Mobile Application Developer (C++)

The Company

[Employer hidden] started in Northampton, England in 2004 and has an award winning R&D team of engineers. Driven by a passion for designing innovative amplification products that redefine players expectations, Blackstar today distributes products to over 50 countries worldwide and is a major international brand in the amplifier market.

See our website for more info: https://blackstaramps.com/

The Role

Purpose of the role:

• To develop and grow Blackstar’s proprietary software across Android and iOS, both for public release and internal development tools.
• Hold responsibility for quality mobile applications: from design brief to release and beyond.
• Be part of the next generation of audio products in an exciting team and dynamic industry.

Main Activities and Tasks:

• Design, develop and maintain cross-platform (iOS and Android) mobile applications.
• Support in specifying new user-focussed software for the musical instrument market.
• Bring cutting edge new products to market on the App and Play Stores.
• Work within the Software Team to expand and improve our multi-platform software ecosystem.
• Collaborate with the wider team to peer review, bug fix, and generally improve the large Blackstar codebase.
• Devise, control and carry out pre-release test procedures for both hardware and software products.

The Person

Essential

• Proven knowledge and working experience with:
• Modern C++
• JUCE Framework
• Git and the command line
• Mobile Application Development
• GUI implementation
• Deployment to App Store and Google Play
• Cross platform development for iOS and Android
• Minimum 2 years experience in a commercial software development environment
• Ability to produce clean, accurate and reusable code

Desirable

• Experience with:
• Dart and the Flutter framework
• UI/UX design
• Build systems, ideally CMake
• CI/CD, ideally GitHub Actions
• Plugin Architectures (AU, VST3, AAX, LV2).
• Agile development practises and associated software (Jira, Confluence etc.)
• Unit Testing
• Guitar player or an active interest in music technology
• An understanding of:
• DSP Principles
• Linux Development
• Real Time Audio
• Embedded systems and low level programming
• Qualified to degree level or above in Computer Science or related field

Personality

• Strong team player
• Excellent communication skills, both technical and personal
• Enthusiastic, with a can-do attitude
• Able to work to deadlines, with exceptional time management
• Methodical approach, and able to work independently on large projects
• We’re a small team in a small company; you should have a flexible approach to your role and be willing to assist in various departments and activities when required.

The Offer

• Primarily office based in Northampton, UK, with some opportunity for hybrid working
• Full time 8.00 – 17.00, Monday – Friday
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Excellent career progression and learning opportunities
• Private mental health support