Production Systems Developer

Location: High Wycombe / Hybrid
Term: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: Dependent on experience + excellent benefits

We’re looking for a Production Systems Developer to work with us to design bespoke hardware test software to support the mass production of state-of-the-art audio interfaces, MIDI controllers and synthesisers.  

The Role:

You will be working in a people-focused, multi-functional design & engineering team, collaborating on new product development and the continuous improvement of the production test software used in our factories. Your responsibilities will include developing and maintaining production test software, writing backend functionality in Python and developing unit and end-to-end tests while also contributing to research and development and providing remote technical support to factory engineers.

Project work is typically managed in a combination of stage gated and agile methodologies to suite the technical discipline and project complexity. Focusrite is committed to improving and you will have opportunity to help evolve our working practices to keep up to date with technology trends in our product sector and best practice in the software development industry.

To be successful in your application for this role you will need:

• Competent coding skill in Python and/or TypeScript/React  
• A good understanding of audio electronics, measurement tools and methods 
• Experience with databases (e.g. MySQL), distributed version control (e.g. Git), and continuous integration
• Excellent design, debugging and problem-solving abilities
• The ability to clearly articulate problems and solutions for both technical and non-technical audiences
• A commitment to continual personal development, as well as improvement of the wider team

It would be advantageous if you have some of the following:

• BEng/BSc degree, preferably in a related engineering subject – Computer Science, Electronics, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Systems, etc 
• Experience with web technology: TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS, Electron 
• Hands-on prototyping using Arduino, Teensy, Raspberry Pi or other platforms 
• Familiarity with best practices and dev-ops tools: git, Ansible, Linux… 
• Experience with manufacturing automation, Industry 4.0, etc. 
• Experience of working using Agile methodologies such as Scrum
• Background in audio electronics and music technology 

 About Us

Focusrite plc is a global music and audio group that develops and markets music technology products. Used by audio professionals and amateur musicians alike, our solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded and live sound. Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity – ‘we make music easy to make’.

The Focusrite Group trades under thirteen established and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Oberheim, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Ampify Music, Linea Research, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning decades, its brands are category leaders in the music-making industry.

Music technology is an enriching space to work in and we enjoy a Group-wide open-door culture which encourages innovation. This culture, combined with a passion for the inspirational solutions we create, has led to the group winning numerous accolades, including six Queen's Awards, the AIM Company of the Year Award 2021 and regular appearances in 'The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For’.

The Focusrite Group is dedicated to building a great place to work and as an equal opportunity employer we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion. The group mission is to cultivate an equitable culture, internally and externally, where all people feel they are welcome, safe and positively represented, because at Focusrite they truly are. Equally, we recognise the major impact that climate change is having on our world and work every day towards being industry leaders in a carbon neutral future.

Benefits include flexible/hybrid working, company pension, life insurance, private healthcare, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay, employee purchase scheme, group bonus scheme, company music events, offsite company parties and free lunch in the canteen. We arrange company training sessions and encourage personal development.

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Sales Analyst, Focusrite Group Americas (FGA)

Based: California, US or Remote (US)
Term: Full time
Salary: $60000 - $75000 pa plus $10k bonus and generous benefits

The Role

This role will provide sales insights, financial reporting, and modeling support to the region's SVP. This person will also ensure that reporting and analysis for all the sales channels are developed and available on time and complete ad hoc projects as requested. 

We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, as this is not a developmental role. There is room for them to shape the role and establish key processes and reporting, so it should still offer a challenge even for someone with a good depth and breadth of experience in analytics.

Essential Functions and Major Responsibilities:

• Collect, maintain, analyze, and deliver accurate point-of-sale reports on regular cycles (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually).
• Evaluate and report customer, retailer channel, and market performance data to enhance sales productivity, direct marketing initiatives, support forecasting, and assist in business planning.
• Produce and distribute insightful, actionable Ad-Hoc reports promptly. Respond quickly to ad-hoc requests.
• Utilize data to stay ahead of trends, gauge product demand, report findings, and validate customer forecast data. Provide feedback to align forecasts when discrepancies are found.
• Develop productive relationships with key retailer contacts to align on sales, promotional forecasts, and supply chain initiatives.
• Ensure submission, validation, and sharing of monthly stock and sales reports within internal SLA, working with customers who have yet to submit them.
• Collaborate with the internal BI team to provide weekly inventory health reports and build automated reporting.
• Monitor inventory levels to maintain healthy customer in-stocks.
• Analyze product categories, assortments, price points, locations, and trends to capture and report relevant business insights.
• Actively participate in and support the line review process.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external customers.
• Collaborate with team members on ad-hoc data reporting and analysis.

 Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 2+ years of sales analysis or financial experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Advanced User of Excel
• Strong analytic skills with the ability to provide actionable recommendations based on key performance indicators.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Must be self-motivated, possess a strong work ethic, and be able to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and multiple deadlines.

Required Competencies

• Analytical - Proven problem-solving capability with strong analytical skills.
• Stakeholder Engagement – Understands the importance of seeking relationships and working with others toward a shared goal.
• Effective Communication - Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Agility - Demonstrate willingness to modify position as needed to meet the needs of the business.

Comprehensive Benefits includehealth insurance covered by Focusrite Group at 100% for employees and 75% for dependents, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, short—and long-term disability, 401K with employer match, 28 days PTO, Employee Assistance Program, Group Bonus Scheme, and generous staff discounts on company products and merchandise.

About Us
Focusrite plc is a global music and audio group that develops and markets music technology products. Used by audio professionals and amateur musicians alike, our solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded and live sound. Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity - ‘we make music easy to make'.
The Focusrite Group trades under thirteen established and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Oberheim, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Ampify Music, Linea Research, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning decades, its brands are category leaders in the music-making industry.

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Content Creator - Sonnox

Based: Finstock, Oxfordshire with hybrid working available 
Term: Permanent, Full time
Salary: £30000 - £35000 pa plus benefits

Sonnox is an established audio plugin and software company based in rural Oxfordshire. Since 2007, we've continued to obsess over creating the best, most innovative products to supplement and enhance Digital Audio Workstations, such as Logic, Ableton, ProTools, Studio One and Cubase. 

Our products are used by Grammy-winning professionals and hobbyists alike, from the most prestigious recording studios, film production houses, games manufacturers and global broadcasters to music producers, engineers, and mastering facilities.

For this position we can offer flexible working arrangements and a hybrid pattern, with regular attendance in our offices in Oxfordshire for collaborative work.

The Role:

We are looking for a Content Creator to Lead video content creation, including short-form and vertical video formats for social media, adverts, customer onboarding and tutorials.

What you’ll do:

• Lead on engaging video content ideas, ensuring we’re creating scroll-stopping content that drives interaction and sharing
• Produce branded educational content and artist features that connect with our audience
• Support, work with or direct external contractors for hero content as necessary.
• Repurpose, revamp, reuse and retire existing content to keep things fresh and maximise reach and engagement efficiently
• Collaborate with the marketing team on social media and email marketing content
• Write engaging short-form copy for emails, video descriptions, and interviews
• Design graphics, thumbnails, and other visual assets that align with our brand to support video and written content
• Present on camera or voiceover confidently and articulately, making complex topics accessible and engaging 
• Stay current on the latest trends in music production, video creation, and social media and apply them to your work

What you’ll bring:

• Solid experience in music production, with a good understanding of audio software, plug-ins, and related technologies
• Proven skills in creating video content 
• Comfortable and confident on camera, with clear, articulate voiceover skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, Final Cut or Davinci Resolve, Photoshop, Illustrator or Figma, and After Effects)
• Functional graphic design skills—think creating thumbnails, social media posts, and email headers

Nice to have:

• Experience with social media content creation and email marketing
• Good analytical skills to interpret engagement and other metrics to refine our video strategy 
• Basic knowledge of SEO and digital marketing
• Familiarity with creating and repurposing user-generated content and trending formats

About Us

Focusrite plc is a global music and audio group that develops and markets music technology products. Used by audio professionals and amateur musicians alike, our solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded and live sound. Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity – ‘we make music easy to make’.

The Focusrite Group trades under thirteen established and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Oberheim, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Ampify Music, Linea Research, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning decades, its brands are category leaders in the music-making industry.

Music technology is an enriching space to work in and we enjoy a Group-wide open-door culture which encourages innovation. This culture, combined with a passion for the inspirational solutions we create, has led to the group winning numerous accolades, including six Queen's Awards, the AIM Company of the Year Award 2021 and regular appearances in 'The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For’.

