Technical Lead - Java

Caterpillar Inc.

Technical Lead overseeing design and delivery of Java-based services. Mentoring developers for high-quality software in an Agile environment at Caterpillar.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeBrisbane • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerHibernateJ2EEJavaJUnitMavenSpringSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead design and delivery of Java-based services/applications and mentor developers to deliver high-quality, scalable software in an Agile environment
Own technical design and delivery; enforce coding standards, best practices, performance and availability
Lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and coach on design patterns and low-level design
Ensure enhancements align with existing architecture; deep-dive complex legacy modules and propose optimal solutions
Collaborate with DevOps/cloud teams on build, release, and deployment readiness
Drive quality improvements, prevent production issues, and reduce technical debt

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years in Java development
2+ years in a technical lead capacity
Strong Java/J2EE, OOP, MVC, Java design patterns
Spring + REST/JSON services; JPA/Hibernate/JDBC, SQL; JUnit
Git (branching/merging/tagging), Maven; strong debugging
Docker/containerization (and related tooling as applicable)
Excellent communication; experience working with global teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional growth opportunities
Leadership programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaJ2EEOOPMVCJava design patternsSpringRESTJSONJPAHibernate

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringleadership