Associate AI Agent Developer (Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Cloud Technologies, Snowflake Cortex, & Dataiku)

Caterpillar•San Diego, CA

13d•$89,210 - $133,810•Onsite

About The Position

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. We are seeking a motivated Associate AI Agent Developer to join our AI Enablement team. This role focuses on supporting the design, development, and deployment of AI driven agents using Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Snowflake Cortex, Dataiku, and cloud services such as Azure and AWS. A key part of this role involves working with business partners to understand their challenges, identify pain points, and uncover opportunities where AI solutions can provide meaningful value.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technology related field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or equivalent)
1–3 years of experience in any of the following: Power Platform tools Azure, AWS, or other cloud environments Conversational AI or similar technologies
Basic understanding of APIs, integration concepts, or cloud fundamentals.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Willingness to learn AI technologies, cloud platforms, Snowflake Cortex, Dataiku, and enterprise development practices.
Good written and verbal communication skills and comfort working with business users.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to Copilot Studio, Snowflake Cortex, Dataiku, Power Fx, or scripting languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, C#).
Visualization and basic data analysis and business statistics skills.
Familiarity with cloud native functions or similar serverless tools.
Experience building flows, bots, low code apps, or similar solutions.
Understanding of prompt engineering, RAGs concepts or LLM based tools.
Curiosity and eagerness to learn AI and cloud technologies.
Ability to work in a collaborative environment and take direction from senior team members.
Strong attention to detail and willingness to grow technical depth.
Comfort asking questions and proactively seeking guidance.

Responsibilities

Business Collaboration & AI Opportunity Discovery Work with business stakeholders to learn their workflows and identify friction points.
Assist in discovery sessions to highlight opportunities for AI assistants or related solutions.
Help translate business needs into initial solution concepts or user stories.
Support communication around AI capabilities and potential use cases.
AI Agent Development Assist in building AI agents and copilots using the team’s preferred tools and frameworks.
Help develop conversational flows, prompts, business logic, and orchestrations.
Support integration of solutions with data sources, APIs, and cloud-based services.
Power Platform Development Contribute to building simple apps, flows, or components.
Participate in solution testing, documentation, and deployment activities.
Cloud Architecture & Integration Support Assist with integrating applications and services within cloud environments.
Learn and apply best practices for security, reliability, and scalability.
Support basic API and service integrations across enterprise platforms.
Monitoring & Optimization Help monitor usage and performance of AI and low code solutions.
Participate in refining prompts, flows, and integrations based on feedback.
Assist in troubleshooting and triaging issues.
Adoption, Awareness & Training Support awareness efforts to help teams understand available AI capabilities.
Assist in driving organization wide adoption of AI agents and related solutions.
Help create or deliver training materials, how to guides, or intro sessions.
Partner with teams to encourage best practices and improve user confidence.
Team Collaboration Work closely with developers, analysts, architects, and business partners.
Contribute to documentation, best practices, and repeatable patterns.
Participate in learning sessions and internal knowledge sharing.