Senior Software Engineer - AI-Driven eCommerce Platform

Caterpillar; Centralia (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

FSAs

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and modernization of customer-facing digital platforms powering Shop, Prime Online, Cat.com, and more. You will engage in hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and cloud-based development, shaping enterprise commerce experiences.

You will work with Next.js, React, TypeScript, and AWS, driving modern web development, API integration, and AI-assisted engineering while advocating quality and governance.

Qualifications

• Customer-focused with ability to align customer needs with business decisions.
• Ability to plan and design solutions that synchronize resources for business results.
• Knowledge of business intelligence to analyze data for better decisions.
• Understanding of application design and architecture principles to translate requirements into technical designs.
• Familiarity with systems software infrastructure including OS, databases, and tooling.
• Experience with debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving technical issues across software stack.

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 tech.
• Implement resilient integrations with Dealer ERP, DLS, Helios, ONE, and other systems.
• Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, testing, CI/CD, observability, and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX, Architecture, and stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.

Skills

Customer Focus

Systems Thinking

Business Intelligence

App Design & Architecture

Systems Software Infra

Technical Troubleshooting

Tools

Next.js

React

TypeScript

Node.js

REST APIs

AWS

Vercel

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and modernization of customer-facing digital platforms powering Shop, Prime Online, Cat.com, and more. You will engage in hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and cloud-based development, shaping enterprise commerce experiences.

You will work with Next.js, React, TypeScript, and AWS, driving modern web development, API integration, and AI-assisted engineering while advocating quality and governance.