Audio interface and keyboard hardware manufacturer serving musicians globally
Focusrite designs and manufactures audio interfaces, studio monitors, and MIDI keyboards under the Focusrite and Novation brands. The tech stack is hardware-focused (Altium, FPGA, ARM Cortex, Dante audio networking) with embedded Linux and DSP at the core — typical of a mature hardware company. Current hiring is heavily weighted toward senior engineers and managers across embedded, control systems, and DSP domains, suggesting a push to scale next-generation product lines while navigating organizational structure maturation and multi-jurisdictional compliance.
Notable leadership hires: Technical Lead
Focusrite is a UK-based public audio hardware manufacturer founded in 1989, headquartered in High Wycombe. Under a dual-brand structure (Focusrite and Novation), the company produces audio interfaces, studio monitors, headphones, and MIDI controllers for musicians across amateur to professional segments. Active development spans next-generation studio monitors, active speakers, embedded firmware for Novation hardware, professional audio plug-ins, and AI governance frameworks. The company operates across UK and German markets with an employee base of 201–500.
Focusrite uses Altium and KiCad for PCB design, ARM Cortex and FPGA for embedded systems, C/C++ and Verilog for firmware, Dante and AES67 for audio networking, and embedded Linux for control systems.
Current projects include next-generation audio interfaces, studio monitors, headphones, active speakers, professional mixing/mastering plug-ins, embedded firmware for Novation hardware, and intelligent DSP systems.
Focusrite's technology stack, projects, and hiring signals are inferred from public hiring and company data — career pages, public listings, and company web presence — then clustered and de-duplicated. Figures are estimates that refresh over time. Read our full methodology →
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