Senior Software Engineer
Caterpillar
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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$188,277 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $169k for comparable roles.
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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 62 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $131,789–$192,710 across 61 roles with salary data.
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As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join the team to architect, design, and develop distributed backend systems and RESTful API web services using Java and Spring Boot while following microservices best practices. You will manage the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, technical design, implementation, code reviews, and production support. Your daily work involves building automated testing tools, optimizing workflows through CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires expertise in Java, Python, and AWS services such as Lambda, Kinesis, API Gateway, S3, SNS, and SQS, along with infrastructure management using CloudFormation or Terraform. You will solve complex technical problems by integrating software products into various platforms, ensuring high-performance solutions through performance tuning and shell scripting within an Agile framework to deliver robust, secure systems for the marketplace.
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