AI-Powered Software Engineer — Cloud & Microservices

Caterpillar; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Adoption benefits

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Software Engineer to join Cat Digital, the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar. You will design, develop, and deploy AI-powered digital platforms and microservices across mobile, web, and cloud systems.

You will contribute to API technologies, data pipelines, and AI agents while collaborating with teams to engineer production-ready software and innovative solutions across the enterprise. Relocation is possible, with relocation sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related degree (selected candidates must complete their degree by their start date)
• 0-2 years of relevant experience related to this field (internships or academic projects are a plus)
• Minimum cumulative GPA requirement 3.0/ 4.0 (no rounding)
• Experience through internships, personal projects, research, hackathons, student organizations, or coursework is highly valued

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development, implementation, testing, and support of AI-powered solutions
• Identify, evaluate, and de-risk emerging technologies by creating proofs of technology and concept
• Design and implement enterprise microservices
• Enable API technologies and deploy patterns using .NET skills to create AI agents
• Mobile and web development
• UI/UX design activities including wireframing and prototyping within a design system
• Develop data pipelines in Python and resolve defects via code or SageMaker notebooks
• Leverage generative AI tools to accelerate development and defect triaging

Skills

Decision making

Effective communications

Software development

Software development life cycle

Software integration

Software product design/architecture

Software product testing

GPA 3.0/4.0 requirement

Internships/projects experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Python

Java

JavaScript

SpringBoot

React

SQL

APIs

Cloud Platforms

Generative AI

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking a Software Engineer to join Cat Digital, the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar. You will design, develop, and deploy AI-powered digital platforms and microservices across mobile, web, and cloud systems.

You will contribute to API technologies, data pipelines, and AI agents while collaborating with teams to engineer production-ready software and innovative solutions across the enterprise. Relocation is possible, with relocation sponsorship not available.