Location: Madrid, Spain. Hybrid based role

Departments: Engineering

About Us

For over 25 years, Native Instruments has been at the forefront of sonic innovation. Guided by our mission to inspire and enable creators to express themselves, we develop integrated audio hardware and software solutions for musicians, producers, engineers, and DJs of all genres and levels of experience.

Native Instruments embraces diversity and a respect for all people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we believe the foundation of our dynamic and pioneering spirit starts with a fair and inclusive culture. At Native Instruments we value teamwork and passion, deliver inspiring experiences, continuously innovate and empower our communities, while also serving our planet.

Help us reach our goal in making the future of music diverse, inclusive and exciting!

About The Team

The Kontakt -Platform team is at the core of our Komplete business. We are crafting a state of the art development platform for sample-based instruments. We provide the underlying platform capabilities that enable other teams to build state-of-the art, high performing C++ applications and plugins, and give Instrument Builders a wide range of sonic options.

We collaborate with other teams and external partners to discover and explore new concepts and ideas. We aspire to deliver best in class instruments and cover a wide range of use cases.

You will work in a cross-functional team using agile methodologies. You will join an international, multicultural, diverse and creative environment that supports professional growth and knowledge sharing.

Your Contribution

• Help the team to release with confidence
• Collaborate with the engineers to design and execute automated and manual tests, and to develop tooling for testability.
• Advocate for the adoption of useful practices in regards to code health, testing, and maintainability
• Breaking down complex bugs and prepare them for the software engineers
• Extracting relevant information for our product team from relevant sources
• Collaborate with other engineers, designers and product managers to solve compelling issues in an agile environment
• Work in an environment which supports learning and professional growth e.g. through mentoring, workgroups and communities of practice
• Present innovative ideas in roadmap projects, hackathons and cross-NI workgroups

Our Ideal Candidate

• An aspiration for engineering excellence, using knowledge sharing to learn from each other
• Practical experience in a scripting language, ideally Python.
• Professional experience in using frameworks for automated testing
• The ability to see errors and mistakes as an opportunity to learn and improve
• A holistic approach to a project, the solution you develop and the views of your colleagues
• An empathetic approach that puts user’s experience in the center
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the desire and ability to proactively communicate in an inclusive way. Experience in communicating with larger audiences (e.g. beta communities) is a plus.
• Enthusiasm for effective teamwork
• Domain knowledge in Electronic Music production or similar. Experience with Kontakt is a strong plus.

Our Benefits

• Trust-based working hours
• Holidays: 25 days paid holiday per year
• Global Travel Insurance coverage
• Public Health, Pension & Disability Insurance coverage
• Free software downloads and reduced prices on hardware