Joao Aires de Matos

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Head of Engineering & VP at Addy AI

Portugal

Overview

Joao leads engineering at Addy AI, where he specializes in building generative AI products for the FinTech and SaaS sectors. With a foundation in full-stack development and a Masters degree, he turns complex processes into intuitive AI applications, previously co-founding an AI startup and consulting at Deloitte.

Beyond his core engineering role, Joao is a passionate educator, teaching advanced AI courses to programmers and Unreal Engine development to students. He also dedicates his time to analyzing and reviewing video games, demonstrating a deep interest in the gaming industrys creative and technical aspects.

Unique fact: For three consecutive years, Joao has served as a jury member for the "New Fnac Talents" award in the game development category.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Precise But Practical

Fast But Analytical

They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.  They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

AI in FinTech
As Head of Engineering at Addy AI, he is building an AI copilot to automate mortgage lending, aiming to reduce loan closing times by 90%.
Generative AI
He specializes in designing and shipping AI-powered applications using LLMs, RAG, LangChain, and AI agents, and also teaches these subjects.
Engineering Leadership
He leads and mentors engineering teams, focusing on transforming prototypes into market-ready products and is currently hiring for his team at Addy AI.

Media Appearances

Joao has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Head of Engineering & VP at Addy AI
1-2024 - 5-2025
Founding AI & Full-Stack Engineer at Addy AI
2-2024
Professor - Practical Artificial Intelligence Course for Programmers at Code for All_
3-2023 - 2-2024
Invited Professor - Unreal Engine and C++ at ETIC_Algarve
2-2022 - 12-2023
Co-Founder & Founding Full-Stack Engineer & Gen. AI Engineer at Wanda

Education

2013 - 2018
Master's degree from Universidade de Aveiro

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Insights For Selling To Joao

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Joao is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Joao

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Joao move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Joao take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Joao

Personality Compatibility


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