Engineering Manager

• Lead, coach, and grow a distributed team of roughly 10 engineers across the US, Mexico, and India
• Build one team across full-time employees and contractors with shared standards and quality expectations
• Design overlap windows, handoffs, and asynchronous documentation across timezones
• Hire, onboard, and develop engineers and partner with HR and vendors on staffing
• Write production code regularly and pick up sprint stories alongside engineers
• Pair with engineers, review pull requests, and lead technical design from inside the codebase
• Prototype difficult parts of the headless migration
• Lead migration from Salesforce Commerce Cloud storefronts to a headless Next.js frontend deployed on Vercel
• Sequence migration increments while maintaining business operations
• Protect SEO, URL structures, performance, Core Web Vitals, analytics fidelity, and checkout reliability
• Partner on integration patterns between Next.js, SFCC APIs, and third-party services
• Lead AI adoption across requirements, design, coding, review, testing, documentation, and release
• Establish guardrails and practices for AI coding assistants and agents
• Partner with QA on AI-assisted test generation, regression coverage, and quality automation
• Measure AI impact on cycle time, quality, and throughput
• Own engineering delivery for three brand storefronts
• Maintain uptime, performance, and incident response, especially before peak seasons
• Establish observability, alerting, and on-call practices
• Own quality through automated testing, CI/CD, code reviews, and release practices
• Manage technical debt and communicate its business value
• Partner with engineering, QA, product, merchandising, marketing, and brand leaders
• Translate business goals into an engineering roadmap and connect work to measurable business outcomes
• Manage vendor and contractor partners and ensure knowledge transfer

Engineering Manager, eCommerce

• Lead a high-performing Engineering organization across multiple product areas and platforms
• Champion AI-powered engineering tools and workflows
• Partner with Product leadership to define technical strategy, roadmap priorities, and execution plans
• Establish scalable systems, development standards, and operational best practices
• Oversee architecture, development, testing, deployment, and reliability of products and infrastructure
• Shape and evolve AI-first product strategy through experimentation and scalable implementation
• Guide technical decisions across frontend, backend, infrastructure, data, and platform initiatives
• Remove blockers, clarify priorities, and align engineering efforts with business outcomes
• Foster an engineering culture based on ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Partner with Product and GTM teams to define and execute technical vision

VP of Engineering

• Lead, coach, and grow a distributed team of roughly 10 engineers across the US, Mexico, and India
• Build one team across full-time employees and contractors with shared standards, rituals, and quality expectations
• Design timezone overlap windows, handoffs, and async documentation
• Hire, onboard, and develop engineers and partner with HR and vendors on staffing decisions
• Write production code regularly, pick up sprint stories, pair with engineers, review pull requests, and lead technical design
• Prototype difficult parts of the headless migration
• Lead migration from Salesforce Commerce Cloud storefronts to a headless Next.js frontend deployed on Vercel
• Sequence migration increments while protecting SEO, URL structures, performance, Core Web Vitals, analytics, and checkout reliability
• Partner on integration patterns between Next.js, SFCC APIs, and third-party services
• Lead AI adoption across requirements, design, coding, review, testing, documentation, and release
• Establish AI coding assistant and agent guardrails, standards, and review practices
• Partner with QA on AI-assisted test generation, regression coverage, and quality automation
• Measure AI impact on cycle time, quality, and throughput
• Own engineering delivery for three brand storefronts and balance shared components with brand-specific experiences
• Own uptime, performance, incident response, observability, alerting, and on-call practices
• Own quality through automated testing, CI/CD, code review standards, and release practices
• Manage technical debt and communicate its business value
• Partner with engineering, QA, product, merchandising, marketing, and brand leaders on roadmaps and business outcomes
• Manage contractor and systems integrator partners and ensure knowledge transfer

• Lead electronic systems and software development teams in New Product Introduction, Lifecycle Management, and continuous improvement
• Provide technical, operational, and people leadership to engineering teams
• Collaborate with machine development organizations and global engineering organizations
• Plan, design, develop, and deliver electronic systems and software aligned with machine development programs
• Provide direct supervision for approximately 10–25 engineering professionals
• Manage staffing, coaching, mentoring, performance management, career development, and inclusive team culture
• Align resources to strategic priorities and drive execution across multiple product platforms and engineering teams
• Lead new product introduction, lifecycle management, problem resolution, cost control, quality, and intellectual property management
• Capture lessons learned to inform product requirements, product line decisions, and process and organizational improvements
• Frame ambiguous opportunities into project scope, plans, decision points, and recommendations
• Align new technology with business opportunities and apply technology initiatives across Caterpillar products
• Collaborate across hardware and software development teams and machine Product Groups
• Develop tactical, operational, and strategic plans and allocate resources
• Make informed decisions by analyzing situations, options, assumptions, and potential impacts
• Communicate persuasively with diverse audiences and influence stakeholders
• Respond to customer and market needs and competitive shifts
• Manage performance, conflicts, employee morale, and team development
• Build global networks and facilitate collaboration, brainstorming, and collective problem-solving
• Provide subject-matter expertise and coach others

Engineering Manager – Intelligent Machine Systems

• Lead a team of software engineers designing, building, and delivering operational claims systems supporting Allstate Dealer Services
• Provide technical and people leadership to multiple Agile teams developing, implementing, and supporting backend services and applications
• Partner with product management, architecture, engineering leaders, and business stakeholders to establish technical direction and deliver business outcomes
• Build and develop engineering talent through mentoring, coaching, performance feedback, career development, and growth opportunities
• Lead product discovery, portfolio planning, strategic planning, inception, iteration planning, backlog refinement, prioritization, and retrospectives
• Establish and evolve product and platform architecture, design, and technical roadmaps
• Provide leadership and oversight across Agile delivery teams, resolving technical challenges and removing delivery impediments
• Promote automated testing, code quality standards, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and DevOps principles
• Drive secure, reliable, scalable production operations and operational excellence
• Collaborate across product, engineering, architecture, security, and business functions to align technology investments with strategic objectives
• Support workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, succession planning, performance management, and talent management
• Establish and monitor engineering metrics covering delivery, quality, reliability, and team health
• Advise business and technology stakeholders on software engineering, cloud platforms, distributed systems, and organizational effectiveness

Software Engineering Manager, Java

• Lead multiple software engineers responsible for maintenance, modernization, and ongoing evolution of mission-critical administrative systems supporting Allstate Dealer Services
• Provide leadership across software delivery, technology strategy, application operations, and talent development
• Partner with Product Managers, Architects, Engineering Leaders, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions and maintain operational excellence
• Mentor, coach, and develop software engineering teams through performance feedback, career guidance, and growth opportunities
• Participate in product discovery, portfolio planning, strategic planning, retrospectives, inception, iteration planning, backlog refinement, and prioritization
• Establish and evolve architecture, design, and technical roadmaps with architects and technical leaders
• Provide oversight across Agile delivery teams and resolve complex technical challenges and delivery impediments
• Champion automated testing, code quality standards, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and DevOps practices
• Drive secure, reliable, scalable, and effectively supported production applications
• Align technology investments with strategic business objectives across product, engineering, architecture, security, and business teams
• Lead cross-functional and cross-product collaboration for consistency, reusability, and portfolio alignment
• Support workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, and talent management
• Establish and monitor engineering metrics related to delivery, quality, reliability, and team health
• Advise stakeholders on software engineering practices, cloud platforms, distributed systems, and organizational effectiveness
• Manage, coach, develop, and evaluate software engineering talent; oversee hiring, performance management, and succession planning

Software Engineering Manager, .Net

• Provide day-to-day leadership, workload coordination, and technical direction for an assigned group of engineers and technical staff
• Serve as project engineer on complex transportation assignments
• Coordinate disciplines and subconsultants, manage design activities, support schedules, and review team deliverables
• Coach and mentor staff through feedback, career discussions, technical guidance, stretch assignments, and performance reviews
• Forecast short- and long-term staffing needs
• Develop roadway design solutions for interstate, tollway, urban arterial, highway, and local road improvement projects
• Direct development of construction plans and contract documents
• Author engineering reports and special provisions
• Guide roadway design teams using OpenRoads Designer
• Review complex technical calculations, reports, plans, and deliverables
• Lead or support client relationships, pursuits, scopes, fees, and proposals
• Provide occasional support for public involvement activities
• Travel occasionally for client meetings and site visits
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Senior Transportation Engineering Manager

