Director of Software Engineering at Cubic3

The Company Cubic³ provides advanced software-defined vehicle solutions to over 200 countries around the world. Our powerfully smart connectivity enables leading automotive, agriculture, and transportation OEMs to deliver innovative new services and fully compliant in-vehicle experiences that customers desire, regardless of local market requirements. We believe in leadership that supports empowerment and responsibility, while recognising and developing leadership qualities across Our Team. Together we bring out the best in each other. So, whether you’re interested in joining us as an individual contributor, manager, senior leader – or someone who aspires to growing into a leadership role – we look for people who are results focused, empathetic, visionary, empowering, and who ‘champion’ our cultures and values. We are seeking a visionary Director of Engineering to lead Cubic³’s full Engineering organisation across Software Development and SIM Systems, driving the technical excellence, scalability, and reliability of all our platforms and products. This role is for a strategic, people‑centric, and technically strong executive who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and can lead complex teams across multiple domains while shaping the future of global connected mobility. The Role The Director of Engineering is accountable for Cubic³’s entire engineering output, maturity, and long‑term technology direction. You will lead a multi‑disciplinary organisation including Software Engineering, Platform/SRE, SIM Technology and QA/Automation ensuring that Cubic³ continues to deliver world‑class, highly available, secure, compliant, and innovative solutions. You will partner closely with Product, Operations, IT, Commercial, and the Executive Leadership Team to define technology strategy, align on business priorities, and drive Cubic³’s roadmap across all customer segments. You will also be a key voice in shaping Cubic³’s platform evolution, SIM innovation, cloud‑native architectures, and the next generation of connected intelligence services. This is a senior leadership role responsible for organisational scale, engineering effectiveness, and the reliability of platforms used by global automotive OEMs and Tier‑1 partners. Responsibilities Executive Leadership & Strategy - Define and own Cubic³’s Engineering vision, strategy, and long‑term technology roadmap across software, network, and SIM domains. - Lead a high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary engineering organisation with clear structures, succession pipelines, and leadership development. - Work with the ELT to set business priorities, investment decisions, and multi‑year strategic plans. - Champion engineering excellence, scalability, automation, and performance across all systems. Technical & Architectural Ownership - Oversee architectural direction for Cubic³’s core platforms, cloud services, and data systems. - Ensure robust engineering governance across security, compliance, quality, and operational readiness. - Drive modernisation initiatives such as cloud‑native transformation, network virtualisation, microservices evolution, and advanced automation. Delivery, Operations & Reliability - Ensure on‑time, high‑quality delivery of major engineering programmes and customer commitments. - Own global platform performance, availability, reliability, and scalability in partnership with SRE and Network teams. - Oversee SIM lifecycle management, ensuring world‑class resilience and compliance with telecom standards. - Establish KPIs and engineering metrics across cycle time, quality, reliability, and operational health. People Leadership & Culture - Foster a culture of innovation, empowerment, accountability, and continuous improvement. - Build and grow engineering leadership talent, ensuring strong management capability across all domains. - Promote cross‑functional collaboration and transparent communication. Stakeholder & Customer Engagement - Act as the executive engineering representative with key customers, partners, and stakeholders. - Support commercial teams in pre‑sales and strategic customer engagements. - Ensure alignment between Product, Engineering, and Operations for efficient delivery and lifecycle management. Requirements Essential - 10+ years in engineering leadership, including at least 5 years leading directors/managers in a multi‑disciplinary technology organisation. - Proven experience overseeing software, network, and/or telecom platform engineering at scale. - Deep understanding of cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP), distributed systems, and reliability engineering. - Strong expertise in telecom/IoT domains such as eSIM, core network technologies, or large‑scale connectivity platforms. - Demonstrated success running large engineering organisations (25+ people) with complex delivery portfolios. - Exceptional executive communication skills, stakeholder management, and cross‑functional leadership. - Experience leading transformation or large‑scale modernisation initiatives. Desirable - Experience in automotive, IoT connectivity, or global telecom environments. - Knowledge of 4G/5G core network components, SIM/eSIM technologies, and connectivity lifecycle management. - Familiarity with high‑availability architectures, Kubernetes, microservices, and CI/CD automation. - Background in data analytics, telemetry systems, or connected intelligence platforms. - PhD/M.Sc [Upgrade to PRO to see link] in Computer Science or Advanced degree an advantage. New hires at Cubic³ are required to work onsite five days a week during their six-month probation period to get to know the company, their team, and our ways of working. After probation, we offer a flexible arrangement of up to eight work-from-home days per month, provided it aligns with business needs and performance standards. This arrangement is not a given for all roles. Cubic³ is an equal opportunities employer and committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.