Head of Desktop Engineering

Head of Desktop Engineering

Cyprus or Remote

CTO Office

We are looking for a Head of Desktop Engineering to take ownersip of some of the most widely used creative software in the world - MuseScore Studio and Audacity, two large, long-lived, open-source C++ desktop applications used by millions of musicians and audio creators.

Key responsibilities

• Required experience
• 8+ years in C++ desktop product engineering, 2–3 of them leading engineers.
• Shipped cross-platform desktop software (Windows, macOS, Linux) to a large consumer install base.
• Real-time audio depth: driver modes (WASAPI shared vs exclusive, ASIO, CoreAudio, ALSA/PipeWire), buffer sizing, round-trip latency measurement, lock-free callbacks, thread priority.
• Able to run a build-vs-adopt engine evaluation and defend it at C-level; JUCE/Tracktion experience directly relevant.
• Large legacy codebases refactored under a live user base.
• Desktop distribution: installers, auto-update, signing and notarisation, licence enforcement, crash reporting.
• Plugin hosts (VST3/AU/LV2) desirable.
• Led a horizontal or guild where engineers report elsewhere day-to-day.
• Hands-on with agentic coding stacks applied to C++.
• Open-source experience desirable.
• Muse leadership match.

Benefits

• Muse Group empowers music makers

• We create the worldʼs most popular apps for playing, recording and composing music. Through our innovative learning tools, expansive music catalogs and free open-source software, we make it easier for millions — from beginners to experienced musicians — to be creative every day. Our talented team of music lovers collaborates all over the globe, from Limassol to Seoul and Boston to Berlin.

• We’re an ambitious company with the drive and culture of a startup — with many more exciting Muse Group developments to come. Hal Leonard, which joined Muse Group in 2023, is the world leader in sheet music publishing and music education. The company has a storied history of providing music learners with the very best methods and arrangements of popular music for over 70 years. Hal Leonard is also a major distributor of popular brands of instruments, gear, and software to the music trade worldwide.