Senior Software Engineering Manager

Business Unit: Cubic Transportation Systems Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com. Job Details: We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineering Manager to join our San Diego Based Engineering team. In this role, you’ll lead a local team of engineers responsible for building and scaling software systems that power our mobility platform. This position requires regular presence in the San Diego office to support collaboration and team leadership. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in software engineering, particularly in Java and backend systems, along with experience designing distributed architectures and working with large-scale data. You’ll collaborate with peers in product management, architecture, and engineering leadership to drive forward both technical vision and execution. Key Responsibilities: Manage and mentor a team of software engineers in Hyderabad, delivering platform services and scalable software systems. Drive architectural design and implementation of backend services, APIs, and data-integrated solutions using Java and related technologies. Collaborate closely with product managers and architects to align technical solutions with product strategy and business outcomes. Ensure high standards for code quality, software reliability, and maintainability across the team’s deliverables. Champion engineering best practices and foster a culture of accountability, growth, and collaboration. Required Qualifications: 15 years of industry experience, looking for a seasoned leader from Java background. This role is hands on technical (Java) people management who can guide/groom/mentor software engineers. Demonstrated success leading software teams (typically 5 or more engineers) in the design and delivery of complex software systems. Strong software architecture skills with experience in distributed systems, service design, and data processing at scale. Expert-level proficiency in Java, with strengths in system design, data modeling, performance optimization, and backend development. Proven ability to hire and retain exceptional engineering talent, fostering a high-performing team culture. Experienced mentor and coach, with a track record of developing engineers and supporting career growth. Comfortable working across a modern development stack and lifecycle, including CI/CD, version control, and agile methodologies. Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to drive alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders. Must be based in San Diego and able to work from the office regularly. ‎ Cubic Pay Range: $151,500.00 - $281,500.00 benefits. ‎ The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. ‎ ‎ Worker Type: Employee Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program. All regular, full-time and part-time employees (working an average of 20 hours per week) are eligible for benefits that are effective on the first day of employment. Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre-paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match. Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program. Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation. Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement. Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly. Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. With a presence in over 60 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Cubic is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law. For more information on Equal Employment please visit: http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help To learn more, visit Cubic.com. Follow us on LinkedIn!

Salary : $151,500 - $281,500