Principal Software Engineer Lead

Cubic Corporation • San Diego, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs complex software engineering assignments. Provides technical guidance and leadership. Provides project coordination and supervision. Coordinates activities for proposals/new business. Defines budget and schedule constraints. This position typically works under general supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree in computer science, computer engineering or other related technical discipline, plus a minimum of five years of related experience or a master’s degree with at least three years of related experience.
• Experience to include specification, design and development of software systems.
• 4+ years of experience building world class mobile application for iOS and Android ecosystem
• Understand Google and Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines.
• Expertise with unit testing & integration test for mobile and web applications.
• Experience with delivering Libraries and SDK for iOS and Android ecosystem.
• Experience with building web applications is desirable.
• Experience with full stack development. (Java with Spring Boot, JavaScript with NodeJS)
• Ability to handle a fast-paced environment for iterative project turnarounds on mission critical systems.
• Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, or Extreme Programming methodologies.
• Strong educational background with BS / MS in Computer Science or related area.
• Demonstrate a passion for developing well architected, elegant, iOS/Android or hybrid ReactNative apps running on both iPhone and Android.
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle – concept, design, build, test, deploy and support.
• Work independently on complex software engineering assignments.
• Hands-on with troubleshooting and drive root-cause analysis of incidents in both PROD and pre-PROD environments.
• Gather functional requirements, developing technical specifications, and project & test planning.
• Work cross-functionally with various Cubic teams including: product management, various product lines, and/or business units to drive forward results.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with backend for frontend models and service oriented solutions is a plus

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and develops project concepts, objectives, specifications and resource needs. Prepares design specifications, analyses and recommendations.
• Participates in the design, development, planning modification and/or improvement of software systems in accordance with Cubic engineering procedures.
• Researches programming system failures and designs and programs solutions. Performs complex analysis of design programming.
• Conceptualizes, develops and analyzes engineering designs, specifications and test plans for systems and advanced technology theory and knowledge.
• Coordinates and contributes to compilation and writing of proposal documents. Prepares design proposals to reflect cost, schedules and technical approaches.
• Recommends test control, strategies, apparatus and equipment. Defines test schedules and test data requirements. Test and documents results.
• Prepares and develops software, codes software and design specific enhancements.
• Maintains liaison with the customers, coordinators, subcontractors and vendor representatives.
• Conducts in-House design reviews and technical meetings. Makes presentations before management and customers.
• Monitors project status and progress and measure system performance.
• Keeps abreast of improvements in software engineering. Identifies software engineering process improvement and supports the execution of them across the organization.
• Provides mentorship to junior engineering staff.
• Assumes additional technical responsibilities as needed.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• 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
• a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match
• backup childcare
• pet care
• pet insurance
• virtual tutoring
• a tuition reimbursement program
• 9/80 work schedule
• flexible time-off arrangement
• 11 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal