Senior Software Engineer, Cat Digital

14 Aug 2025

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Career Area:DigitalJob Description:Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to design, development and deployment of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital data platform hosted on AWS. Develop core services that are used across many digital applications such as user management, authorization data entitlement, etcJOB DUTIES: As a Senior Software Engineer you will be is responsible for designing and developing backend RESTful API web services using Microservices architecture. The responsibilities include the following:

Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.

Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution

Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.

Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features

Mentors and assists software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed

Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits

Identifies and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team

Guides the team to develop structured application/interface code, new program documentation, operations documentation and user guides in a casual, flexible environment

Communicates with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness

Performs integration testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results.

Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.

Basic qualifications:

Position requires a four-year degree from an accredited college or university.

7+ years or more of software development experience or 5+ years of experience with a Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

5+ years of Java 8 or higher and RESTful API development

Experience designing well-defined Spring Boot

1+ years of Cloud technology experience such as AWS

Top candidates will also have:

Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.

Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases.

Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.

Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc.

Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds, such as AWS or Azure.

Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)

Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ

Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible

Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.

Hands on experience with testing tools such as Selenium and Cucumber and their integration into CI/CD pipelines.

Datastores such as AWS Aurora, PostgreSQL, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle

Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudFormation, etc

Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.

Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment

Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities

Visa sponsorship available for eligible applicants.EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.

Full-time
  • ID: #50235553
  • State: Illinois Chicago 60601 Chicago USA
  • City: Chicago
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Showed: 2023-08-14
  • Deadline: 2023-10-14
  • Category: Et cetera