Lead Software Engineer

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.

Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world.

Job Summary:

As a Lead UI Software Engineer, you will contribute to architecture, design, development, testing and deployment of modern and performant customer facing web applications.

What You Will Do:

Responsibilities of the incumbents are across functional lines with individuals assigned in new program/product development of web applications in a public Cloud environment:

• Develops UI architecture and high-level designs in collaboration with UX, Product, and API teams.

• Leads proof-of-concepts (PoCs), feasibility studies, and solution discovery efforts.

• Reviews UI design deliverables, pull requests, and test strategies; manages technical debt.

• Leads complex programming and development activities.

• Works independently on business modules and reusable UI components across applications.

• Maintains software security, performance, and quality through best practices.

• Showcases products and prototypes effectively; communicates clearly with stakeholders.

• Drives feature development that delivers measurable business value.

• Leverages Gen AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and MCP to enhance productivity.

• Resolves complex production issues, including off-shift and weekend support.

• Mentors, trains, and assists in hiring new or junior team members.

• Identifies and promotes team growth and improvement opportunities.

• Performs additional duties as assigned by management.

What You Will Have:

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.

Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.

Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design. Software Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field or equivalent working experience

Expert experience with:

• TypeScript, React, and Redux ( or any other State Management mechanism like Zustand or React Query)

• UI development with RESTful APIs, Swagger and Postman.

• Proficient experience with AWS Cloud development

Proven track record of:

• Leading re-platforming, PoCs, and major redesign/refactoring efforts.

• Introducing reusable components and integrating third-party or other UI components/applications.

• Applying modern UI architecture styles, design patterns, frameworks, and standards such as Micro/Modular Frontend, Flux/Redux, Monorepo, WCAG, Storybook, and Web Components.

• Maintaining operational excellence in security (OWASP), performance (low response time, high availability), and quality.