Software Engineering Manager

MCS Group is delighted to be partnering with a brand new FDI as they build out a new team here in Belfast. Our client is a high-growth cloud and data engineering consultancy. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead software delivery while remaining close to the code. This organisation delivers mission-critical cloud, API, and data solutions for enterprise and high-growth clients, embedding directly within client teams to build scalable, production-grade systems. Day-to-day responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers across multiple active projects
• Drive technical design and architectural decisions for scalable, high-quality systems
• Contribute hands-on to backend services, APIs, and system improvements
• Partner with Product and Design to shape roadmaps and ensure smooth delivery
• Lead agile ceremonies and continuously improve engineering processes
• Support hiring, onboarding, and ongoing career development within the team

• Strong software engineering background
• Experience in a technical leadership or people management role
• Strong backend expertise (Java/Spring or Python preferred)
• Familiarity with modern frontend technologies such as React, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS
• Experience delivering projects end-to-end while managing stakeholders and team morale
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, client-facing environment

• Competitive salary with comprehensive health and dental coverage
• Generous PTO and holiday allowance
• Collaborative, engineering-led culture focused on mentorship, quality, and continuous improvement
• Growth focused leadership opportunity - you will help build out a new team here in Belfast

Muse Group

Muse Group empowers music makers. We create the world’s most popular content, apps and platforms for playing, recording and composing music.

Through our expansive music catalogs, educational expertise, innovative learning tools and free open-source software, we make it easier for millions — from beginners to experienced musicians — to be creative every day. 

The Muse community is now over 400 million strong. And we’re just getting started. 

Our future vision is of a world with over a billion music makers — and we have a drive to expand our influence into other creative spaces too.

What do we make?

We make essential resources for all kinds of creatives, from performers to podcasters. Learn more about the leading Muse Group products here.

Who are we?

Muse Group began life as Ultimate Guitar, the largest online global community of musicians. Eugeny Naidenov founded Ultimate Guitar in 1998, with a dream to make it easy for guitarists to play songs by Guns ‘N’ Roses and his other favorite rockers. From there, the site grew from a plucky, tab-sharing trailblazer into a global leader of online music publishing. 

In 2017, Ultimate Guitar acquired MuseScore, expanding its reach into sheet music. Muse Group has only continued to grow from there — and now includes Audacity, StaffPad and many more. 

In 2023, Muse Group acquired Hal Leonard, the legendary global sheet music publishers, adding an unparalleled music catalog and educational expertise to the team.

Today, we are an international, visionary team of creatives, music lovers and audio obsessives, developing products we could not live without.