Software Engineering Manager, Focusrite
Offers employee purchase scheme and group bonus scheme
Audio interfacing technology
Open for applications
Audio interfacing technology
201-500 employees
Open for applications
Offers employee purchase scheme and group bonus scheme
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enrich people's lives through music.
Role
Who you are
- You have exceptional communication skills. You are able to articulate complex problems and situations to a range of audiences
- You have worked as a senior software engineer
- You have a broad knowledge of the C++ language and ecosystem
- You have experience managing or mentoring teams using Agile and DevOps best practices, in a culture of psychological safety
- You have proven leadership skills and evidence of engagement with relevant communities
- You take a human-centric approach, showing kindness and compassion
- You have a passion for helping others to achieve ambitious goals
- You are a strong advocate for technical excellence, automated testing, frequent deployments and agile processes
What the job involves
- We are looking for an Engineering Manager to look after 3 teams and up to 10 direct reports, including Software testing
- The software team is currently pathing the way for future best practices within the wider group
- Our engineers are part of agile teams that typically include Product owners, Scrum masters, Test, Web and application engineers
- Teams focus on a wide range of value streams such as creative music software, audio plug-ins, internal tools, embedded software and applications that augment our products
- Engineering Managers provide leadership and coaching to support and develop talent, to meet the growing needs of the business
- They work closely with our Tech Leads to communicate strategy and nurture a shared engineering culture with a sense of unity and direction that allows teams to do their best work
- As engineering manager you'll have an opportunity to directly contribute to the best practices that we choose to adopt
- Managing the engineering capabilities of several Agile teams, including Software testing
- Guide the personal and professional development of engineers within your teams, through regular 1:1s and continuous feedback
- Collaborating with Product Owners & Tech Leads to ensure teams are balancing quality and flow with delivery
- Partner with Tech Leads in communicating strategy and foster inter-team collaboration
- Support the teams by facilitating communication and bringing the wider context
- Enable others to make technical choices by facilitating the exchange of ideas
- Ensure we have the right skillset in the team, shaping our hiring best practices to attract the best talent
- Support and improve the onboarding of new engineers into the team
- Source and manage contractors and consultants
- Get involved with diversity projects to help build an inclusive culture
- Champion knowledge-sharing programmes across Agile teams, such as product demonstrations, lunch-and-learns, hack days and tech events
- Follow the work of other agile teams and look for opportunities to adopt common practices and technologies
- Ensure the team is equipped to achieve their goals, through training and equipment
- Introduce and monitor metrics to help with decision making
- Collaborate with the engineering management team to evolve our ways of working, designing team processes to create a great engineering culture at Focusrite
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Legacy audio engineering company Focusrite has been developing audio interfaces since the late 1980s. Founded by Rupert Neve, an electronics designer whose customers included The Beatles and Nirvana, Focusrite has continued developing interfaces and preamps based on his work.
Continuously innovating, Focusrite has most recently developed AI-driven plugins that transform ideas into polished, studio-quality music. This is indicative of Focusrite’s not resting on its laurels. The company became publicly listed in 2014 and has also funded music industry scholarships and mentor schemes, maintaining its leadership in the audio interface manufacturing market.
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Company benefits
- Pension with salary sacrifice option
- After successful probationary period; you will join our Group Life Assurance, Group Income Protection and you can join our Health Cash Plan and Private Medical Insurance
- Bike2work scheme
- 25 days holiday increasing with length of service
- Staff discount on company products and merchandise
- Participation in group bonus scheme
Company HQ
High Wycombe, UK
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Leadership
Tim Carroll
(CEO (Not Founder))Previously the VP of Audio Products at Avid Technology and Member of the Board of Directors at National Association of Music Merchants.
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