@mdostal
Mathew Dostal
@mdostal
Technical leadership, architecture decisions, and scaling engineering teams — from the trenches
About
I'm a fractional CTO and principal architect based in Austin. 15+ years building and leading engineering organizations — from edge AI on Raspberry Pi to supply chain systems processing millions of transactions at Wayfair, Hertz, Costco, and Chick-fil-A.
I write about the decisions that actually matter when you're scaling: when to split the monolith, how to hire your first 10 engineers, what technical due diligence really looks like, and why most startups don't need a full-time CTO.
Everything here is cross-posted from https://mdostal.com/blog where the original lives. If something's useful, that's where you'll find the rest.
Currently running Firefly Events (eventtech) and leading engineering at Frontiers Market (edge AI + computer vision). Open to fractional CTO engagements — https://cal.com/mdostal/meet.
Available for
- Fractional CTO engagements (Series A / bootstrapped SaaS) - Technical advisory for founders ($4,500+/mo) - Architecture audits & technical due diligence - Strategic sprints: fundraising prep, PE diligence, platform reviews I especially enjoy short-term deep-dive audits with larger organizations — second opinions on architecture, vendor evaluations, and honest technical assessments.
