Software Applications Lead, Focusrite
+ Group bonus scheme
Audio interfaces and pro audio equipment
Job no longer available
Audio interfaces and pro audio equipment
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
+ Group bonus scheme
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enrich people's lives through music.
Role
Who you are
- Experiences with designing and engineering desktop applications. Working with mobile applications is a bonus
- Passionate and knowledgeable about music and audio technology
- Experienced in software platform engineering techniques and design methodologies including hands-on development experience in C++. Working with Web-centric technologies such as Typescript is a bonus
- Experienced with the integration of software with hardware products
- An advocate for automated testing from unit testing to hardware in the loop, and familiar with principles of Continuous Integration
- A people person, with excellent communication skills and with a proven track record of helping people and teams work well together
- Flexible, and able to effectively prioritise and schedule across multiple projects
- An advocate for good documentation and the importance of knowledge sharing
- Committed to personal development and aware of the latest industry trends
- Methodical and rigorous, with a logical approach to problem solving
What the job involves
- This is a new role to support our growing community of engineers working on software applications to support our connected products with a wide and varied tech stack that includes desktop and mobile applications
- We are looking for someone to work closely with and support our Engineering teams, partnering with Product and Engineering management to ensure we are diligent about our trade-offs and that dependencies and communication are managed effectively and openly
- The focus of this role is software applications but awareness of hardware products and embedded software would be beneficial
- You will report to a Software Engineering Manager and work closely with them and others across the Engineering department
- The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the evolution of the technical stack of our cross-platform applications as our strategic direction changes
- Your strategic insight, and awareness of design integrations and interfaces, will help identify the necessary enablers for the teams – those things the application architecture needs to feature, and that teams need to function effectively
- Using quarterly team synchronisation, engineering catchups, and team product reviews, you will keep the teams connected and up to date as the applications evolve and help ensure that any architectural issues the teams encounter during the implementation are addressed
- At team level, you will participate in their solution definition and implementation, and update the architecture with feedback as the teams design, build and test their work
- Technical leadership across a number of teams that ensures our software application design and delivery are well considered
- Ensuring our software application development approaches are aligned to our product and engineering strategy
- Being a team enabler – ensuring each team is aware of the bigger product picture of which they are a part, and able to contribute effectively to that system-level design
- Embedding yourself in those teams at key points in the development cycle, to help in the hands-on implementation of key architectural components
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Legacy audio engineering company Focusrite has been developing audio interfaces since the late 1980s. Founded by Rupert Niven - an influential electronics designers whose clients included The Beatles and Nirvana - the company built its reputation on high-quality analogue sound and sound equipment. Over time, Focusrite has stayed true to those roots while continuing to refine and expand its range of interfaces and preamps.
Focusrite isn't simply relying on its legacy, but actively adapting to the needs of modern music creators. In recent years, it has introduced AI-driven plugins designed to help turn rough musical ideas into polished, studio-quality tracks. Alongside its product development, the company has invested in the wider industry through scholarships and mentorship programmes, reinforcing its position as a leader in audio technology.
Now a publicly listed company since 2014, Focusrite continues to demonstrate steady performance with a changing global market. Its latest trading update points to annual revenues of around £164M, with stable demand and consistent margins despite wider economic uncertainty and external pressures like US tariffs.
While change in the global economy remain, Focusrite appears well positioned for the future. Strong product development, careful cost management, and ongoing investment in distribution channels have given the company confidence in its continued progress. Combined with its legacy of engineering excellence and willingness to evolve, Focusrite is very much set to remain a key player in the music and audio industry.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Company HQ
High Wycombe, UK
Leadership
Tim Carroll
(CEO)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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