Data Engineer, Cat Digital Data & AI

Caterpillar Inc.•Peoria, IL

1d•$97,530 - $158,480

About The Position

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. 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 dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world. Job Summary: As a Software Engineer on the Data Engineering team, you will be responsible for developing Python data pipelines that build business data objects used to support applications.

Requirements

Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.
Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.
Software Product Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of technical aspects of a software products; ability to design, configure and integrate technical aspects of software products.
Software Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements.

Nice To Haves

Extensive software development experience and solid working knowledge of OOP principles (typically 5+ years).
Experience in designing and developing software applications in Python (typically 4+ years).
Experience working with Git version control on medium to large teams.
Exceptional communication skills with experience working on a cross functional team.
Deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Github Actions, Azure Devops etc.
Experience with AWS components such as Lambda, Kinesis, Event Bridge, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, Dynamo, Fargate, S3, Sage Maker, IAM and RDS
Experience working with Snowflake.
Hands‑on experience with GenAI developer tools
Practical usage of tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code, or similar AI coding assistants to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery speed.
Ability to learn and adapt in a rapidly evolving space
Demonstrates curiosity and continuous learning as GenAI tools, frameworks, and best practices evolve quickly.
Applied knowledge of GenAI tools in real use cases
Proven experience applying GenAI to solve real business or engineering problems (e.g., data processing, automation, assistants, recommendations, or decision support).
Understanding of Lang Chain and Lang Graph frameworks.

Responsibilities

Interpreting design requirements for engineering implementation
Building and deploying CICD pipelines
Implementing source to target mapping as pipeline code
Responsibility for Unit and Integration testing
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.
Building engineering automations to improve development velocity and operational efficiency.
Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.