Senior Software Engineer

Career Area:

Enterprise Cross Functional

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.

This position will contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of the Solar Digital - Insight Platform and its various applications, services, and capabilities.

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the incumbents are to design, test, and develop software solutions such as features, capabilities of the platform and whole applications that meet client or customer requirements.

- Competent to analyze the requirements.

- Competent to design, test and develop the software components that meet defined requirements.

- Able to use best coding practices (libraries, frameworks, APIs) and standard design patterns in software development.

- Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution.

- Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.

- Able to mentor junior level team members.

- Create and analyze visual diagrams and methods - logical technical diagrams, flowcharts and models - that document the complexity of delivered services.

- Competent to troubleshoot and maintain the existing code base to fix bugs or address client or consumer concerns.

- Leverage Agile practices during the whole software development lifecycle.

- Coordinate with the product owner to plan, analyze, implement, and maintain enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of a specific functionality as needed.

- Collaborate with a team of software and test engineers, designers, and data scientists to optimize and iterate on software solutions.

- Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Solar Digital management from time to time.

Basic qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience in Software Engineering.

- Proven record of strong technical understanding and technical leadership.

- 5 years or more of relevant industry experience.

- 3 years or more of experience with designing, developing, delivering, and maintaining large-scale enterprise web applications.

- 3 years or more of software engineering experience - frontend developer, backend developer, full-stack developer, mobile developer, etc.

- Strong understanding of Agile methodology, preferably Scaled Agile Framework.

Top candidates will also have:

- Ability to operate as an individual contributor in a small team of developers during the implementation of development activities.

- Develop robust back-end services using Java, Spring Boot, and ensure secure and scalable APIs

- Build responsive, visually appealing web applications using Angular, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

- Integrate interactive data visualizations using charting libraries like Highcharts, D3.js, or Plotly.js.

- Interest in working collaboratively with engineering leadership, product owners, software developers, and other stakeholders.

- Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot production application issues.

- Ability to work independently without any degree of supervision.

- Ability to lead and mentor junior team members.

- Responsibility to conduct peer reviews.

- Deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.

- Understanding Test-Driven Development

- Debugging and maintaining software in various platforms (Windows, Linux or Unix, etc.)

- Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment

- Understanding of a microservice Architecture

- Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment

- Some degree of Cloud experience.

- Pro-active thinking - being flexible and creative

- Self-motivated mentality - an individual with a passion for the latest technology trends.

- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with other team members.

Summary Pay Range:

$120,299.00 - $180,449.00

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

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

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:

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. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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