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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineering Manager (Nvidia Platform) - **Company:** Caterpillar - **Location:** Irving, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $159,120.0 - $258,570.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Code Generation, Distributed Systems, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Digital Twin, GitHub Copilot, AI Platforms - **Published:** July 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/15D27C78458C4200AFC1AA14339A496D/job/ ## About the Role * Organizational Leadership: Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing engineering teams, foster a culture of accountability and innovation, and influence cross-functional stakeholders to deliver enterprise platform strategy and outcomes. * Software Architecture : Deep understanding of designing and evolving reusable platform services (shared APIs, common frameworks, foundational services) that enable downstream product teams to scale efficiently. * Software Development: Proven expertise in designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native distributed systems, Platform Services and APIs, and driving engineering best practices across quality, performance, reliability, security, and automation. * Operational Excellence : Ability to detect systemic issues early, manage risk proactively, and drive corrective actions across teams and services. Top Candidates Will Have * Experience with NVIDIA ecosystem technologies such as Omniverse, OpenUSD/USD, Isaac Sim, or equivalent simulation/digital twin platforms. * Gen AI Assisted Development: Practical experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (such as GitHub Copilot or automated agent workflows) to accelerate code generation, boilerplate reduction, and automated testing across multiple teams. * Vision & Execution at Scale: Proven ability to set a clear platform and engineering vision and drive multiple complex initiatives in parallel through a large organization of 20+ software engineers, aligning teams, managing dependencies, and delivering outcomes with consistency and accountability. ## Description The Senior Manager, Software Engineering leads engineering teams responsible for simulation integration, Physical AI platform integration, digital twin systems, geospatial/safety services, and customer-facing simulation and visualization workflows. 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