This role pays less than
52%
of similar roles. Most pay
$135,675–$214,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$169k
versus about
$175k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
76 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$128,470–$190,176
across 74 roles with salary data.
Lead Data Engineer – Physical AI Platform
As a Lead Data Engineer, you will join the team to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, microservices, and cloud-based platforms that provide high-quality data for business and engineering teams. You will collaborate with architects to define solution designs, optimize Python-based pipelines for real-time and batch processing, and develop cloud-native ingestion solutions using AWS services like Kinesis, S3, DynamoDB, and EventBridge. Your role involves establishing automated testing, ensuring data quality across distributed systems, and performing root-cause analysis using tools like CloudWatch. You will work within an agile environment to solve complex problems in construction autonomy by integrating massive volumes of real-world data from connected assets. The core technical stack includes Python, Java, SQL, and CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, and Jenkins to support large-scale infrastructure.