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. 

Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world. 

About the Role 

As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development, and deployment of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital platform. Software Engineers manage the completion of their own work assignments and coordinate work with others.  

This position will build a world class platform to host a wide range of digital applications. Responsibilities are across functional lines with individuals assigned in new program development and/or maintenance of existing mobile, WEB, Cloud, server, personal computer, mainframe, and/or distributed computing systems.  

What You Will Do 

You’ll join a team with diverse project responsibilities and have valuable networking opportunities with all levels of Caterpillar employees. In addition, all individuals hired into a early career role in Cat Digital will participate in L.E.A.D (learn, engage, adapt, develop), which is a 12 month onboarding program. Through this program, you will gain networking opportunities, Caterpillar, Cat Digital and technical acumen. Software engineering roles are primarily in the verticals below: 

Applications Engineering – early career team members will be immersed in designing and developing consistent customer-centric, premium digital experiences. This includes product development, mobile and service applications, eCommerce and digital marketing, etc. 

Digital Platform – early career team members will work to help simplify enterprise digital infrastructure; accelerate application development, ensuring greater data availability, quality and security.  This includes backend services include API, databases, notification services, onboarding services and automation around onboarding, etc.

Data & AI Engineering - early career team members will work to build data ingestion, data processing and transformation pipelines which serves Dealers/Customers and CAT internal users through the Digital Platform.

Project Coordinator - early career team members will manage the day-to-day activities of projects. Developing contingency plans for potential risks. Evaluating and managing deliverables to ensure service expectations are achievable, developed, and met.