Lead Software Engineer – Mobile Development

Caterpillar Inc.

Lead Software Engineer in mobile app development for Caterpillar. Ensuring production stability and managing critical escalations in a tech-driven environment.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timePeoria • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $128,470 - $208,770 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidAWSiOSReactReact Native

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Designing, modifying, developing, writing, and implementing software programming applications for target systems using agile methods.
Collaborating with product owners, architects, and stakeholders to align technical execution with business priorities.
Managing production incident response, including triage, root cause analysis, stakeholder communication, and resolution tracking.
Owning the release management process, including scheduling, risk assessment, go/no-go decisions, and post-release validation.
Coaching and mentoring developers through code reviews, architecture discussions, and hands-on pairing when critical fixes are needed.
Championing the adoption of AI productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) across the team to accelerate development, improve code quality, and automate repetitive workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience in software engineering
Proven experience technical leadership or team lead capacity.
Experience building and operating large-scale production applications serving high transaction volumes with strict uptime requirements.
Experience with AWS CloudWatch for monitoring, alerting, log analysis, and operational visibility into production systems.
Familiarity with mobile application development lifecycles (iOS/Android) and release processes.
Demonstrated experience managing production incidents for user-facing applications.
Experience with React Native or native mobile development.
Demonstrated proficiency with AI productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor) for code generation, debugging, documentation, and workflow automation.
Experience with release management tooling, feature flags, and phased rollout strategies.
Track record of coaching junior and mid-level engineers toward increased autonomy and technical growth.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringtechnical leadershipproduction applicationsAWS CloudWatchmobile application developmentReact NativeAI productivity toolsrelease managementfeature flagsdebugging

Soft Skills

collaborationcoachingmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingstakeholder managementrisk assessmentincident responseautonomytechnical growth