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Caterpillar Inc. · 16 hours ago

Senior Manager Software Engineering

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$159K/yr - $259K/yr

Caterpillar Inc. is a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, committed to building a better, sustainable world. They are seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead two engineering teams in delivering digital solutions that leverage advanced analytics and AI to enhance customer outcomes.

ConstructionMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingMechanical Engineering

No H1B

Responsibilities

Own delivery: Guide two teams to ship secure, high‑quality features on time. Apply traditional analytics and GenAI where they measurably improve user outcomes

Empower and develop teams: Oversee performance of individual team members and the team. Identify and address staff training and development needs. Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous growth. Attract, mentor, and retain individual team members

Provide technical support and direction: Coordinate walkthroughs and reviews ensuring conformance to standards and adherence to design specifications

Develop leaders: Coach tech leads. Build an inclusive, high‑performance culture across dispersed U.S. and global teams

Cross-functional influence: Balance technical capabilities with business priorities in partnership with Product, Analytics, Platform, and Operations

Communicate with clarity: Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Share progress, risks, and opportunities with senior leadership and stakeholders

Qualification

Software DevelopmentSoftware Integration EngineeringSoftware Product Design/ArchitectureSoftware Quality AssuranceIT Service ManagementCloud SystemsJavaPythonOrganizational LeadershipCommunication Skills

Required

Knowledge of leadership concepts and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives

Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements

Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace

Knowledge of software integration processes and functions; ability to design, develop and maintain interfaces and linkage to alternative platforms and software packages

Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design

Knowledge of software quality assurance and testing; ability to apply appropriate processes, tools, and techniques for assuring a high level of quality in computer software products and systems

Knowledge of Information Technology (IT) service; ability to manage IT services and oversee service operations

Preferred

Bachelors/Masters degree in computer science, or engineering, or related field Or equivalent working experience

Experience in Software Engineering, with proven experience delivering and maintaining performant and complex enterprise scale applications, in languages including but not limited to Java, Typescript, Javascript, or Python

Experience designing, building, scaling and maintaining cloud systems

Experience in testing, production system monitoring, and observability