Matchii is the new way to hire agencies: matched, not browsed.
Hiring an agency today is a slog: 20+ quotes, 40+ hours of vetting, and a gut-feel pick that's wrong about half the time. Matchii makes it feel like booking the perfect flight; describe what you need, the right team appears, work begins. Human, AI-native, or hybrid. We match. We back the outcome. Behind the scenes, it's two products on one platform: a matched marketplace for the people doing the hiring and an operating system that the agencies run their whole business on. Underneath both is a data layer, the largest dataset of real services pricing and outcomes anywhere, that makes every match smarter than the last. The timing is the whole point. The $500B+ global agency services market is old and broken, and AI just blew the supply side open: 100+ AI-native services launched in the past year alone, with no platform connecting buyers to the new shape of supply. That gap has been open for years. We're building the company that fills it.
Role summary
This role owns the design, development, and evolution of backend services, APIs, data platforms, and AI-powered systems. Working directly with founders, this role turns ambitious ideas into scalable products, drives key architectural decisions, and establishes the technical foundations for long-term growth.
As one of the earliest engineering hires, this role will have significant influence over product direction, engineering culture, and the future of the platform.
What you'll own
Build and scale backend services, APIs, data systems, and AI-powered capabilities.
Own projects end-to-end, from architecture and implementation to deployment and iteration.
Design and develop core platform capabilities, including wallet and ledger systems, pricing infrastructure, and data pipelines.
Work directly with founders to turn ideas into production-ready products.
Build reliable, secure, and scalable systems that support long-term growth.
Maintain high engineering standards through clean code, testing, and thoughtful technical decisions.
Drive architectural improvements and help shape Matchii's technical foundation and engineering culture.
Who we're looking for
8+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems, APIs, or cloud-based applications in high-growth startups or technology companies.
Strong proficiency in backend development, distributed systems, databases, and modern cloud infrastructure.
Experience designing scalable, reliable, and secure systems in production environments.
Familiarity with AI tools, LLMs, and modern AI development workflows.
Ability to balance technical excellence with speed of execution in fast-moving environments.
Strong ownership mindset with a passion for building products, solving customer problems, and driving business impact.
Excited by startups, AI, platform businesses, and the opportunity to build from zero to one.
Why this, why now
You'll work directly with the founders to build the systems, infrastructure, and AI-powered capabilities that will define Matchii's future.
As we enter our next stage of growth, we're investing in the technical foundations needed to scale our platform, data, and intelligence layers. This role will play a critical part in shaping architecture, influencing technical direction, and building products that create lasting value for customers and partners.
Your impact won't be measured by the code you write alone, but by the systems you build, the problems you solve, and the foundations you help create for the company's long-term growth.
How we hire
Intro call (30 min).
Founder call: the market and what you've closed.
Assessment.
References & offer.
Brief once. Match well. Move fast. Get matched with a verified agency in 48 hours.
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