Software Engineer (.NET & AI)

Caterpillar

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Closes in 7 days

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Cary, NC
Salary
$112,710–$183,140 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Oct 10, 2026 (soon)

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $176k
This role $148k
$100k most similar roles pay here $232k

This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $142,487–$208,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $148k versus about $176k 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.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Caterpillar

At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer (.NET & AI)

The Software Engineer (.NET & AI) joins the team supporting .NET and AI-powered application development initiatives for the Construction Industries - Building Construction Products division. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable .NET applications while integrating AI capabilities such as intelligent assistants, copilots, agentic workflows, and generative AI solutions into business applications. The engineer will build RESTful APIs, manage data and presentation layers, and ensure security through Azure AD and Key Vault. Core technologies include C#, ASP.NET Core, .NET Framework, JavaScript, jQuery, DevExpress, SQL Server, and Azure DevOps. Technical expertise required includes experience with Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot Studio, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, and vector search. The role addresses the challenge of improving productivity and decision-making through innovative software and AI technologies within the construction products domain.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $196000 from 2031 postings across 144 companies.

See salary data

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain scalable applications using C#, ASP.NET Core, and related web technologies.
  • Integrate AI-powered capabilities like intelligent assistants, copilots, and generative AI into business applications.
  • Build and consume RESTful APIs to integrate with enterprise platforms and Azure AI services.
  • Design the data and presentation layers for web applications and AI-enabled user experiences.
  • Implement secure authentication and authorization using Azure AD and manage secrets via Azure Key Vault.
  • Evaluate and implement emerging AI frameworks and software patterns to solve business challenges.
  • Ensure application performance, security, and responsible AI practices through code reviews and best practices.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across development, test, and production environments.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in .NET development using C#, ASP.NET Core, .NET Framework, Entity Framework, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, and SQL Server.
  • Strong experience with RESTful API development and integration.
  • Experience developing or supporting AI-enabled solutions using Azure OpenAI, Azure AI services, and Microsoft Copilot Studio.
  • Understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), vector search, and AI orchestration concepts.
  • Hands-on experience implementing Azure AD authentication/authorization and managing secrets with Azure Key Vault.
  • Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and responsible AI principles including security and governance.
  • Experience developing enterprise AI assistants, agentic workflows, or intelligent automation (preferred).
  • Familiarity with Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform tools, and CI/CD pipelines (preferred).

More like this

Similar roles

Software Engineer, AI

SHI International

Remote 24 days ago $125,000–$150,000
Python LLMs RAG React SQL Microsoft Azure NVIDIA CUDA API CI/CD Containers Prompt Orchestration Source Control
4+ yrs exp Remote

Software Engineer II .Net

JPMorgan Chase

Irvine, CA 44 days ago
C# .NET AWS SQL Relational Databases AI Machine Learning GenAI CI/CD Agile Cloud-native System Design
2+ yrs exp

Software Engineer (Applied AI)

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA 66 days ago $184,700–$324,800
LLM Python Go Java RAG SQL PostgreSQL Snowflake ETL HTTP APIs Prompt Optimization Model Monitoring Data Warehouse Manufacturing Systems
10+ yrs exp

Software Engineer, Applied AI

Apple Inc

San Diego, CA 7 days ago $122,700–$214,300
Python FastAPI React Next.js TypeScript SQLAlchemy AWS EKS Kubernetes Helm Terraform GenAI LLM OpenTelemetry Prometheus Grafana Computer Vision

AI Software Engineer

Allstate

Remote (IL) 19 days ago $110,000–$150,000
Generative AI LLM LangChain Python Java Spring Boot Node.js FastAPI RESTful APIs Microservices Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Microsoft Azure AWS GCP RAG Vector Databases React Angular
4+ yrs exp Remote