Backend Engineer: Java 17 + Spring Boot in AI‑Powered Cloud

Caterpillar Brazil; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 97,530 - 158,480; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) savings plan

HSA

FSAs

Paid time off

Career development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar in Irving, TX is seeking a backend engineer to design, build, and maintain RESTful services using Java 17+ and Spring Boot. You will deploy on AWS, participate in end-to-end lifecycle management, and push high-quality, scalable microservices in a fast-paced setting.

Ideal candidates will have cloud experience (AWS or Azure), strong debugging skills, and a commitment to secure, maintainable code.

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering capability with Java 17+ and Spring Boot to design and deliver RESTful APIs using microservices principles.
• Proven ability to build secure, scalable platform services in a cloud environment such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience deploying backend services in cloud-native environments.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted and agentic software development workflows.
• Ability to review, validate, test, and refine AI-generated code and pull requests for correctness, maintainability, performance, security, and alignment with established engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain backend RESTful API services using Java 17+, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Deliver secure, scalable platform capabilities hosted in AWS and manage the lifecycle from design through deployment and operations.
• Analyze complex application and technical problems, identify root causes, and implement high-quality solutions.
• Develop business-value features with a focus on performance, reliability, maintainability, and observability.
• Follow established engineering standards for source control, testing, code reviews, documentation, and CI/CD automation.
• Use AI-assisted development tools and software engineering agents to accelerate implementation, testing, debugging, refactoring, and documentation, while validating outputs through code review, automated tests, and engineering standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams to refine requirements, estimate work, and deliver incremental value to customers.
• Contribute to front-end or Python-related tasks when needed, while focusing primarily on Java/Spring Boot backend microservice development.
• Produce structured application and interface code, technical documentation, and operational runbooks in a fast-moving environment.

Job description

Caterpillar in Irving, TX is seeking a backend engineer to design, build, and maintain RESTful services using Java 17+ and Spring Boot. You will deploy on AWS, participate in end-to-end lifecycle management, and push high-quality, scalable microservices in a fast-paced setting.

Ideal candidates will have cloud experience (AWS or Azure), strong debugging skills, and a commitment to secure, maintainable code.