About Me

I'm a software engineer working at the intersection of production AI systems and payments/fintech.

Engineering

I'm currently a staff software engineer at LaunchGood, helping build the rails for charitable crowdfunding. I'm an AI-native developer with 15+ years of full-stack experience, applying a TypeScript stack to payments and high-availability two-sided marketplaces. I'm recently focused on MCP tooling and deployment plumbing that compresses what used to take hours into seconds.

I'm a tinkerer and builder by disposition. The same instinct that draws me toward traditional craft draws me to small, hand-built software and hardware projects on the weekends — experiments made to organize and improve our lives, but mostly to teach me (and my four children) something rather than to build a shippable product.

Islamic finance and research

I previously founded Blossom Finance, a venture applying classical mudaraba (profit-sharing) contract structures to small-business finance in Indonesia. I've published independent research on Islamic commercial jurisprudence (fiqh al-mu'amalat) and continue to write on the intersection of Islamic economics, contract theory, and modern financial markets. I've done paid advisory work for central bankers and policymakers — including OJK (Indonesia's Financial Services Authority), Bank Indonesia, and the Ministry of Finance. I've also taught for the Securities Commission Malaysia and spoken at industry forums across the USA, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, and Singapore.

My research examines how physical spaces and material objects have shaped Muslim perceptions and practices in the Indonesian archipelago from the pre-Islamic period through colonization and independence.

If you're building fintech, screening tools, takaful, or something else in the Islamic finance domain, my combination of engineering depth and domain literacy is rare enough that we should probably talk.

What I'm available for

I'm wrapping up at LaunchGood and open to my next role starting June 1, 2026. I'm most interested in:

• Senior or staff engineering at fintechs, payments, AI-native financial services companies, or agentic-systems product teams where TypeScript and production AI experience are core.
• Fractional CTO or technical advisory engagements for fintech, Indonesian/SEA market entry, or AI integration projects.
• Defined-scope contracts — Tooling design, agent architecture review, AI integration audits, MCP server builds, etc.

For a permanent role, NYC Metro Area (fully onsite or hybrid) is the strongest fit since I have family nearby. For remote-friendly roles, I'm available for occasional travel to KL, Singapore, or further.

Contact

• Email: me@matmar10.com
• LinkedIn: /in/matthewjosephmartin
• GitHub: @matmar10
• X: @ohbytheway