Audio interfaces, preamps and music hardware under Focusrite and Novation
Focusrite designs audio interfaces, microphone preamps and keyboards across its Focusrite and Novation brands, with a hardware-heavy stack spanning SolidWorks, Creo, Altium Designer, KiCad, ARM Cortex-M and Embedded Linux. Current hiring tilts toward finance, led by a Finance Director search in Germany, alongside active loudspeaker and headphone development, which points to tighter group reporting while the product line widens beyond interfaces.
Notable leadership hires: Finance Director
Focusrite is a publicly listed music technology company headquartered in High Wycombe, United Kingdom, founded in 1989. It develops hardware and software for musicians ranging from hobbyists to professionals, operating the Focusrite and Novation brands. Its product range covers audio interfaces, microphone preamps, keyboards and musical instruments, with integration into DAWs such as Pro Tools and Cubase and protocols including MIDI, USB and Dante. The company employs 201–500 people and sells through direct e-commerce and marketplaces, supported by payment tools like Adyen, PayPal and Recurly.
Focusrite uses SolidWorks, Creo and Fusion 360 for mechanical design, Altium Designer and KiCad for electronics, C++ on ARM Cortex-M and Embedded Linux, plus NetSuite, Azure, Jira and Confluence.
Yes. Finance is the most active hiring area, including a Finance Director role, with openings focused on Germany and work on budgeting, forecasting, reporting and internal controls.
Focusrite is headquartered in High Wycombe, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1989 and has 201–500 employees.
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