Lead Software Engineer-Java

Caterpillar Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, development, and deployment of its state-of-the-art digital platform. The role focuses on advancing cloud-based Java applications and architectural excellence.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Java, J2EE, and cloud technologies, along with strong knowledge of REST/JSON services, design patterns, and agile practices to deliver scalable, secure software solutions.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
• 14+ years in software development with 8+ years in Java at scale.
• Strong experience in JAVA and J2EE with cloud environments.
• Expert knowledge in JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, SQL, Spring, JUnit and JSON, REST/JSON web services.
• Strong knowledge in Java Design Patterns.
• Experience in cloud platform products and technologies.
• Experience with Agile team methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in design, development and deployment of Caterpillar’s digital platform.
• Drive ongoing development of cloud-based projects as a Java architect.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable software solutions.

Skills

Java

J2EE

REST/JSON

Spring

JUnit

Hibernate

JDBC

SQL

Git

Agile

OOD/ MVC

Cloud

Eclipse

Maven

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS/Azure tools

JPA

Design Patterns

Job description

Job Description

Career Area

Technology, Digital and Data

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you'rejoining 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'tjust 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.

Looking for Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership in design, development and deployment of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital platform. We are looking for innovative, highly competent java architect to join our team to help drive the ongoing development of our cloud-based technology projects.

This position requires extensive experience applying Java, cloud and mobile (or) web application technologies.

Required Skills

• Position requires a four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
• 14 years or more of software development with 8+ years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java at scale.
• Strong experience in JAVA and J2EE technologies with Cloud based environment.
• Expert knowledge in JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, SQL, Spring, JUnit and JSON, REST/JSON web services.
• Strong knowledge in Java Design Patterns.
• Development and implementation of features in any Cloud platform products and technologies.
• Experience developing applications with Agile team methodologies preferred.
• Strong Object-Oriented design skills and understanding of MVC.
• Sufficient experience with Git to organize a large software project with multiple developers to include branching, tagging and merging.

Desired Skills

• Experience in AWS / Azure cloud (PaaS) with Java is a plus.
• Strong business application design skills.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Strong debugging skills.
• Highly proficient in standard Java development tools (Eclipse, Maven, etc.)
• A strong interest in building security into applications from the initial design.
• Experience at creating technical project Documentation and task time estimates.
• In-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language
• Understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture best practices
• Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS
• Ability to use the AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
• Ability to identify key features of AWS services
• Understanding of the AWS shared responsibility model
• Understanding of application lifecycle management
• Ability to use a CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS
• Ability to use or interact with AWS services
• Ability to apply a basic understanding of cloud-native applications to write code
• Ability to write code using AWS security best practices (e.g., not using secret and access keys in the code, instead using IAM roles)
• Ability to author, maintain, and debug code modules on AWS
• Proficiency writing code for serverless applications
• Understanding of the use of containers in the development process

Posting Dates

September 20, 2026 - September 26, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply