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Thomas Matecki

Chief Technology Officer

€984/day
London, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Thomas

I'm a seasoned fractional CTO who specializes in helping high-growth SaaS and fintech companies navigate the challenges of rapid scale. My focus is on turning technology from a cost center into a powerful engine for business value and sustainable growth.


What I bring to the table
I go beyond typical tech leadership. My unique added value lies in my ability to deliver tangible, bottom-line results through strategic cost optimization and operational efficiency. I have a proven track record of:

Scaling: Building and scaling technical teams from scratch to over 400 staff and implementing Agile frameworks to achieve rapid development velocity.

Cost Savings: Orchestrating initiatives that have led to millions in cost savings, including a £1.7M reduction in monthly burn, £5M in cloud infrastructure savings, and a 45% reduction in overall technology costs.

Innovation: Spearheading digital transformations and pioneering in-house AI-driven anti-fraud mechanisms to improve efficiency and reduce third-party vendor costs.

Deliverables: I handle everything from architecting scalable cloud solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure), to managing M&A tech integration, to defining product roadmaps and negotiating vendor contracts.

I'm ready to help you accelerate your business, optimize your technology function, and build a competitive advantage.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Polish

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Basic

Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Social Tip
    Chief Technology Officer
    August 2023 - May 2025 (1 year and 9 months)
    London, UK
    • Led the end-to-end development of Social Tip's platform, optimizing the development lifecycle to achieve a rapid 7-month concept-to-launch timeline.
    • Built and scaled multi-disciplinary engineering teams across Europe, implementing Agile frameworks to improve cross-functional collaboration and delivery speed.
    • Pioneered in-house AI-driven anti-fraud mechanisms, which significantly increased operational efficiency and generated over £3M in third-party vendor cost savings.
    AI and Advanced Analytics Business Intelligence (BI) Strategy IT Vendor Management and Procurement
  • Zilch
    Chief Technology Officer
    February 2021 - January 2023 (1 year and 11 months)
    London, UK
    • Scaled the technical organization from 20 to over 400 staff, establishing remote engineering hubs to support explosive user growth from 10K to 3M in 12 months.
    • Achieved over £5M in cost savings by leading a company-wide initiative for cloud infrastructure optimization and implementing cuting-edge, in-house anti-fraud
    systems.
    • Converted £3.6M in vendor fees into a hiring budget by building internal talent programs, directly improving development velocity and reducing reliance on external resources.
    Talent Management and Employee Development Growth Strategy Organizational Design
  • Inplaysoft/TotalCoding
    Chief Technology Officer (Interim)
    January 2021 - April 2021 (3 months)
    London, UK
    • Orchestrated a full digital transformation, migrating legacy systems to a hyper-scalable AWS cloud architecture with zero downtime, eliminating technical debt and improving performance.
    • Reduced monthly burn by £1.7M and headcount by 40% through strategic automation and process improvements, demonstrating a strong focus on operational efficiency.
    • Increased revenue by 30% in just 3 months through the implementation of Agile and ITIL initiatives that improved development velocity and product delivery.
    Change and Transformation Management Digital Transformation IT Vendor Management and Procurement

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Education

  • MBA
    Adam Mickiewicz University
    MBA
  • BSc
    Adam Mickiewicz University
    BSc

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