Software Engineering Manager

Cubic Corp

Knoxville, TN

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SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Alliance/Partner Marketing, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Architectural Services, Best Practices, Budget Management, Career Counseling, Cloud Computing, Coaching, Communication Skills, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cross-Functional, DevOps, Ecosystems, Engineering, Engineering Management, Enterprise Applications, Leadership, Legal, Maintain Compliance, People Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Performance Reviews, Product Management, Quality Metrics, Resource Management, Software Engineering, Software Testing, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
Knoxville, TN
POSTED
30+ days ago

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SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Director of Software Engineering for ITS, the Software Engineering Manager is accountable for the end-to-end engineering leadership of the SynchroStudio and SPM product lines. This role serves as a people manager and technical leader, responsible for shaping engineering strategy, ensuring product quality, and delivering on-time and within budget commitments. The Manager will directly oversee technical leads, guide long-term product architecture, and ensure alignment with the broader ITS platform direction. The Software Engineering Manager plays a key role in driving engineering excellence, and ensuring both product teams operate with consistency, transparency, and predictable delivery.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Lead the engineering teams for SynchroStudio and SPM, including technical leads, software engineers, and cross-functional contributors.
  • Contributes to budget planning, staffing plans, and resource allocation across product teams.
  • Ensure engineering deliverables meet committed timelines, quality expectations, and scope objectives.
  • Set and maintain the technical vision for SynchroStudio and SPM, ensuring alignment with the ITS platform strategy.
  • Oversee architectural decisions, technical designs, and engineering patterns across both product lines.
  • Provide technical oversight and ensure solutions meet scalability, quality, security, and maintainability standards.
  • Partner closely with Product Management to plan roadmaps, define scope, and translate product goals into actionable engineering work.
  • Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, agile development processes, and quality standards.
  • Establish consistent sprint ceremonies, reporting expectations, and performance metrics across all teams.
  • Coordinate with UX/UI, QA, DevOps, and Platform Engineering to ensure consistency and alignment across the product ecosystem.
  • Conduct routine performance evaluations, provide coaching and feedback, and support long-term career development.
  • Communicate engineering progress, risks, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Represent SynchroStudio and SPM engineering in planning discussions, steering committees, and cross-organizational forums.

BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant time leading teams in an agile environment.
  • Demonstrated success managing engineering managers or technical leads.
  • Experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS preferred), distributed architectures, and scalable enterprise applications.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate across both technical and non‑technical groups.
  • Experience coordinating global teams or third‑party engineering partners is a plus.

Cubic Pay Range:

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market.

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.

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About the Company

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Cubic Corp

2018 America's Best Midsize Employers, by Forbes

Cubic Corporation is the parent company of three major businesses, Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Mission & Performance Solutions (CMPS).

CTS is a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions worldwide.

CMPS is a leading provider of realistic combat training systems, secure communications and networking, and highly specialized support services for military and security forces of the U.S. and allied nations. CMPS also provides networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities for defense, intelligence, security, and commercial missions.

COMPANY SIZE
5,000 to 9,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
WEBSITE
https://www.cubic.com/careers