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Principal Software Engineer C++

4054 Cubic Digital Intelligence Inc
Ashburn, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/8/2026
Business Unit: Cubic Defense 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: Cubic is seeking a talented and motivated C Software Engineer to join our dynamic team of geospatial engineers. We work on mission-critical software applications at the enterprise level and at the edge, and we are looking for an engineer who can help us bridge that gap. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain high-quality C software applications. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code. Help write and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases to ensure software quality. Perform debugging and troubleshooting to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features. Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives. Utilize JIRA for task management, bug tracking, and project tracking. Contribute to the continuous improvement of the development and testing processes. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in software development and testing. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and/or the combined equivalent of experience and education, plus 8 years of related experience. Proven experience in C software development. Experience with geospatial technologies or pixel processing and applications. Experience developing software for Windows operating systems Strong understanding of software development best practices and design patterns. Experience in developing and executing test plans and test cases. Familiarity with Agile development methodologies. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Strong communication and teamwork skills. Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Vector and Vector Tile processing and 3d Imagery processing Experience with building Windows installers Experience building web services, specifically REST APIs. Experience developing with Visual Studio Experience with developing PowerShell scripts Experience with Azure DevOps, GitLab CICD, Jenkins, or similar tooling Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes Proficiency in using JIRA for task management and bug tracking Experience developing and running containerized applications Experience with programming language in Java Experience developing software for Linux operating systems Experience with developing BASH scripts ‎ Cubic Pay Range: ‎ 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!

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