Lead Software Engineer

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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Platform & Services Lead Software Engineer

About the Role

We areseekinga highly skilled Platform & Services Lead Software Engineer to design and deliverdata-as-a-service capabilitiesfor our Digital Manufacturing & Supply Chain Platform. This role will focus on building secure, scalable, and high-performance service layers that expose curated data from enterprise systems and IoT sources to downstream consumers, including applications, analytics, and simulation platforms.

You will collaborate closely with theData Engineering teamto transform raw and processed data into consumable APIs and microservices, enabling real-time insights, predictive analytics, and digital twin workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement service-oriented architecturesto expose data from data platforms as APIs and reusable services.

  
  
  

• Collaborate withData Engineering teamsto understand data models, pipelines, and governance requirements.

  
  
  

• DevelopREST/gRPCAPIs,GraphQLendpoints, and event-driven servicesfor real-time and batch data consumption.

  
  
  

• Ensuredata security, compliance, and role-based access controlacross all exposed services.

  
  
  

• Optimizeservice performance forlow-latencyuse casessuch as dynamic scheduling and predictive maintenance.

  
  
  

• ImplementAPI lifecycle management, including versioning, monitoring, and documentation.

  
  
  

• Drive adoption ofCI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and observability tools for service deployments.

  
  
  

• Mentor engineers on best practices forAPI design, microservices architecture, and DevOps automation.

  
  
  

• Collaborate with architects and product teams to align service design with platform strategy and business goals.

  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

  
  
  

• 12–15 years of experiencein software engineering, with at least 5 years inplatform or integration-focused roles.

  
  
  

• ProvenexpertiseinAPI development (REST/gRPC,GraphQL)and microservices architecture.

  
  
  

• Hands-on experience withcloud platforms (AWS/Azure)and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

  
  
  

• Strong knowledge ofdata integration patterns, messaging systems (Kafka/Event Hubs), and orchestration frameworks.

  
  
  

• Proficiencyin programming languages such asJava, Python, or Node.js.

  
  
  

• Experience implementingCI/CD pipelinesand infrastructure-as-code for service deployments.

  
  
  

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure todata virtualization and semantic layersfor enterprise analytics.

  
  
  

• Familiarity withAPI security standards(OAuth2, JWT) and compliance frameworks.

  
  
  

• Experience withobservability tools(Prometheus, Grafana) and API management platforms.

  
  
  

• Knowledge ofOpenUSDand Omniverse integrationfor simulation-driven data services.

  
  
  

• Contributions to open-source projects or published work in platform engineering or Industry 4.0 technologies.

  
  
  

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