Senior Software Engineer - AI-Driven eCommerce (Next.js)

Caterpillar Brazil; Peoria, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

401(k) savings plans with companymatch

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Career development and incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead design, development, and modernization of customer-facing digital platforms such as Shop, Prime Online and Cat.com.

You will own end-to-end technical decisions and deliver scalable web experiences. You will work with Next.js, React, TypeScript and cloud-native technologies, align with product owners, architects and stakeholders, and mentor teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience delivering enterprise-scale applications.
• Strong experience with React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, REST APIs.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications on cloud platforms such as AWS and Vercel.
• Understanding of microservices, API-first design, event-driven architecture, and MFE/BFF patterns.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, performance optimization, monitoring, and observability.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development and specification-driven development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support scalable web applications, APIs, and integrations.
• Lead technical solution design and architecture decisions across complex initiatives.
• Develop modern digital experiences using Next.js, React, TypeScript, and cloud-native technologies.
• Implement resilient integrations with enterprise platforms and business systems.
• Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX, Architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.

Tools

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Node.js

REST APIs

AWS

CI/CD

Microservices

MFE / BFF

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead design, development, and modernization of customer-facing digital platforms such as Shop, Prime Online and Cat.com.

You will own end-to-end technical decisions and deliver scalable web experiences. You will work with Next.js, React, TypeScript and cloud-native technologies, align with product owners, architects and stakeholders, and mentor teams.