Front-End Developer, Cat Digital

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 UI Software Engineer, you will contribute to design, development, testing and deployment of web software systems and/or applications.

What You Will Do:

Responsibilities span across functional lines, with individuals assigned to new program or project development and/or maintenance of existing Web, API, and Client systems.

• Be competent in performing all programming and development assignments without close supervision.

• Work directly on complex application and technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls during the support rotation.

• Work independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.

• Drive application development focused on delivering valuable business features.

• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.

• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.

• Leverage Gen AI tools such as GitHub Copilot to enhance coding and overall development efficiency.

• Showcase Sprint work during Sprint Demos and present Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and Tech Debt updates in relevant forums.

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.

Considerations For Top Candidates:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field is required OR equivalent working experience

• Experience with TypeScript, React and Redux

• Experience in web application and UI development with JavaScript, RESTful API, HTML 5, Jest, Webpack and CSS3.

• Experience of leveraging GitHub Copilot or/and Gen AI tools in the development lifecycle

• Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.

• Experience working with API development and testing tools like Swagger and Postman

• Very good communication and presentation skills

• Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining intuitive and performant UI.

• Deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GoCD, Azure Devops etc.

• UI middleware and mocking technologies and tools such as Redux-Saga and Mirage JS/Mocking

• Test driven development and behavior driven development using Cucumber.\

• Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)

• Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints

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