Senior Software Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.

Senior Software Engineer advancing emerging technology capabilities from exploration to practical business impact at Caterpillar. Collaborating to build industry-leading digital solutions using AI and cloud services.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeCary • Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $112,710 - $183,140 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software engineering fundamentals, including design, integration, and testing, while leveraging modern development tools and cloud-native patterns. Strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate technical concepts effectively to drive innovation and continuous improvement.

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Software Engineering FundamentalsCloud-Native PatternsAI-Enabled CapabilitiesCross-Functional CollaborationAutomated Testing

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Hard Skills

Software DesignIntegrationTestingScalable Solution DeliveryPrototypingCloud ServicesAPIsAutomationGenerative AILLM-Powered Workflows

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationGrowth MindsetOwnershipCuriosityMentoring

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in Software EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Information Technology

Industry Keywords

Agile DeliveryIterative Delivery MethodsOperational ReadinessSecurityObservabilityPerformanceResponsible AI Usage

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, prototype, test, and deploy modern software applications, pilots, and reusable components using agile and iterative delivery methods.
Actively explore, evaluate, and apply emerging technologies—including generative AI, LLM-powered workflows, AI-assisted development, automation, cloud services, and integration platforms—to solve practical business problems.
Turn loosely defined ideas, customer needs, and technical opportunities into proofs of concept, pilots, and production-ready features that demonstrate measurable value.
Apply engineering best practices for automated testing, security, observability, performance, maintainability, responsible AI usage, and operational readiness.
Partner with product, architecture, data, security, operations, and business teams to identify high-impact use cases, define success criteria, communicate tradeoffs, and transition successful experiments into enterprise-ready solutions.
Stay current with technology trends, share learnings through demos and documentation, and help raise the team’s capability by mentoring others and championing a culture of curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Strong software engineering fundamentals across design, integration, testing, and scalable solution delivery.
Hands-on experience with modern development tools, cloud-native patterns, APIs, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities.
Comfort working in ambiguity, learning quickly, testing assumptions, and moving ideas toward validated outcomes.
Clear communication of technical concepts, prototype outcomes, architecture options, and tradeoffs.
Cross-functional collaboration with product, architecture, data, security, operations, and business partners.
Growth mindset, strong ownership, and passion for learning, experimentation, mentoring, and continuous improvement.

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