Lead Angular Developer

Caterpillar Inc.•Peoria, IL

2d•$128,470 - $208,770•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar’s Cat Digital organization is seeking a Lead Angular Developer to lead the design and development of next-generation, tablet-first applications for enabling and visualizing autonomous systems. The role provides technical leadership across multiple teams, shaping scalable frontend architecture and delivering intuitive, high-performance user experiences. It works at the intersection of real-time systems, interactive visualization, and industrial autonomy, using modern web and hybrid mobile technologies for field applications, including integration with NVIDIA Omniverse for digital-twin and 3D visualization experiences. The position requires working onsite five days a week and being located in Chicago, Illinois; Peoria, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; or Denver, Colorado. It may require up to 5–10% travel. Domestic relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not available. The summary pay range is $128,470–$208,770. Employment offers are conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen.

Requirements

Knowledge of decision-making processes and associated tools and techniques, with the ability to analyze situations and make productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Knowledge of software integration processes and functions, with the ability to design, develop, and maintain interfaces and linkages to alternative platforms and software packages.
Knowledge of software product design and the ability to convert market requirements into software product design.
Knowledge of software product technical aspects and the ability to design, configure, and integrate technical aspects of software products.
Knowledge of software product testing and the ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies to ensure product quality and adherence to requirements.
Experience in software engineering with strong expertise in frontend architecture.
Strong experience with Angular, RxJS, state management such as NgRx or similar, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern frontend design patterns.
Hands-on experience building hybrid mobile applications using Ionic and Capacitor, with performance optimization for mobile/tablet environments.
Experience integrating real-time data systems, such as WebSockets and event-driven architectures.
Hands-on experience leveraging AI coding assistants in production delivery, including agentic workflows and tool/MCP integrations.
Experience with Spec-Driven Development or equivalent spec-first methodologies pairing executable specifications with AI-generated implementations.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading a team of engineers.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP and backend systems such as Node.js or similar.

Responsibilities

Own and define frontend architecture across teams, including UI frameworks, state management, and application structure.
Design and deliver tablet-first applications using Angular and Ionic/Capacitor, with support for mobile and console-like environments.
Build interactive, real-time user interfaces that visualize and control autonomous systems using live data and AI-driven outputs.
Optimize performance for responsive, low-latency behavior on constrained devices such as tablets and mobile devices.
Establish engineering standards, reusable components, and best practices for long-term scalability.
Lead technical design reviews, guide implementation, and mentor engineers across teams.
Collaborate with product, UX, backend, and AI/robotics teams to deliver integrated solutions.
Ensure quality through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and application observability.
Drive AI-augmented delivery using Spec-Driven Development and coding assistants such as Claude Code/Claude to accelerate design, implementation, review, and testing while maintaining engineering rigor.
Establish team practices, guardrails, and quality gates for AI-assisted engineering, including prompt/spec patterns, review workflows, and verification standards for AI-generated code.