Senior Full-Stack Tech Lead — Next.js, Java, Cloud

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

Paid time off plan

401(k) savings plans*

Health Savings Account (HSA)*

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

Health Lifestyle Programs*

Employee Assistance Program*

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois seeks an experienced software engineer to implement, solve problems, maintain, and support agile software development across full-stack applications using Next.js, Java, and Spring Boot.

You will provide technical leadership, drive CI/CD automation, ensure architecture quality, mentor developers, and collaborate with product owners, architects, UX, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient solutions for enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

• Professional software engineering experience building enterprise-grade applications.
• Strong expertise in Next.js, React, and TypeScript for modern frontend development.
• Deep hands-on experience with Java Spring Boot, microservices, and REST API design.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership or mentoring engineering teams.
• Experience deploying and operating solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar).
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of full-stack solutions using Next.js/Java/Spring Boot
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, ensuring architecture quality, coding standards, and modern engineering practices.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, UX, and cross-functional teams to refine requirements and deliver reliable, scalable solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement through CI/CD automation, test coverage, observability, and cloud-native design patterns.
• Mentor and guide developers through code reviews, technical coaching, and pair programming.
• Own and guide key technical decisions, ensuring systems are maintainable, performant, secure, and resilient.
• Contribute to long-term platform strategy, architectural planning, and component roadmaps.

Skills

Next.js

React

TypeScript

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST API

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GraphQL

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois seeks an experienced software engineer to implement, solve problems, maintain, and support agile software development across full-stack applications using Next.js, Java, and Spring Boot.

You will provide technical leadership, drive CI/CD automation, ensure architecture quality, mentor developers, and collaborate with product owners, architects, UX, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient solutions for enterprise platforms.