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Principal Software Engineer C++

Cubic Corporation
Ashburn, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/17/2026
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

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