Engineering Manager

inMusic; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

inMusic is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team building music software and platform capabilities in Cambridge, UK. You will align technical delivery with product and business priorities and help teams execute reliably.

You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and drive improvements across cross-brand integrations, ensuring performance and maintainability of critical systems.

Qualifications

• Leadership of engineers and career development.
• Ability to guide architecture and delivery without centralized control.
• Experience coordinating with product, design, QA, and business stakeholders.
• Track record of improving team execution and engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support engineers in delivering high-quality software.
• Partner with product management and design to plan, prioritize, and execute roadmaps.
• Improve engineering processes, technical standards, and delivery predictability.
• Help resolve cross-team dependencies, risks, and trade-offs.
• Support stability, performance, maintainability, and quality across the product domain.
• Build team capacity through mentoring, hiring support, and career development.
• Identify opportunities for shared technology, reusable components, and integration across inMusic brands.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Technical judgment

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Delivery improvement

Architecture guidance

Job description

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team building and maintaining music software, platform capabilities, and product integrations. This role helps teams execute reliably, improve engineering practices, and connect technical delivery to product and business priorities across inMusic.

Department: Engineering

Location: Cambridge, UK

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, and support engineers in delivering high-quality software.
• Partner with product management and design to plan, prioritize, and execute roadmaps.
• Improve engineering processes, technical standards, and delivery predictability.
• Help resolve cross-team dependencies, risks, and trade-offs.
• Support stability, performance, maintainability, and quality across the product domain.
• Build team capacity through mentoring, hiring support, and career development.
• Identify opportunities for shared technology, reusable components, and integration across inMusic brands.

What You Bring

• Engineering leadership experience in software, audio/music technology, platform systems, or hardware/software products.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to guide architecture and delivery without over-centralizing decisions.
• Experience managing engineers and supporting career development.
• Ability to work across product, design, QA, and business stakeholders.
• Track record improving team execution and engineering practices.
• Practical, outcome-oriented approach to technical problem solving.

Why Join Us

• Work on products and platforms used by creators, producers, performers, DJs, and musicians around the world.
• Help shape the future of music creation technology across a global portfolio of brands.
• Join a practical, creative environment that values clear thinking, customer impact, and measurable outcomes.