Software Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Chicago, IL

1d•$97,530 - $158,480•Onsite

About The Position

Software Engineer provides technical leadership in design, development, testing and deployment of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital platform hosted on AWS. This position will build a world class platform to host a wide range of digital applications.

Requirements

Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Nice To Haves

Experience software development experience using Java 17 or higher and SpringBoot RESTful API development.
Experience deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.
Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Flink.
Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Timeseries.
Deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Azure Devops, Jenkins, GoCD, etc.
Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum).

Responsibilities

Designing and developing backend RESTful API web services using Microservices architecture.
Collaborating with product, architecture, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and service designs.
Participating in application development focused around delivering valuable business features.
Contributing to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, cloud deployment, and operational excellence practices to support efficient software delivery.
Maintaining high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
Participating in the development of new functionality and applications on cross-functional Agile project teams.