Caterpillar
Cat Digital uses digital technologies to help Caterpillar Inc. customers build a better, more sustainable world.
Chicago, IL
Hybrid

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, CAT DIGITAL

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Caterpillar is investing in our digital future, and we’re looking for talented and motivated Senior Software Engineers to build a world class platform to host a wide range of applications.

Our iconic products have evolved from mechanical work horses to highly sophisticated, and electronically-controlled worksite solutions. This transformation, along with our smart factories and our integrated dealer network, has a wealth of data ready to be leveraged by our customers and our dealers. We’re generating innovative solutions from millions of data points and hundreds of thousands of IoT connected assets.

JOB DUTIES: As a Senior Software Engineer you will contribute to design, development and deployment of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital platform.

  1. Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.

  2. Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.

  3. Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.

  4. Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features.

  5. Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.

  6. Identifies and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.

  7. Communicate with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness

  8. Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results.

Qualifications

 Basic qualifications:

  • Position requires a four-year degree from an accredited college or university.

  • Five plus years of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java or Scala OR at least three years of experience in Java or Scala with master’s degree.

 

 Top candidates will also have:

  • Proven experience in some of the following:

    • Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.

    • Developing software applications using relational and Nosql databases.

    • Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.

    • Deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GoCD, Azure Devops etc.

    • Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.

    • Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)

  • Strong understanding and/or experience in some of the following,

    • Batch or stream processing systems such as Apache Spark, Flink, Akka, Storm

    • Message brokers such as Kafka, Rabbitmq, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache ActiveMQ, Kinesis.

    • Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs

    • Experience writing API proxies on platforms such as Apigee Edge, AWS API Gateway or Azure API Gateway

    • Hands one experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible

    • Test driven development and behavior driven development.

    • Hands on experience with testing tools such as Selenium and Cucumber and their integration into CI/CD pipelines.

    • Datastores such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Oracle.

  • Must demonstrate solid knowledge of computer science fundamentals like data structures and algorithms.

  • Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints

  • Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field is required

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What are Caterpillar Perks + Benefits

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Caterpillar Inc. participates in local volunteer activities such as the Chase Corporate Challenge
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Recreational clubs
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

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