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Posted 18 Aug 2026 · Full-time · Pay not stated
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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:
Job Summary:
The successful candidate will be the lead developer for embedded software within DTECH, as well as supporting other projects. It involves designing embedded software for new products (e.g. microcontroller firmware), as well as maintaining software for the existing devices. The role will suit a self-starting individual with experience debugging low level issues through software and hardware analysis. The development will largely be in C and C++, but experience with other languages would be beneficial. The role requires close coordination with the electrical and systems engineering teams to ensure the software is robust and effective.
Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities
Education and Qualifications
Skills Knowledge and Experience
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Personal Qualities
The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.
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Worker Type:
Employee
Cubic Pay Range:
$143,000.00 - $175,000.00 + 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.
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Worker Type:
Employee
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Of the 956 Corporate – Information Technology jobs on Talentify in Virginia, 174 list pay per year.
Taking the midpoint of each listed range, the middle half pay 106,750–161,000 USD per year and the median is 133,401 USD per year.
94 of these 174 name no currency; they are counted as USD because the jobs are in the United States.
Pay as employers listed it, not adjusted or verified. Updated 2026-11-07.
Computed on 2026-11-07 from the pay in 174 listings.
Not this job's pay
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, for Software Developers, the occupation this job title matches. It describes the occupation, not this job.
The median wage for Software Developers in Virginia was 65.61 USD per hour (136,460 USD per year) in May 2025; the middle half earned 51.25–82.26 USD per hour.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
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