Sr. Software Engineer

Choosegreaterpeoria; Peoria (IL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global team at a leading company shaping the future at Caterpillar as a Sr. Software Engineer. You'll work on innovative digital platforms, mentoring a team while engaging in independent projects. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth, flexible telecommuting options, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off (Vacation, Holidays, etc.)

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Employee Assistance Program

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree required with relevant experience in software design.
• Experience with Java or Scala applications is necessary.
• Strong skills in problem identification and customer communication.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, development, and deployment of digital platforms.
• Mentor software engineers and maintain high software quality standards.
• Perform project management and independent programming without supervision.

Skills

Software development

Java

Scala

Agile framework

RESTful APIs

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Relational and NoSQL databases

CI/CD tools

AWS

Azure

Apache Spark

Kafka

Selenium

Postman

Job description

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Caterpillar Inc. seeks Sr. Software Engineer at its facility located at 501 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL 61630. Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital platform. Build a world class platform to host a wide range of digital applications. Responsibilities cross functional lines with individuals assigned in new program development and/or maintenance of existing mobile, web, cloud, server, personal computer, mainframe, and/or distributed computing systems. Perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision. Normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work. Work directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls. Work independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems. Drive application development focused around delivering business valuable features. Mentor and assist software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed. Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits. Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team. Guide the team to develop a structured application/interface code, new program documentation, operations documentation, and user guides in a casual, flexible environment. Communicate with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness. Perform integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results. Responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by caterpillar management from time to time. Responsible for managing the completion of own work assignments and coordinate work with others. Work independently with minimal management input and review of end results. Quickly and correctly identify problems that may not be obvious. Solve problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from many existing solutions. Set priorities and establish a workplan to complete broadly defined assignments and achieve desired results. Participate in brainstorming sessions focused on developing new approaches to meet quality goals in the measure(s) stated. REQS: This position requires a bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field and Three years of experience in software development and designing and developing software applications in Java or Scala or related occupation. In the alternative, employer will accept: a master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and One year of experience in software development and designing and developing software applications in Java or Scala or related occupation. Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) Designing, Developing, Deploying and Maintaining Software at Scale; (2) Developing Software Applications using Relational and NoSQL databases; (3) Application architectural Patterns such as Mvc, Microservices, Event-Driven; (4) Deploying Software Using Ci/Cd tools such as Jenkins, Gocd, Azure Devops; (5) Deploying and maintaining Software using Public Clouds such as Aws or Azure; (6) Working within an Agile Framework such as Scrum; (7) Batch or stream processing systems such as Apache Spark, Flink, Akka, Storm; (8) Message brokers such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache ActiveMQ, Kinesis; (9) Designing well-defined Restful APIs; (10) Writing API proxies on platforms such as Apigee Edge, AWS API Gateway or Azure API Gateway; (11) API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible; (12) Test driven development and behavior driven development; (13) Testing tools such as Selenium and Cucumber and their integration into CI/CD pipelines; (14) Datastores such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Oracle; and (15) Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms. 100% Telecommuting permitted.

Applicants who are interested in this position should apply via www.caterpillar.com/careers, search [Sr. Software Engineer/ Reference - # R0000309007].

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Summary Pay Range:

$110,520.00 - $179,640.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

June 10, 2025 - October 9, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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