Engineering Manager - Audio Software

The Audio Programmer Ltd; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An enhanced communications company in London is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team specializing in audio SDK development. You'll manage the delivery of innovative tools for real-time audio AI, ensuring the SDKs meet high performance and usability standards. The ideal candidate should have a solid C++ background, experience in audio processing, and excellent people management skills.

Qualifications

• Experience as Software Manager, Engineering Manager, Technical Lead, or similar in software development.
• Strong technical background in C++ and audio processing.
• Previous work in audio DSP, real-time audio, media SDKs, or plug-in development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team developing audio SDKs and tools for audio AI.
• Oversee delivery and shape SDK architecture.
• Ensure SDKs meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements.

Skills

C++ programming

Cross-platform development

System design

AI model inference knowledge

People leadership

Collaboration

Mentoring

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

ONNX

CUDA

Metal

Vulkan

DirectML

Job description

London, United Kingdom | Posted on 11/13/2025

Hybrid working from home and Central London Office

This is a newly created role in an established and growing enhanced communications company. Joining as the Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for leading the team that develop audio SDKs, delivering tools forcutting edge, real time audio AI.

You'll work with AI and ML Researchers, Product Managers, Software and DSP Engineers to oversee delivery, shape SDK architecture, and ensure SDKs meet performance, reliability and usability requirements.

Leading a team of C++ developers, you'll need a balance of technical leadership and people management skills; using your strong C++ and audio processing background to make technical decisions, and your motivation, collaboration and mentoring skills to get the best out of team members.

Requirements

• Experience as Software Manager, Engineering Manager, Technical Lead in software development or similar
• Strong technical background in C++, cross-platform development and system design
• Experience with SDK and library development in audio or media
• Knowledge of AI model inference (TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX)
• Understanding of GPU acceleration (CUDA, Metal, Vulkan, DirectML)
• Previous work in audio DSP, real time audio, media SDKs or plug-in development
• Brilliant people leader - enjoys mentoring, able to encourage collaboration and motivate others