Remote Engineering Manager: Kubernetes & Scrum Leader

Caterpillar; Fairbanks (AK); Remote; USD 135,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar seeks an Engineering Manager for a remote role that supports Fairbanks, AK. The position focuses on Kubernetes performance, Docker ownership, and end-to-end technology leadership with autonomy to run your own projects.

You will tackle latency, manage on-call rotations, and mentor a team while translating complex Kubernetes concepts for non-technical audiences. The role emphasizes Scrum mastery and impactful delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years steering technology projects end to end.
• Fluency in Scrum, proven practice beyond tutorials.
• Proven track record delivering as an Engineering Manager.
• Experience translating Kubernetes complexity for a non-technical audience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Hunt down latency spikes and optimize performance.
• Own the Docker workstream to unblock the roadmap.
• Tune Scrum queries to prevent timeouts under load.
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in postmortems.
• Translate napkin ideas into flexible prototypes.

Skills

Engineering management

Scrum

Kubernetes experience

Docker

Strong communication

Independent judgment

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Vue.js

Job description

Caterpillar seeks an Engineering Manager for a remote role that supports Fairbanks, AK. The position focuses on Kubernetes performance, Docker ownership, and end-to-end technology leadership with autonomy to run your own projects.

You will tackle latency, manage on-call rotations, and mentor a team while translating complex Kubernetes concepts for non-technical audiences. The role emphasizes Scrum mastery and impactful delivery.