Manager Software Engineering

Job Description:

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.

Role Overview

We are hiring an Engineering Manager – Platform Engineering to lead multiple teams building and delivering high-quality, scalable, and performant core functionality for telematic platform.

This is a people and delivery leadership role, responsible for execution, engineering excellence, and team growth within the Experience Engineering stack. You will work closely with the Architect (for architecture) and Engineering teams (for design alignment), ensuring seamless delivery of consistent and high-quality functionalities.

This role is accountable for executing and building core functionality to support multiple dependent applications.

What You’ll Do

People Leadership & Team Development

• Build, lead, and grow high-performing engineering teams.

• Manage and coach senior engineers, tech leads, and emerging leaders.

• Drive a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

• Own:

• Hiring, onboarding, and retention

• Performance management and career development

• Succession planning and team structure

Delivery & Execution Excellence

• Own end-to-end delivery of engineering initiatives across multiple teams.

• Translate product and architecture inputs into execution plans with clear milestones.

• Manage:

• Sprint execution, backlog prioritization, and release planning

• Risks, dependencies, and cross-team coordination

• Ensure predictable, high-quality releases using defined engineering metrics:

• Lead time

• Change failure rate

• Ensure predictable and well-governed framework releases, including:

• Release notes

• Migration guides

• Backward compatibility considerations

Technical Execution & Platform Delivery

• Drive delivery and implementation of core platform using Java, AWS, backend development tools.

• Ensure alignment with architecture standards defined by the Architect.

• Drive core functionality across teams by:

• Defining clear usage guidelines, patterns, and documentation

• Monitoring and improving core platform

• Partner with the Architect to implement architectural standards and ensure alignment with the broader strategy.

• Establish scalable processes for:

• Documentation and developer onboarding

• Feedback loops to continuously improve the platform

• Manage dependencies and rollout strategies across multiple teams.

• Define support and development, including issue triage, resolution timelines, and escalation paths for consuming teams.

Platform Adoption & Engineering Metrics

• Define and track success metrics for platform, including:

• Developer onboarding time and productivity

• Defect trends and issue resolution timelines

• Use insights from usage and feedback to drive continuous improvement of the platform.

Engineering Excellence & Quality

• Own enforcement of engineering quality standards and drive consistency across all teams.

• Ensure adherence to engineering standards, coding guidelines, and best practices defined at the org level.

• Drive implementation of:

• Automated testing (unit, integration, regression)

• CI/CD pipelines and release automation

• Track and improve code quality, defect rates, and technical debt within teams.

• Ensure code quality (SonarQube), open-source governance (FOSSA), and CI/CD quality gates

Performance, Reliability & Observability

• Ensure delivery meets performance benchmarks.

• Drive adoption of:

• Monitoring and observability (logs, alerts)

• Incident management and root cause analysis.

• Ensure systems meet availability, scalability, and reliability expectations.

DevOps & Release Management

• Establish strong release governance and operational cadence.

• Progressive delivery (canary, blue-green deployments)

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with:

• Architect for technical direction

• Product teams for roadmap alignment

• Platform/Cloud teams for scalability and reliability

• Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with strong focus on backed-end technologies.

• 3–6+ years of experience managing engineering teams.

• Proven experience delivering large-scale product.

• Strong expertise in:

• Java, AWS

• Back-end architecture and scalable systems

• Experience working with design systems and component-driven development.