Software Development Manager / Technical Team Lead

We're ideally looking for a permanent employee in the UK; our UK development office is in CambridgeinMusic is looking for a talented and Software Development Manager. This is an opportunity to join an established software engineering team, working on high-profile music industry products.

Responsibilities will largely be for our Cambridge, UK, team, and products developed here in addition to working within a global organization, amongst our worldwide team of engineers, testers, and sound designers, building some of the world's most critically acclaimed virtual instruments, music creation software, and performance tools.

As a Software Development Manager/Technical Team Lead

• You will directly manage software developers and input heavily into the technical design of the team's products.
• You will help shape the technical roadmap for product development and nurture the development team to achieve these goals.
• You will manage our software development teams' work within an agile product development process.
• You will work with products that are predominantly C++ applications, running in Linux, Windows, and macOS environments.

Responsibilities

• Driving projects to success, ensuring team share meets technical goals
• Management of work, helping shape products and the work required to implement them
• Establish and maintain practices that ensure software quality
• Professional development of staff
• Assess team needs and manage performance
• Input in the hiring process
• Onboarding new starters

Requirements

• Understanding of agile process (Agile/Scrum/XP experience)
• Strong technical background
• Ability to manage multiple teams
• Hands-on experience of coding, and ability to input into software design
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Nice to Haves

• Experience of managing teams working on C++ and Linux codebases
• Background in music, with live, Studio, or DJ experience
• A degree-level qualification in Computer Sciences
• Availability to travel internationally