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CaterpillarPosted 1 week ago

Software Engineering Manager (Autonomy Services)

$147,760–$240,110 year

On-siteIrving, Texas, United States

Full TimeSenior LevelEnterprise

Job Summary

Lead multiple engineering teams delivering autonomy execution services, mission automation, and remote-control capabilities. Define and execute the vision for scalable, secure platform services and APIs that promote reuse and improve developer productivity. Drive design and development of cloud-native distributed systems while establishing engineering standards across critical control platforms. Collaborate with product, architecture, security, and business stakeholders to align platform capabilities with enterprise strategy. Manage dependencies across 20+ engineers to deliver complex initiatives with consistency and accountability. Based in Irving, TX, with domestic relocation and visa sponsorship available.

Required Qualifications

  • Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing engineering teams
  • Foster a culture of accountability and innovation
  • Influence cross-functional stakeholders to deliver enterprise platform strategy and outcomes
  • Deep understanding of designing and evolving reusable platform services (shared APIs, common frameworks, foundational services)
  • Proven expertise in designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native distributed systems
  • Platform Services and APIs
  • Driving engineering best practices across quality, performance, reliability, security, and automation
  • Ability to detect systemic issues early
  • Manage risk proactively
  • Drive corrective actions across teams and services
  • Strong background in cloud-native services
  • APIs
  • Automation
  • Observability
  • Production readiness
  • Practical experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (such as GitHub Copilot or automated agent workflows)
  • Proven ability to set a clear platform and engineering vision
  • Drive multiple complex initiatives in parallel
  • Large organization of 20+ software engineers
  • Aligning teams
  • Managing dependencies
  • Delivering outcomes with consistency and accountability
  • Based in Irving, TX (Dallas)
  • Domestic relocation assistance
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Working onsite five days a week
  • Successful completion of a drug screen

Desired Qualifications

  • Physical AI mission automation
  • Execution/control services
  • Remote control platforms
  • Command validation
  • State transitions
  • Safety integration points
  • Machine/gateway integration services
  • Delivery
  • Reliability of real-time/autonomy systems
  • Engineering standards across critical control platforms
  • Lead multiple engineering teams delivering autonomy execution services
  • Mission automation
  • Remote-control capabilities
  • Define and execute the vision for several scalable and secure platform Services and APIs
  • Promote reuse
  • Reduce duplication
  • Improve developer productivity
  • Collaborate closely with product, architecture, security, and business stakeholders
  • Ensure platform capabilities align with long-term enterprise strategy
  • Evolving customer needs
  • Drive the design and development of Platform Services/APIs with reusability in mind
  • Balancing immediate business needs with future use cases
  • Anticipating and forecasting evolving requirements
  • Seek opportunities to improve organizational efficiencies

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