foundermatcha
Founding Engineer | Path to CTO | Dating/Networking Startup | London | Meaningful Equity
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We’re helping an ambitious London-based founder hire a Founding Engineer / future CTO for an early-stage Dating/Networking platform.
The founder is an experienced startup operator and previously ran a deep-tech accelerator. She has strong credibility on product, commercial strategy, and fundraising.
The business already has a live product, paying users, and early market validation. The founder is now looking for a technical counterpart who can take ownership of the technology, help shape the product, and build the company alongside her.
This is a hands-on founding role, with a genuine path to becoming CTO and potentially a long-term technical co-founder.
The Product
The company is building a platform combining AI, rich user data, and matching intelligence to create significantly better personalized matches.
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There is already technical support around the business, so the priority is not simply finding someone who can code, it is finding someone capable of owning the technical vision.
You’ll:
- Take ownership of product architecture and technical direction
- Remain highly hands-on with development
- Work directly with the founder on product strategy and execution
- Develop the platform’s AI, data, and matching capabilities
- Become the technical voice of the company with customers, partners, and investors
You are:
- A strong full-stack engineer with significant product-building experience
- Capable of independently making architectural and technical decisions
- Product-minded, commercially aware, and comfortable working with a non-technical founder
- Entrepreneurial and looking for genuine ownership rather than a conventional engineering job
- Able and willing to make a full-time founder-level commitment
- Based in London, or able to work closely with the founder in London
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On offer:
- Meaningful equity alongside a small monthly cash stipend
- A genuine pathway to CTO / technical co-founder
- Significant ownership over product, architecture, and technical strategy
- An already validated concept with paying customers rather than an idea-stage startup
About Foundermatcha
Foundermatcha connects ambitious startup founders with high-potential engineers, technical leaders, and future co-founders.
Applicants complete a short AI-led interview covering technical background, motivations, working style, and suitability for the opportunity.
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