Lead Software Engineer - Java

About the role

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 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.

What you'll do

• Lead and contribute to strategic modernization initiatives across Helios platforms
• Guide implementation approach for modernization initiatives, ensuring alignment between architecture intent and delivery execution
• Define and guide target architecture patterns and design principles for modernization efforts
• Drive experiments and proof-of-concepts (POCs) to evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns, enabling data-driven technology decisions
• Translate successful POCs into scalable, production-ready solutions and drive adoption across teams

What you need

• 12–22 yrs of experience
• Java
• System design
• SQL
• Git
• Hibernate
• AWS
• Any graduate

Good to have

• PostgreSQL
• Unit testing
• Microservices
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD