Senior Backend Engineer – AI‑Powered Microservices on AWS

Caterpillar Brazil; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 112,710 - 183,140; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Health Savings Account

FSAs

Life insurance

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

Caterpillar in Irving, TX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape platform capabilities, lead secure, scalable services on AWS, and mentor teammates while remaining hands-on in development.

You will design, build, test, and deploy backend RESTful APIs using Java 17+, Spring Boot, and a microservices architecture, guiding architecture decisions across features and services on cross-functional Agile teams.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience delivering microservices-based backend services in cloud environments (AWS or Azure).
• Ability to review, test, and refine AI-generated code and pull requests for correctness and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy backend RESTful API services.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership on complex engineering problems.
• Lead cross-functional Agile development and mentor engineers.
• Drive architecture, testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational readiness.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Microservices

RESTful APIs

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Observability

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

Caterpillar in Irving, TX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape platform capabilities, lead secure, scalable services on AWS, and mentor teammates while remaining hands-on in development.

You will design, build, test, and deploy backend RESTful APIs using Java 17+, Spring Boot, and a microservices architecture, guiding architecture decisions across features and services on cross-functional Agile teams.