About us:

Madverse music - Independent Not Alone

At Madverse, we're reimagining the music industry for the next generation.

We are India's first tech-driven music company built to empower independent artists and music companies with everything they need - distribution, monetization, marketing and publishing - without ever asking them to give up control. Founded by Rohan Jain in response to the lack of real opportunity for independent artists in India, Madverse gives creators a tech-first platform to release their music, own their masters, and keep their creative freedom intact.

With over 200,000 users and growing fast, we're building the tools that help musicians not just survive, but scale. If you're passionate about music, technology and shaping culture, you'll feel right at home here.

Mission:

Creating a global community of independent artists. A platform that supports independent artists with best-in-class technology. We exist to be the catalyst that helps artists earn their true worth, while empowering the community to cross-pollinate fans across the globe.

Vision:

Breaking barriers to democratize the music industry. It's time to make the world of music accessible to every artist. Our goal is to offer one-stop access to all major label services, so that artists can be truly independent.

Madverse DIY - Our self-serve distribution and marketing platform. Artists upload their songs and release directly with us, reaching every major streaming platform in the world, on their own terms.

MECA:

Our white-label and professional services arm, powering labels and music companies with enterprise-grade infrastructure and expertise behind the scenes.

LTG (Local to Global Records):

Our music acquisition vertical, taking homegrown sound and building it into global catalogues.

To know more and join the revolution, log on to www.madverse.co

Why Madverse?:

The music industry is being rewritten - and we're building for the people writing it. We're at the stage where the bets we make now define the company we become. That's the rarest and most exciting moment to join: early enough to shape the foundation, resourced enough to actually execute. This is a seat for someone who wants their fingerprints on the business, not just a role to fill.

What makes this role different:

This is one of those rare mandates where strategy, relationships, growth and execution all sit in one seat. You won't be handed a narrow lane - you'll work directly with some of the most exciting artists, labels and partners in the ecosystem, and help shape a business that's still very much in build mode. You'll be trusted to make real decisions, move fast, and own outcomes - not wait for permission. The ambiguity that comes with building is the opportunity: it's where you'll have the most leverage to create something that lasts.

The impact you'll create:

What we do isn't abstract. The decisions made in this seat directly shape artists' careers - the music that gets heard, the talent that breaks through, and the livelihoods built around it. You'll help create opportunities that genuinely change outcomes for the people at the heart of this industry, while building durable value for the company.

Who thrives here:

The people who do their best work with us are builders - comfortable with pace and ambiguity, energised by ownership, and motivated by impact over instruction. If you want a clearly defined, steady-state role, this won't be the right fit. If you want to build, it's exactly the seat you're looking for. Good music. Good people. Big ambitions. We're not just a service provider we're the operating system for the new music economy, where technology meets artistry, and independence meets scale. To know more and join the revolution, log on to www.madverse.co

Job Description:

The Role:

We're looking for a SVP Engineering / Early-Stage CTO to own and build Madverse's technology engine. We need someone who can build the machine while the machine is running; someone who can go deep into architecture when needed, build and lead a strong engineering team, bring discipline to execution and think constantly about how technology can help Madverse scale faster without scaling complexity and headcount at the same rate. You'll work closely with the Founder, Product growth Lead and operations lead to turn product ambition into technology that is reliable, scalable, secure and built to last.

What you'll own:

1. Technology & Architecture:

- Own Madverse's technology strategy and evolving architecture.

- Identify the technical constraints that will matter at 5 - 10x our current scale and solve them early.

- Make smart decisions around architecture, build vs. buy, technical debt and sequencing.

- Build foundations that support our growing artist, release, data and transaction volumes.

2. Engineering & Delivery:

- Build an engineering organisation that leadership and Product can trust.

- Own engineering capacity, quality, delivery predictability and technical execution.

- Establish the operating rhythm that keeps engineering focused, accountable and moving.

- Own selected delivery-management responsibilities traditionally handled by a Scrum Master, including sprint health, blockers, retrospectives and execution visibility.

3. Reliability, Security & Critical Systems:

- Madverse operates critical workflows around music delivery, rights, royalties and payouts.

- You'll ensure these systems are reliable and observable; secure; testable and resilient and designed with the right safeguards around data integrity, reconciliation and money flows.

Think:

- automation and intelligent workflows;

- AI-assisted engineering;

- AI agents and orchestration;

- scalable infrastructure and data pipelines;

- internal tooling;

- and eliminating manual work that shouldn't exist at scale.

What we're looking for:

You could be a VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, CTO of an early-stage company or a senior engineering leader ready to take complete technology ownership. What matters is that you:

- have deep hands-on engineering and architecture experience;

- have built and scaled production systems;

- have built teams, not just managed them;

- understand reliability, security, data and modern software architecture;

- are comfortable operating in ambiguity and moving between strategy and execution;

- have strong product and commercial instincts;

- think about technology as a business advantage, not a support function;

- are excited about AI-native ways of building software;

- and have the judgement to know when to go deep yourself and when to build the team around the problem.

The practical bit:

We take care of our people, and we're transparent that this is table stakes, not the reason most people join:

- Competitive salary and benefits

- Fast-paced professional growth in a collaborative, innovative environment

- Health insurance

- Access to music and live events

- Music streaming subscription

But honestly, People don't join us for the perks. They join to build something that matters, with people who care as much as they do - and to do the best work of their careers while they're at it. In addition to it, Madverse Music Group wants to offer cutting-edge distribution and publishing technologies, innovative artist tools and best-in-class services that empower artists, labels, and managers to reach worldwide audiences, maximize their music sales revenue and access the tools they need to grow and sustain their careers without surrendering their independence.

Additional Information:

Madverse Music Group strongly promotes equal treatment regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideology.