Mattias Siø Fjellvang

I build software that feels finished.

Senior full-stack developer and architect in Copenhagen. Fifteen years shipping products - most visibly Doubble, a dating app I architected and built from 15,000 to 300,000+ users across six markets, with an App Store rating above Tinder, Hinge and Bumble.

Available for selected freelance and retainer work

What I actually do

Build.

Hands-on full-stack — TypeScript/Node, React, Flutter. Before that: years of Laravel and Vue in production. Self-taught since age seven - your stack won't be the problem.

Finish.

The layer between design and code: the interaction that should run at 60fps, the touch target that's too small, the empty state nobody designed. This is where products are won - and where most teams run out of budget.

Bridge.

Six companies as CTO or co-founder, one of them through to acquisition. I've sat on your side of the table - budget, runway, and "should we build this at all" are part of the engineering conversation, not interruptions to it.

How I work

I work hourly or on retainer, embedded in existing teams. I support the roadmap - I don't own it; I've run enough of my own to mean that. Copenhagen-based, hybrid. Hand me an under-specified problem and you get options back, not questions. I teach as I go - code review, pairing, the reasoning behind the calls.

I write code that doesn't break when I leave — and teams that don't need me to stay.

Selected work

  1. Doubble

    Social dating platform

    Architected and built the backend and app from 15,000 to 300,000+ users across six markets — 1B+ swipes, 500,000 matches a day on auto-scaling, multi-region infrastructure across the US and Europe. Out-rated Tinder, Hinge and Bumble on the App Store: 4.5/5 across 5,000+ ratings.

  2. Wash World

    Car-wash subscription brand

    Built a headless CMS with a drag-and-drop interface, letting the marketing team manage a fully custom-designed site without developer involvement.

  3. Uniqkey

    European password manager

    Founding CTO. Architected a European password manager for companies and assembled the advisory board that took it forward.

  4. Athliit

    Sports-club SaaS - acquired

    Co-founder & CTO. Built the platform and grew the company from 2 to 16 people and 2 to 50 clients before its acquisition by Sportyfriends.

Responsible for building most of the technology at Doubble from the ground up… integrity, grit, speed, and above all an understanding of what really matters.
Ingmar Navarretta Oemig, co-founder - now CEO, Doubble
Always seeking to improve even the smallest of details.
Claire Marie Spackman, Global Digital & Brand Manager, Lantmännen Unibake
If it wasn't for Mattias, Doubble wouldn't be where it is today.
Dennis Rosenlund, co-founder, Doubble
Picks up on new technologies at a pace I have never seen before.
Joachim Bülow, co-founder & CTO, Doubble — now The Tech Collective (Implement Consulting Group)
Started coding as a child - a completely natural approach to technology. An utterly indispensable sparring partner.
Claus Skytte, founder, Resecond — former founder of We Love People
A pure joy to work with a backend developer that almost solves my backend problems before I even mention them
Rasmus Wølk, UX & Front-end Developer

The full list - going back to 2009 - is on LinkedIn.