Java Engineer — AWS, Spring Boot, Microservices

Caterpillar Inc.

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 81,000 - 122,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Paid time off
401(k) savings plans
Health Savings Account
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Development

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an agile software engineer to design, develop, test, and support reliable applications using modern Java and cloud technologies.

You will translate requirements into practical software solutions, automate workflows, and contribute to integration and ongoing maintenance. Ideal candidates bring hands‑on Java and Spring Boot experience, familiarity with OpenSearch and AWS, and comfort with containerized deployments (AWS Fargate, ECS) within a microservices context.

Qualifications

  • Hands-on or academic knowledge in Java and Spring Boot.
  • Experience with OpenSearch and AWS.
  • Experience with containerized deployments using AWS Fargate and ECS.
  • Microservices experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, enhance, and support software applications using agile methods.
  • Translate client requirements into practical solutions and automate workflows.
  • Write maintainable code and participate in application integration, testing, and ongoing maintenance.
  • Use automated testing practices to validate quality and ensure solutions meet requirements.

Skills

Decision Making & Critical Thinking
Effective Communications
Software Development Life Cycle
Software Integration
Microservices

Tools

Java
Spring Boot
OpenSearch
AWS
AWS Fargate
ECS

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an agile software engineer to design, develop, test, and support reliable applications using modern Java and cloud technologies.

You will translate requirements into practical software solutions, automate workflows, and contribute to integration and ongoing maintenance. Ideal candidates bring hands‑on Java and Spring Boot experience, familiarity with OpenSearch and AWS, and comfort with containerized deployments (AWS Fargate, ECS) within a microservices context.

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