Lead Software Engineer

***How would you like to work in an environment in which you can directly shape the product?*** At Molten Cloud, we don't believe in artificial boundaries or engineering silos. We don't split our team into front-end and back-end camps; everyone here has the opportunity to work across the entire stack. We pair this high level of project autonomy with a fully remote setup, company-covered AI coding tools, and a healthy culture that actually insists you take your vacation time. **About Molten Cloud** Born out of MIT, Molten Cloud simplifies today’s complex intellectual property rights, content, and royalties operations for the media industry. Our platform is already used by major organizations to manage hundreds of millions of film and TV rights and host petabytes of content. In fact, our technology touches over 10% of all movies known to exist on IMDb. We are a diverse, highly collaborative team backed by top-tier venture funds and prominent investors, including Jack Dorsey, Ashton Kutcher, and Michael Ovitz. **Why You Will Love Working Here** * Large, Interesting Problems to Solve: Our products are critical for the Hollywood industry and we’re sending content around the world to over 100 destinations. The problems we solve are consequential and every day we manage petabytes of data. * Fast-Track Growth: With heavy mentorship and deep trust from day one, even our more junior team members quickly build the kind of influence and ownership typically reserved for seasoned staff. * Modern Tooling: We want you to move fast. The company completely covers your subscriptions for advanced AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude. * Real Flexibility: We offer work flexibility, and we are serious about you actually taking time off. 10 days a year — minimum. * Extremely Smart Coworkers: Learn from the best and then pay it forward and mentor people yourself. We love to build leaders. * A Culture of Camaraderie: We are a tight-knit group and there is a ton of camaraderie amongst our staff. We keep the connection strong with company offsites 1 to 2 times a year. * The Package: Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits, a top-tier hardware setup provided by us, and a 401K plan (no company match just yet). **What You Will Do** * Take ownership of, and lead, a team of engineers for the timely delivery of features based on Agile sprints. * Review code developed by your team of engineers, and aid in their training and development. * Contribute to the design, architecture, research and development of core platform and applications (which may include aspects of data transmission, cryptography, back-end and front-end development). * Own application features end to end: building, deploying, and iterating at every stage. * Work across both the backend and frontend to design, architect, and scale our core platform. * Ensure high performance, accuracy, and security for global user groups handling massive data streams. * Collaborate directly with our Chief Product Officer and Lead Engineers to align your work with the broader product vision. **What We Are Looking For** * Experience: 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience developing web-based products. * Core Tech: Technical proficiency in Python and JavaScript. * Our Stack (Bonus Points): Experience with Vue.js, Pinia, TypeScript, MongoDB, AI/LLMs, or DevOps tools is a major plus. * The Right Mindset: You thrive in a startup environment. You are analytical, goal-oriented, and love taking the initiative to solve complex problems alongside a supportive team. **How to Apply** If you want to build technology that impacts the global media landscape from the comfort of your own home, we want to hear from you. Send your resume to Steve Gold at steve.gold@moltencloud.com. **Those who need not Apply** Our interview process includes live verification steps specifically designed to confirm you are a real, present human candidate. These methods are highly effective and have already identified and disqualified multiple fraudulent applicants, including individuals misrepresenting their identity and organizations submitting applications on behalf of unqualified candidates. If you are not planning to personally participate and personally answer every question live, please do not apply. For everyone else, we genuinely can't wait to meet you.