The Focusrite Group is dedicated to building a great place to work and as an equal opportunity employer we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion. The group mission is to cultivate an equitable culture, internally and externally, where all people feel they are welcome, safe and positively represented, because at Focusrite they truly are. Equally, we recognise the major impact that climate change is having on our world and work every day towards being industry leaders in a carbon neutral future.

Benefits:

• 10% personal development time 
• Pension and lifestyle benefits
• Small company atmosphere with the support of a large group
• Beautiful and peaceful location in Finstock, Oxfordshire 

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Software Engineering Manager

Based: Offices in London and High Wycombe with UK remote working available

Term: Permanent, Full time

Salary: Negotiable + excellent benefits

The Role:

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.

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. As engineering manager you'll have an opportunity to directly contribute to the best practices that we choose to adopt.

What you’ll be doing: 

• 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

Your Profile:

• 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

About Us

Focusrite plc is a global music and audio group that develops and markets music technology products. Used by audio professionals and amateur musicians alike, our solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded and live sound. Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity – ‘we make music easy to make’. 

The Focusrite Group trades under a number of established and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Oberheim, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Ampify Music, Linea Research, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning decades, its brands are category leaders in the music-making industry.

Music technology is an enriching space to work in and we enjoy a Group-wide open-door culture which encourages innovation. This culture, combined with a passion for the inspirational solutions we create, has led to the group winning numerous accolades, including six Queen's Awards, the AIM Company of the Year Award 2021 and regular appearances in 'The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For’.

The Focusrite Group is dedicated to building a great place to work and as an equal opportunity employer we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion. The group mission is to cultivate an equitable culture, internally and externally, where all people feel they are welcome, safe and positively represented, because at Focusrite they truly are. Equally, we recognise the major impact that climate change is having on our world and work every day towards being industry leaders in a carbon neutral future.

Benefits include flexible/hybrid working, company pension, life insurance, private healthcare, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay, employee purchase scheme, group bonus scheme, workplace nursery benefit, company music events, offsite company parties and free lunch in the canteen. We arrange company training sessions and encourage personal development. 

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Director Focusrite Group Professional (Americas)

Based: California, US or Remote (US)
Term: Full time
Salary: $105-115K USD + 15-20% OTE

The Role:

The Director of Focusrite Group Professional for the Americas’ primary goals are business development and sales focused. Reporting to the Vice President for B2B and Education for the Americas, the Director is the primary Focusrite Group sales and relationship point person for studios, post houses, and all VIP customers from mix and mastering engineers to artists for Focusrite, Novation and ADAM Audio. The director also works across the other Group brands to create solutions, engaging key sales, marketing, and product staff at Sonnox, Sequential, and Oberheim, and in the Audio Reproduction brands, including Martin Audio, Linea Research, Optimal Audio, TiMax, and Panlab. They also manage all US integrator sales and engage with and offer support to the Americas VP of Distribution for Latin America and Canada where budgets and time permit.  

Key to the Director’s role is acting as a company thought leader, gathering customer feedback and sharing it with our product management and marketing teams to maintain and grow market-leading positions for all company brands. The director also regularly interfaces with and creates new relationships with complementary non-Focusrite Group brands and collaborators, like Dolby Laboratories, Sony, and more. 

The Director works closely with the VP for B2B and Education on major education accounts, designing systems, selling, and participating in account management and thought leadership for preprofessional systems business at colleges and universities and secondary schools and school systems. And, importantly, the Director and the team they work in are responsible for feeding the pipelines of opportunity for the VPs of US Key Accounts and Retail Sales.

Key Role Responsibilities:

Revenue growth: 

• Drive pro and integrator sales for the Americas, keeping an updated book of customers in NetSuite CRM and providing monthly reporting on key customer activities and revenue. 

Customer relations and voice:  

• Key customers: maintain and grow relationships and revenue opportunities including the likes of Universal Music Group, Formosa Group, Full Sail University, Infrasonc Sound, The Recording Academy P&E Wing and regional chapters industry leads, and more.  
• Regularly meet with industry influencers and influencer customers, collecting feedback that is included in the B2B and EDU monthly reports and in strategic meetings with Focusrite Group brands. 

Strategic relationships:  

• Develop and maintain relationships with as many thought leading audio engineers, musicians, labels, studios, post houses, and other related VIP customers, including leading our US Ambassador program in conjunction with our brand marketing leads in the US 
• Collaborate with brands and partners like Dolby, Sony, SSL, Apple, and more. 

