Career Area:

Business Technologies, Digital and Data

Job Description:

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:
 

The Software Engineering Manager provides leadership in design, development and deployment of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital eCommerce platform. This position is accountable for hiring, managing and mentoring a team of software engineers in delivering the common department goals in line with CAT Digital Strategy.  The Software Engineering Manager will lead the team that will build a world class eCommerce platform to host a wide range of applications.

What You Will Do:

Provides technical support, and direction to teams and team leaders. Acquires resources necessary to accomplish work on time.

Oversees performance of individual team members and team as a whole. Identifies and addresses staff training and development needs.

Coordinates walkthroughs and reviews; ensures conformance to standards and adherence to design specifications.

Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Monitors and troubleshoots performance and schedule issues.

Supervising teams and projects related to developing business and technical solutions and implementing common operating procedures to provide process functionality and the requisite infrastructure to enable effective, efficient, economical services.

Directs implementation of hardware and software infrastructure components to maximize common process and minimize costs by efficiently controlling the infrastructure environment.

The position supports the CAT Digital strategy, recognizes the service requirements/needs of dealers and customers, corporate and business unit goals, and gives input to leadership in formulating global concepts, strategies and plans to deliver service solutions.

Typical internal customers include various contacts throughout Caterpillar worldwide and its subsidiaries.

External contacts include various customers, dealers, and vendors throughout worldwide markets.

The position is challenged to carefully evaluate problems and provide input into a large number of possible solutions before selecting one option. Problems may be complex and can require the incumbent to develop and monetize new solutions.

The incumbent follows general policies and guidelines for projects under his/her control to ensure specific, management goals are met and desired results are achieved. Impacts key quality goals including Customer Satisfaction, Continuous Improvement, and Reoccurring Revenue, Timeliness, Accuracy, Efficiency, Cost Savings, Process Quality, etc.

The position supervises a work unit of primarily management/professional employees where some review of subordinate work is required as well as training, development and mentoring. The position is responsible for all personnel issues and performance evaluation of subordinates, as well as overall employee satisfaction for the division.

Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.

What You Will Have:

Products and Services: Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
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.
 

Considerations For Top Candidates:

Position requires a four-year degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent working experience

Ten years or more of software development experience or at least eight years of experience with master’s degree in computer science or related field.

Ten years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java or Scala or at least eight years of experience in Java or Scala with master’s degree in computer science or related field.

Three years or more of experience in managing software development teams.

Demonstrated leadership on medium to large-scale projects impacting strategic priorities

Ability to cope with shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to effectively prioritize, delegate responsibilities and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Three years or more of experience in public cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure.

Proven experience managing eCommerce related applications.

Proven experience in many of the following:

Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.

Batch or stream processing systems such as Apache Spark, Flink, Akka, Storm

Message brokers such as Kafka, Rabbitmq, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache ActiveMQ, Kinesis.

Datastores such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Oracle.

Developing software applications using relational and Nosql databases.

Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.

Deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GoCD, Azure Devops etc.

At least three plus years of deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.

Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum).

Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms.

Strong understanding and/or experience in the following:

Test driven development and behavior driven development.

Must demonstrate solid knowledge of computer science fundamentals like data structures and algorithms.

Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints.

Passion for technology and innovation.

What You Will Get:

Working with a Fortune 100 leader, you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. We’ve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us.

Additional Information:

Flexible hybrid work environment

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About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

November 1, 2024 - November 15, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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