Gen AI Lead Engineer — Cloud-Native AI Platforms

Caterpillar Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career development

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to work on Generative AI projects, building assistants, agents, GenAI tooling and software within Cat Digital.

You will contribute to cutting-edge AI solutions and collaborate across functions to deliver scalable technology that underpins our digital infrastructure. This role involves developing and deploying GenAI solutions with Python, managing CI/CD pipelines on GitHub Actions, deploying on AWS, and integrating LangChain, LangGraph, and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of software development tools and practices.
• Structured methodology for delivering software products.
• Ability to convert market requirements into software design.
• Experience with OOP principles and Python.
• Experience with AI-focused development and ML pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy Gen AI solutions utilizing Python and OOP principles.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Deploy solutions on AWS using CloudFormation.
• Work with LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, and Crew.ai.
• Apply knowledge of LLMs and Prompt Engineering concepts.
• Develop and deploy services using FastAPI on AWS.
• Collaborate with data scientists to refactor analytics solutions for production.
• Assist in the development of machine learning and AI pipelines using Apache Airflow.

Skills

Software Development

SDLC

Software Architecture

Technical Knowledge

Testing

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to work on Generative AI projects, building assistants, agents, GenAI tooling and software within Cat Digital.

You will contribute to cutting-edge AI solutions and collaborate across functions to deliver scalable technology that underpins our digital infrastructure. This role involves developing and deploying GenAI solutions with Python, managing CI/CD pipelines on GitHub Actions, deploying on AWS, and integrating LangChain, LangGraph, and