Marketing communications: 

• Drive marketing strategy for pro cross-brand solutions 
• Create and publish a monthly US integrators newsletter 
• Develop and maintain and social media presence for Focusrite Group professional, blog, guest blog 

Travel for sales and marketing: 

Sales growth: create and execute an approved, strategic and prioritized annual travel plan that drives revenue and industry influence including AES national and regional events, Mix Magazine Immersive events, panel participation and production, and more. 

Skills and experience required:

• Experienced audio engineer, with mastery of audio hardware and software including I/O and DAWs, Audio-over-IP, immersive audio, and evidence of professional mixing work requested
• Understanding and knowledge of studio monitoring hardware and associated software tools
• Ability to design audio and music systems for recording studios, post facilities, including networked audio systems
• At least 5 years of experience in business development and strategic selling
• Comfortable and poised public speaker

 Benefits:

Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental & vision insurance, life insurance, short & long-term disability, 401K & employer match, 28 days PTO, EAP, staff discount on company products and merchandise, Group bonus scheme.

For more information visit: https://focusriteplc.com

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Embedded Products System Architect (Staff Engineer) 

Location: High Wycombe offices with hybrid working available 

Term: Full-time, Permanent 

Salary: Negotiable plus benefits

Do you have a professional background in embedded software development or embedded system architecture?

Do you enjoy working with people, and have experience helping multidiscipline teams collaborate on systems design?

Are you passionate and knowledgeable about music and audio technology?

If you have answered yes to all the above, we would love to hear from you! As part of our commitment to deliver high quality and reliable products to our customers, we are hiring for a new role to support our growing community of engineers working on connected products with a tech stack from embedded software through to mobile applications. 

The full extent of this role is broad and influential, but we are open to applications from people with a range of experience levels for whom this role may be a career progression. If you have some but not all the skills and experience required, we would still love to hear from you - Let us know what you would bring to the role, and why you would be a great fit for the team.

What you’ll be doing:

We are looking for someone to work closely with and support our Engineering teams, with architectural design considerations across our ranges of products. The focus of the role will be on our hardware products, but an awareness of desktop and web technologies would be beneficial.

While of course this is a technical role, we believe that successful system architecture is about people – helping engineers and teams to communicate, collaborate, and successfully work together to build, test, and maintain integrated and scalable designs. The role will help to ensure that the Business and Product Strategy is informing the technical research and discovery, and that we are able to quickly iterate as we test emergent product designs.

With a focus on connected architecture, you will engage frequently and closely with our Embedded Software, Automated Test (Design and Manufacturing), Desktop, Mobile, Web and Product Design Teams, to build a community where Tech Leads and Engineers from all teams are contributing to architectural design choices that support our strategy.

Your strategic insight, and awareness of design integrations and interfaces, will help identify the necessary enablers for the teams – those things the system architecture needs to feature, and that teams need to function effectively.

Using quarterly team planning, engineering catchups, and team product demos, you will keep the teams connected and up to date as the product system design evolves and help ensure that any system 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.

Non-functional requirements, especially where they exist between or across multiple teams, are also vital to achieve a secure, well performing, sustainable and scalable architectural design. You will be responsible for taking care of these requirements and implementing solutions, getting input from the team tech leads and ensuring they are accounted for as part of the overall system design and delivery.

As part of this role, you will report to the Head of Embedded Software and work closely with other Engineering Managers and Tech Leads across the department.

Key activities include:

• Leading a community of practice that ensures our product system architectures are well considered; secure, high performance, testable, sustainable, and scalable
• Ensuring our product system architectures are aligned to our product and engineering strategy.
• Being a team enabler – ensuring each team is aware of the bigger architectural picture of which they are a part, and able to contribute effectively to that architectural design
• Embedding yourself in those teams at key points in the development cycle, to help in the hands-on implementation of key architectural components.

An ideal candidate is likely to be:

• Experienced with embedded systems including collaborating with electronics engineers on system design constraints and with software teams on systems integration.
• Experienced in software platform engineering techniques and design methodologies including hands-on development experience in C/C++
• Familiar with systems implementing a mixture of real-time and non-real-time processing
• 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.
• Passionate and knowledgeable about music and audio technology

Benefits include flexible/hybrid working, company pension, life insurance, private healthcare, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay, employee purchase scheme, group bonus scheme, workplace nursery benefit, company music events, offsite company parties and free lunch in the canteen. We arrange company training sessions and encourage personal development.

For more information visit https://focusriteplc.com

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