX, the company's AI-driven software engineering platform, with Kiro, an agentic integrated development environment. Hexaware describes Kiro as an IDE designed to help teams move from prototypes to production-ready code through a more structured process.

The companies say the combined approach targets four outcomes: shorter release cycles, higher developer productivity, production-ready code delivery at scale, and modernising legacy applications without adding operational risk.

In large organisations, the software development lifecycle often spans multiple teams, governance layers, and technology estates. AI-assisted coding is now mainstream, but many enterprises still face concerns about traceability, security controls, and consistent engineering standards when code moves into production.

Hexaware positions RapidX and Kiro as a way to embed structure into development workflows rather than treating AI tools as standalone assistants. The approach reflects a broader shift, with IT services firms and hyperscale cloud providers increasingly packaging AI-driven development alongside operational controls that fit enterprise release management.

Customers are expected to deploy the solution within their own AWS environments. Hexaware also points to private large language model options through Amazon Bedrock, AWS's managed service for accessing foundation models.

Governance focus

Security and governance are central to the design. Hexaware says the offering aligns with enterprise SecOps practices, including data residency requirements, access controls, monitoring, and audit support.

These requirements have become more prominent as organisations test generative AI tools on regulated workloads and sensitive codebases. Many development teams also face internal mandates on how source code, logs, and prompts are stored and reviewed, particularly when third-party AI services are part of the workflow.

Hexaware also outlines end-to-end coverage across the software development lifecycle, spanning requirements gathering, backlog creation, design thinking, blueprinting, coding, testing, and documentation.

Beyond new application delivery, the companies are linking the approach to application modernisation programmes, including transition and ongoing maintenance across complex application estates. Large enterprises typically run a mix of legacy and modern platforms, and modernisation work often runs alongside security remediation, platform migration, and operational resilience efforts.

Against that backdrop, the collaboration places RapidX in front of customers that have standardised on AWS for infrastructure and application services. It also follows a common enterprise pattern in which cloud providers and service partners co-develop repeatable approaches to modernise application portfolios and standardise development practices across teams.

Hexaware says customers want more confidence in release quality as they increase AI use in development. It links that to lifecycle-wide standardisation and traceability, which are often required for audit readiness and post-incident analysis.

Hexaware also describes an "AI-powered development experience" that includes virtual subject matter experts and "spec-driven development models" that translate natural-language requirements into structured implementations within the workflow.

"Our clients want releases they can trust, even as they adopt AI in development," said Sanjay Salunkhe, President & Global Head - Digital and Software Services, Hexaware.

"With RapidX and Kiro, we aim to bring more structure, standards, and traceability into the SDLC so large programs can move faster without increasing delivery risk," Salunkhe said.

Hexaware plans to continue working with AWS to drive adoption among enterprise customers using AWS for development and modernisation initiatives.