• Work with project teams to understand application requirements
• Translate requirements into Mainsail configuration tasks
• Provide cost and timing estimates
• Track project tasks and timelines
• Communicate status updates to stakeholders
• Recommend improvements to the configuration process
• Participate in training and support junior configuration team members
• Provide guidance and oversight on configuration tasks involving Microsoft SQL Server data models, stored procedures, table-valued functions, and triggers
• Oversee Mainsail UI/UX JavaScript/CSS customization of application behavior
• Design and implement complex configuration tasks
• Independently research system capabilities and consult in-house or third-party experts
• Provide technical support as needed

Associate Manager, Software Development

• Lead a global, cross-functional team of software and systems engineers responsible for the Caterpillar AI Assistant
• Manage staffing, performance management, succession planning, employee development, and organizational growth initiatives
• Establish and communicate technical vision, architecture strategy, and product roadmaps
• Provide leadership for AI Assistant delivery across machine platforms
• Align engineering execution with product strategy, customer requirements, quality, cybersecurity, and business goals
• Lead resolution of complex technical, operational, and organizational challenges
• Partner with Digital, Technology, Product Management, UX, Cybersecurity, Legal, and Business stakeholders
• Drive modern software development practices, AI governance, DevOps, test automation, system validation, and CI/CD
• Manage budgets, resource planning, vendor relationships, and project execution
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies, foundation models, agent frameworks, and industry trends
• Advise senior leadership, customers, dealers, and strategic partners on AI Assistant strategy and implementation
• Promote safety, accountability, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement
• Lead complex, multi-year AI platform and product development initiatives through production deployment
• Establish AI platform architecture for deployment across machines, mobile devices, enterprise systems, and cloud environments
• Guide model selection, validation, performance monitoring, and lifecycle management
• Ensure compliance with Responsible AI, cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory requirements

Engineering Manager – AI Assistant Integration

• Balance business partnership, people leadership, and engineering execution across the assigned Strategic Business Unit
• Lead the SBU engineering organization to deliver safe, reliable, cost-effective, and scalable engineering outcomes
• Partner with SBU leadership and functional leaders to translate business strategy into engineering priorities, investments, and capabilities
• Contribute to SBU strategy, capital planning, and operational priorities
• Translate business needs into engineering roadmaps, capital plans, and resource strategies
• Lead and participate in SBU, regional, and enterprise strategic planning
• Build cross-functional relationships with Operations, Maintenance, EH&S, Finance, Supply Chain, and other enabling functions
• Lead, coach, and develop the SBU engineering organization
• Establish expectations, performance goals, and development plans
• Manage staffing, onboarding, training, performance management, and colleague engagement
• Oversee plant facilities, equipment, tooling, automation, and machine standards
• Lead design, development, acquisition, installation, maintenance, and upgrades
• Lead major SBU, regional, and network engineering projects
• Monitor engineering KPIs, project performance, and capital spend; drive corrective actions and continuous improvement
• Own SBU engineering budget execution, variance management, and forecasting with Finance
• Support Maintenance Excellence and Lean Manufacturing initiatives
• Manage external engineering partners, suppliers, and contractors
• Ensure equipment safety standards are implemented and maintained with EH&S
• Perform other duties as assigned

Engineering Manager jobs in Illinois

Engineering Manager, eCommerce

VP of Engineering

Engineering Manager, eCommerce

Engineering Manager – Intelligent Machine Systems

Software Engineering Manager, Java

Software Engineering Manager, .Net

Senior Transportation Engineering Manager

Associate Manager, Software Development

Engineering Manager – AI Assistant Integration

SBU Engineering Manager