Senior Software Engineer-Java

Career Area

Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description

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.

Role Definition

Job Description: Sr Java Developer

We are looking for innovative, highly competent java developer to join our team to help drive the ongoing development of our cloud-based technology projects.

This position requires extensive experience applying Java, cloud and mobile (or) web application technologies.

Basic Qualifications

• Position requires a four-year degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
• 8+ years of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java, J2EE stack.
  
  

Key Role/Responsibilities

• Provide technical delivery of Cloud software development capabilities, including analytics and infrastructure.
• Apply and integrate technologies such as Java, J2EE, AJAX, Web Services to conceptualize, design, and develop and unit test web-based (or) desktop applications.
• Leverage Java development expertise and an understanding of Cloud technologies to assist with developing overall Cloud transition strategy, to identify opportunities for future growth, and to introduce and leverage new technologies to support current and future mission within the Cloud.
• Work with the Leads to create product plans, resource and scope estimates and feature technical specifications
  
  

Required Skills

• Strong experience in JAVA and J2EE technologies with Cloud based environment.
• Expert knowledge in JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, SQL, Spring, JUnit and JSON, REST/JSON web services.
• Strong knowledge in Java Design Patterns.
• Development and implementation of features in any Cloud platform products and technologies.
• Experience developing applications with Agile team methodologies preferred.
• Strong Object-Oriented design skills and understanding of MVC.
• Sufficient experience with Git to organize a large software project with multiple developers to include branching, tagging and merging.
  
  

Desired Skills

• Experience in AWS / Azure cloud (PaaS) with Java is a plus.
• Strong business application design skills.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Strong debugging skills.
• Highly proficient in standard Java development tools (Eclipse, Maven, etc.)
• A strong interest in building security into applications from the initial design.
• Experience at creating technical project Documentation and task time estimates.
• In-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language
• Understanding of core AWS / Azure cloud (PaaS) services, uses, and basic cloud architecture best practices
• Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS / Azure cloud (PaaS)
• Ability to use the AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
• Ability to identify key features of AWS / Azure cloud (PaaS) services
• Understanding of the AWS / Azure cloud (PaaS) shared responsibility model
• Understanding of application lifecycle management
• Ability to use a CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS
• Ability to use or interact with AWS / Azure cloud (PaaS) services
• Ability to apply a basic understanding of cloud-native applications to write code
• Ability to write code using AWS / Azure cloud (PaaS) security best practices (e.g., not using secret and access keys in the code, instead using IAM roles)
• Ability to author, maintain, and debug code modules on AWS / Azure cloud (PaaS)
• Proficiency writing code for serverless applications
• Understanding of the use of containers in the development process
  
  

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Posting Dates

May 4, 2026 - May 17, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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