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

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (SCALA)

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CAREER AREA:

Digital

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to design, development and deployment of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital platform hosted on AWS.

JOB DUTIES: As a Senior Software Engineer you will contribute to design, development, testing and deployment of software systems and/or applications.

  • Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.
  • Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.
  • Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
  • Performing design, analysis, programming, integration, debugging, testing, and implementation activities to deliver software solutions to business/technical problems in support of delivering business valuable features
  • Mentor and assist software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed
  • 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
  • Guide the team to develop a structured application/interface code, new program documentation, operations documentation and user guides in a casual, flexible environment
  • Communicate with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness
  • Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results.
  • Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.

Basic qualifications:

  • Position requires a four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
  • 6 years or more of software development experience or at least 5 years of experience with master’s degree in computer science or related field.
  • 3 years of experience with functional programming languages such as Scala, Java 8+ in design and development of distributed high-availability and reliability web applications.
  • 2 years of experience with data streaming technologies similar to Akka, Spark Streaming, Flink, Kafka, etc.
  • 3 years of experience developing RESTful applications using microservices with Spring Boot (or similar technologies) in multi-threaded, distributed environment.
  • 3 years of experience using SQL and NoSQL databases, Cloud or serverless technologies and frameworks such as AWS, Kinesis, API Gateway, CloudFormation/Terraform, IAM, AWS Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, etc.
  • 3 years of experience leveraging AWS and Tomcat, Docker, business models, data models, tools, or functionality.
  • 2 years of experience with CI/CD and DevOps technologies such as Azure DevOps Code Pipeline, Jenkins, shell scripts, etc. and an Agile software development methodology.

Top candidates will also have:

  • Proven experience in many 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 many 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.
    • Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms.
  • Experience with architecture and design of large-scale systems with focus on performance, scalability, high-availability, reliability and fault tolerance.
  • Understanding of front-end state management libraries (redux)
  • 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
  • Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field is required

Visa sponsorship available for eligible applicants.

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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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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