Lead Software Engineer

Career Area:

Business Technologies, 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 Software Engineer at its facility located at 5205 N. O'Connor Blvd, Irving, TX 75039.

Provide technical leadership in design, development and deployment of caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital platform. Build a world class platform to host a wide range of digital applications. Contribute to the design, development and deployment of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital platform. Competent to perform all programming and development assignments without close supervision. Assign the more complex aspects of systems work. Work directly on complex application/technical problem work with others. Work independently with minimal management input and review of end results. Typical customers include Caterpillar customers, dealers, other external companies who purchase services offered by Caterpillar as well as internal business unit and/or service center groups. Quickly and correctly identify problems that may not be obvious. Solve problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from multiple solutions. Set priorities and establish a work identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls. Work independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems. Drive application development focused around delivering business valuable features. Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits. Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team. Mentor junior developers. 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 requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results. Multiple openings.

REQS: This position requires a master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer and Information Science or a related field plus 3 years of experience as a Software Engineer or related occupation. Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) Designing and developing software applications in python; (2) LAMBDA, SNS, SQS, EC2, SQL, GIT, API GATEWAY, AURORA, SNOWFLAKE; (3) Deep domain knowledge in Telematics; (4) 3 years of deep domain knowledge in Cloud Computing including deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure; and (5) Datastores such as: DYNAMODB, AURORA POSTGRESQL, MONGODB, CASSANDRA, REDIS, ELASTICSEARCH, MYSQL, or ORACLE.

Applicants who are interested in this position should apply via www.caterpillar.com/careers , search, search [Lead Software Engineer / Reference # R0000252277

Posting Dates:

April 9, 2024 - August 15, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

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

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