Senior Manager Software Engineering

Caterpillar•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world. Job Summary: Are you passionate about building digital solutions that combine advanced analytics and generative AI to deliver transformational outcomes for Caterpillar customers? We have a fantastic opportunity for an impact-focused leader with strong technical and organizational influence to lead two Cat Foresight engineering teams as part of the Cat Digital Application Engineering organization. You’ll partner across Product, Analytics, Platform, and Operations to deliver capabilities that power Recommendations and Condition Monitoring, helping customers maximize uptime.

Requirements

Organizational Leadership: Knowledge of leadership concepts and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives.
Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.
Software Integration Engineering: Knowledge of software integration processes and functions; ability to design, develop and maintain interfaces and linkage to alternative platforms and software packages.
Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.
Software Quality Assurance and Testing: 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.
IT Service Management (ITSM): Knowledge of Information Technology (IT) service; ability to manage IT services and oversee service operations.

Nice To Haves

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

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.