Data Engineer

Caterpillar

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, ILPeoria, ILIrving, TX
Salary: $97,530–$158,480 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Oct 29, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$209,400 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $128k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing

Caterpillar currently has 131 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$192,710 across 125 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Data Engineer

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As a Data Engineer within the Cat Digital organization, you will join a global team responsible for bringing digital capabilities to heavy equipment. You will develop Python data pipelines to build business data objects that support various applications, including enterprise data, analytics, and AI. Your daily responsibilities include interpreting design requirements, implementing source to target mapping as pipeline code, and performing unit and integration testing. You will build and deploy CICD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps. Technical requirements include proficiency in Python, OOP principles, Git, Snowflake, and AWS components such as Lambda, Kinesis, and S3. You will also utilize GenAI developer tools like GitHub Copilot to improve code quality and delivery speed while solving complex technical problems.

What does a Data Engineer earn?

Median $159000 from 203 postings across 58 companies.

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Skills

Python AWS Snowflake CI/CD Git Lambda Kinesis Event Bridge CloudWatch CloudFormation Fargate S3 Sage Maker IAM RDS Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps GenAI OOP

What you'll do

Develop Python data pipelines to build business data objects for applications.
Interpret design requirements to implement engineering solutions.
Build and deploy CI/CD pipelines for software delivery.
Implement source to target mapping as pipeline code.
Perform unit and integration testing to ensure software quality.
Identify and resolve complex application and technical problems.
Manage programming and development assignments independently with minimal supervision.

What we're looking for

Must be located in Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL, or Irving, TX.
Must be able to work onsite five days a week.
Knowledge of software development tools, activities, and the software development life cycle.
Ability to convert market requirements into software product designs and technical configurations.
Knowledge of software product testing to design and execute testing strategies.
Software development experience and solid knowledge of OOP principles (preferred).
Experience designing and developing software applications in Python (preferred).
Experience with Git, CI/CD tools, AWS components, Snowflake, and GenAI tools (preferred).

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