Senior Full-Stack Tech Lead — Next.js + Spring Boot

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop, and deploy full-stack solutions using Next.js and Java/Spring Boot. You will lead technical design and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable software.

Mentor engineers, drive CI/CD automation, and ensure secure, resilient systems while shaping long-term platform strategy and roadmaps. Join a Fortune 100 leader redefining industrial tech.

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 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 practices.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, UX, and cross-functional teams to refine requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
• Drive 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 maintainable, performant, secure systems.
• Contribute to long-term platform strategy, architectural planning, and roadmaps.

Skills

Next.js

React

TypeScript

Java Spring Boot

microservices

REST API design

CI/CD pipelines

analytical problem solving

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop, and deploy full-stack solutions using Next.js and Java/Spring Boot. You will lead technical design and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable software.

Mentor engineers, drive CI/CD automation, and ensure secure, resilient systems while shaping long-term platform strategy and roadmaps. Join a Fortune 100 leader redefining industrial tech.