Job Description

Business Unit:
Cubic Transportation Systems
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:
Experience: 10-15 years (with strong hands-on engineering background)
Role Purpose
We are looking for a Technical Manager with deep MERN stack expertise who can own end-to-end delivery of modern web platforms while leading and growing high-performing engineering teams. This role is ideal for a leader who is technically strong, product-minded, and execution-driven--someone who can move seamlessly between architecture, code, and people leadership.
You will be responsible for building scalable, cloud-ready applications, ensuring engineering excellence, and translating product vision into reliable, production-grade systems.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership

• Own the architecture, design, and delivery of applications built on MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js.
• Define and enforce engineering best practices for coding, security, performance, and scalability.
• Review and guide system design, API architecture, database models, and frontend frameworks.
• Drive cloud-native, microservices-based solutions using AWS / Azure.

Delivery & Execution

• Lead multiple agile teams to deliver high-quality, on-time releases.
• Translate product and business requirements into technical solutions and delivery plans.
• Ensure CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and reliability across all services.

People & Team Leadership

• Hire, mentor, and develop full-stack engineers and tech leads.
• Foster a culture of ownership, code quality, learning, and accountability.
• Conduct regular technical reviews, performance feedback, and career development.

Stakeholder & Product Collaboration

• Partner with Product, UX, QA, DevOps, and Business teams to align delivery with roadmap and customer needs.
• Communicate technical risks, timelines, and trade-offs clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with project teams and suppliers to gather and document requirements for the project.

Required Skills & Experience
Core Technical Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5+ years in MERN stack

• React.js (or Next.js)
• Node.js & Express
• MongoDB (or similar NoSQL databases)
• Strong experience with:

• RESTful & GraphQL APIs
• Microservices architecture
• Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
• Security, authentication, and data protection

Leadership & Delivery

• Proven experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong background in Agile/Scrum delivery
• Experience handling production systems at scale

Worker Type:
Employee

Skills Required