Career Area:
Technology Digital and DataJob Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.
Who is CAT Digital What do we do
Big machines require big thinking. Are you looking for your next big challenge
Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc. leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and over one million connected assets worldwide our teams use data technology advanced analytics telematics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.
Working with a Fortune 100 leader you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. Weve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us.
JOB PURPOSE:
Lead Software Engineer provides technical leadership in design development and deployment of Caterpillars state-of-the-art digital platform. This position will build a world class platform to host a wide range of digital applications.
14 years of experience in designing developing deploying and maintaining software at scale
Hands-on in JAVA and J2EE technologies & Cloud based environment with experience in leading the engineers and providing technical guidance
Expert knowledge in JPA Hibernate JDBC SQL Spring JUnit and JSON REST/JSON web services.
Strong knowledge in Java Design Patterns.
At least three plus years of deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as Azure.
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 GoCD Azure Devops Confluence etc.
Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum).
Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs
Experience writing API proxies on platforms such as Apigee Edge AWS API Gateway or Azure API Manager
Hands one 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 Cucumber and their integration into CI/CD pipelines.
Experience using mocking frameworks and unit test frameworks
Expertise writing and debugging multi-threaded applications
Strong analytical skills
Must demonstrate solid knowledge of computer science fundamentals like data structures and algorithms and object-oriented design.
Experience in working with the Leads to create product plans resource and scope estimates and feature technical specifications
Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms such as OAuth JSON Web Token
Advance knowledge in Security and best practices in cyber security
A strong understanding of approaches and techniques to optimize web performance.
Additionally you would participate in competency development with the objective of ensuring the best-fit and high-quality technical solutions.
Posting Dates:
March 18 2026 - March 31 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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Required Experience:
IC
Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.