Senior Software Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Chicago, IL

11d•$112,710 - $183,140

About The Position

Join Caterpillar’s Cat Digital Platform to help build technology powering Caterpillar’s digital future. The platform supports the secure flow of data, insights, and services connecting customers, dealers, machines, and applications worldwide. The Senior Software Engineer contributes to the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, customer-focused cloud solutions and works with architects, product teams, and fellow engineers to deliver high-quality software and continuously improve the platform. The role focuses on enterprise-scale REST APIs and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS cloud services; API-first design; secure integrations; and translating business requirements into technical designs and implementation plans. The engineer contributes to design decisions, code reviews, engineering practices, quality engineering, and troubleshooting complex production issues. The role spans the software lifecycle from deployment and monitoring to support and documentation, and includes mentoring junior and mid-level engineers. The position requires the candidate to be based in Chicago, Illinois. Relocation assistance is not available. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants. The summary pay range is $112,710 to $183,140. Offers are conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen.

Requirements

Knowledge of software development tools and activities, with the ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
Knowledge of software product design and ability to convert market requirements into software product design.
Knowledge of decision-making processes and tools, with the ability to analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques, with the ability to transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs.
Ability to work from Chicago, Illinois; relocation assistance is not available.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices using Java 21+ and Spring Boot, including API management platforms such as Apigee.
Experience designing, deploying, and operating applications in public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
End-to-end software lifecycle experience, including comprehensive automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures using message-streaming solutions such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ, or Azure Event Hub.
Strong knowledge of relational, NoSQL, caching, search, and vector database technologies, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Aurora, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, and Redis.
Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GoCD, or similar tools.
Familiarity with AI-assisted coding companions such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor.
Demonstrated success working within an Agile development framework, ideally Scrum.

Responsibilities

Design and develop enterprise-scale REST APIs and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS cloud services.
Build API-first solutions and define service contracts, payload schemas, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
Develop secure and scalable service integrations using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and enterprise authorization models.
Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs, user stories, and implementation plans.
Contribute to technical design decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
Collaborate with product owners, UI development teams, architects, and partner teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.
Apply and promote engineering best practices for reliability, scalability, observability, security, and maintainability.
Drive quality engineering through automated testing, performance testing, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.
Contribute throughout the software lifecycle, including deployment, monitoring, support, and documentation.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.