Lead Software Engineer

Caterpillar

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Salary: $128,470–$208,770 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $189k

This role $169k

$117k most similar roles pay here $237k

This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $163,487–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $189k for comparable roles.

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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 36 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$208,770 across 36 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer

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As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Caterpillar Inc., you will lead the design and development of enterprise-grade applications using Next.js for frontend and Java Spring Boot for backend, ensuring high-quality architecture and coding standards. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners and UX designers to deliver scalable solutions while driving continuous improvement through CI/CD automation and cloud-native practices. Your role involves mentoring junior developers through code reviews and pair programming sessions, guiding them in adopting modern engineering techniques. With a focus on maintainability, performance, security, and resilience, you will contribute to long-term platform strategy and architectural planning within the industrial equipment sector, leveraging your expertise with AWS or Azure for deployment and operations.

Skills

Next.js Java Spring Boot GitHub Actions Jenkins Docker Kubernetes CI/CD React TypeScript AWS Azure GraphQL PostgreSQL Redis Adobe Experience Manager HCL Commerce Magneto Shopify Plus Caching strategies SSR/edge rendering

What you'll do

Lead design and development of full-stack solutions using Next.js/Java/Spring Boot.
Ensure architecture quality and coding standards through technical leadership.
Drive continuous improvement with CI/CD automation, test coverage, and observability.
Mentor developers via code reviews, coaching, and pair programming sessions.
Make key technical decisions to ensure systems are maintainable and secure.

What we're looking for

Professional software engineering experience building enterprise-grade applications.
Strong expertise in Next.js, React, and TypeScript for modern frontend development.
Deep hands-on experience with Java Spring Boot, microservices, and REST API design.
Proven experience providing technical leadership or mentoring engineering teams.
Experience deploying and operating solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.).

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