Lead Spring Boot Software Engineer

Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
Caterpillar Inc. seeks Lead Spring Boot Software Engineer at its facility located at 5205 N. O'Connor Blvd, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75039.
Oversee four scrum teams to ensure overall code quality and velocity. Understand business requirements for new features implemented within eCommerce platform (Parts.cat.com and Shop.cat.com) and work with business and business analysts to gather and refine business requirements and recommend changes. Perform programming, project management, and development assignments and work on complex aspects of systems work. Prepare technical design documents based on business requirements. Work on complex application or technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls. Lead development and unit or integration testing of new features for the scrum team. Perform code reviews, performance assessments, and participate in architecture discussions. Support the QA team on every release's quality assurance as a representative from the development team, address issues that arise from testing. Work independently on complex systems or infrastructure components used by one or more eCommerce applications or systems. Drive application development focused on delivering business-valuable features. Communicate with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness. Perform integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that require careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results. Perform implementation, regular problem solving, maintenance and support for agile software development. Design, modify, develop, write and implement software programming applications for target system using agile methods. Acquire client requirements; resolve workflow problems through automation optimization. Write source codes for new applications and generate and enhance code samples for existing applications. Utilize automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenance. Conduct walkthroughs and monitor effectiveness and quality of development activities. Elaborate on multiple-development toolkits for traditional and web-based software. Contrast advantages and drawbacks of development languages and tools. 100% Telecommuting Allowed.
REQS: This position requires a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer and Systems Engineering or a related field plus 5 years of experience in Spring Boot Development or related occupation.
Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) CI/CD; (2) Agile development; (3) Developing and implementing scalable microservices using Spring Boot; (4) Developing REST API's; (5) Unit Testing Spring Boot Applications; (6) Developing Search functionality; (7) SonarQube; and (8) Docker.
Summary Pay Range:
$156,998.00 - $204,720.00
Compensation and benefits may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market, location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance, and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Applicants who are interested in this position should apply via www.caterpillar.com/careers, search [Lead Spring Boot Software Engineer / R0000327661 #LI-DNI].
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
Posting Dates:
September 30, 2025 - January 29, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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