Software Engineer
About this role
We are looking for a Software Engineer to build and improve music creation software, platform capabilities, and product integrations used by creators around the world. This role contributes to the design and implementation os software for music creation, while helping identify opportunities to reuse, integrate, and scale technology across inMusic brands. We are willing to consider senior level candidates for this role. Design, implement, test, and maintain high-quality software for music creation products and platforms.Work with product managers, designers, QA, and other engineers to deliver reliable, user-focused features.Contribute to architecture decisions, technical planning, and estimation.Improve code quality, maintainability, performance, and development practices.Support integration between technologies and broader inMusic hardware/software ecosystems.Diagnose complex technical issues and contribute to long-term platform stability.Mentor other engineers and help raise engineering standards. Strong software engineering experience in C++, desktop applications, audio software, embedded-adjacent systems, plug-ins, cloud-connected products, or comparable technical domains.Ability to reason about product quality, maintainability, performance, and user experience.Experience working in cross-functional product teams.Strong debugging, testing, and technical communication skills.Interest in music technology, creator tools, hardware/software integration, or audio workflows.Ability to balance immediate delivery with long-term technical health. 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.
What this role is, and what else it is called
Employers in Cambridge advertise this kind of work as Software Engineering, Web Developer, Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer/Programmer too, so it is worth searching more than one wording. It is a mid-level Software Engineering role in Cambridge, advertised as on-site.
About hiring at Inmusicbrands
Inmusicbrands has 7 other live technology roles on its careers page, across Software Engineering, UX, UI & Digital Design and IT Leadership & Management. Elsewhere in its adverts Inmusicbrands asks for Python, Linux, Scrum and SQL. See all Inmusicbrands roles, salaries and stack.
How this role compares to the market
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