This role pays more than
61%
of similar roles. Most pay
$163,250–$213,531
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$194k
versus about
$188k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing
Caterpillar currently has
74 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$128,470–$190,176
across 73 roles with salary data.
The Senior Software Engineering Manager leads the search team in developing advanced search solutions for website content and eCommerce platforms. This role involves setting a long-term technical vision, designing architecture for scalable systems, and managing multiple engineering teams through recruitment and mentorship. The manager will implement features like NLP, vector search, and personalization while ensuring high performance through measurable KPIs such as click-through rates. Key responsibilities include overseeing software integration, quality assurance testing, and IT service management. Candidates should possess expertise in Java, Python, or Scala, along with experience in OpenSearch, Elastic Search, SOLR, Lucene, Coveo, or LucidWorks Fusion. The role requires building headless frameworks, crawlers, and low-latency APIs in AWS using memory-storage solutions to solve complex search relevance problems within the automotive and industrial parts service domain.
What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?
Median $223750 from 105 postings across 39 companies.
Elasticsearch
Lucene
Solr
Java
Distributed Systems
Data Structures
Algorithms
Open Source
GitHub
Source Control
Search Infrastructure
Information Retrieval
Query Execution
Indexing