On-demand vinyl and CD manufacturing platform for independent artists
elasticStage operates a manufacturing and fulfillment platform for physical music media with a software-first approach. The tech stack—Airflow, dbt, Kafka, Fivetran, Python, PostgreSQL on AWS—mirrors a data-intensive manufacturing business, not a pure SaaS play; active projects center on robotic automation of vinyl production and foundational data architecture, while pain points cluster around scaling production capacity and pipeline reliability. The hiring mix is engineering-heavy (10 of 20 roles), concentrated in the UK, with senior-level positions dominating—a signal they're moving beyond prototype toward multi-site manufacturing and operational complexity.
elasticStage manufactures vinyl records and CDs on-demand for musicians and independent labels, eliminating upfront costs, minimum order quantities, and long lead times. Artists upload music via the elasticstage.com platform, and records are manufactured and shipped within weeks. The business sits at the intersection of music commerce and manufacturing operations: a D2C platform layered on top of roboticized production lines. Core challenges involve sustaining zero-downtime audio calibration systems, expanding from a single production facility to multiple sites, and keeping data pipelines reliable as order volume scales.
Core: Apache Airflow, dbt, Kafka, Fivetran, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker. Frontend: Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript. Social/messaging integrations: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Meta, CleverTap, SendGrid, Twilio. Audio tools: C++, MATLAB, JUCE. CAD: SolidWorks, Creo.
London, United Kingdom. Current hiring is limited to the UK.
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