Five months ago: 12,500 live IT assignments. Today: 110,000+ across 400+ public sources, 85+ countries.
The problem
Europe's IT contract market is fragmented. Agencies post to different places than corporate procurement. Contractor marketplaces don't mirror framework boards. A consultant searching one source sees a fraction of the real market.
The fix
One index, every public source. Native-language landings at /locations/sweden, /france, /germany, /united-kingdom, /switzerland, /finland, /norway, /denmark. Sub-200ms search on 100k+ docs. 31k pages indexed by Google.
AI
CV match scored against the full index. Cover-letter generation in English and Swedish. MCP endpoint so AI assistants query the live market directly.
Lessons
- Data quality beats volume.
- Long-tail sources carry contracts that don't show up on the big boards.
- Speed is a feature. Over 200ms and users bounce.
- Language localisation compounds SEO.
What is next
Agency side. Bytelope AB first tenant on a multi-tenant marketplace connecting verified AI-trained consultants with consulting buyers. Opens 2026.
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