Senior Software Engineer

at  Solar Turbines

Career Area:
Business Technologies, 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.
As a Senior Lead Software Engineer on Solar’s Collaboration & Automation team, you will be a part of a software team that designs and develops robust and scalable web services and consumer facing applications.
You will be an accomplished, well-rounded developer with a solid understanding of the appropriate use of best practices and frameworks for high volume web services and applications. You will help the team deliver high quality software with robust user experience and strong adoption of Software Delivery Life Cycle framework. You will be passionate about exploring the use of innovative technologies and techniques and evaluating them for suitability in our environment.

Technologies We Use:

• Development languages/frameworks : C#, JavaScript, Node.js, .NET, Vue.js, Python,
• Databases : MSSQL, M365 Dataverse, MySQL
• Cloud: Azure, AWS cloud-native architectures
• DevOps Tools : GitHub, GitHub Co-Pilot
• Generative AI: Microsoft Azure Open AI, AWS Bedrock

Responsibilities:

• Write and maintain code within applications and systems to implement capabilities and features, improve performance and maintainability, and reduce technical debt in alignment with product and technology roadmaps.
• Lead complex software systems’ design, architecture, and development, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Troubleshoot problems and develop proofs of concept.
• Mentor and guide a team of software engineers, providing technical expertise and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and translate them into robust software solutions.
• Conduct code reviews, identify areas for improvement, and implement best practices to maintain code quality and efficiency.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends, integrating new tools and methodologies to enhance product development.
• Agile Planning:
• Work with Product Management to understand the challenges customers and end users face in their day-to-day work and partner with them to design viable solutions.
• Recommends viable solutions to processes, technology, and interfaces that improve the team’s effectiveness and reduce technical debt.
• Foresees capacity requirements for component usage and identifies limitations.
• Provides input into story sizing, backlog grooming, and release planning.
• Product Development:
• Contributes to product and solution designs to address critical issues and complex problems.
• Builds software applications across multiple platforms in response to the needs of stakeholders.
• Understands technical architecture and writes software and automated tests that are aligned with agreed upon standards.
• Performs troubleshooting efforts and investigations when necessary.
• Application Support:
• Provides ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of deployed products.
• Advice and Guidance:
• Actively works with less experienced software engineers, providing technical guidance and oversight.
• Emerging Technology Monitoring:
• Actively participates in the engineering community, staying current on new software technologies and best practices and sharing insights with others in the organization.
• Leadership:
• Mentor and support the entire scrum onshore and offshore teams of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and solutions to complex problems. Foster a positive and collaborative team culture.
• Collaboration:
• Collaborate with other stakeholders, such as Product, UX, other Engineering Managers, and Operations, etc, to ensure the successful delivery of integrated software solutions.
• Performance Management:
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators and metrics to measure team and individual performance. Provide regular feedback and conduct performance reviews.
• Resource Management:
• Manage resource allocation, budgeting, and capacity planning for the software development team.
• Documentation:
• Ensure proper documentation of code and technical processes for future reference and maintenance.

Qualifications

What We Look For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline and 5+ years’ experience in a related field.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• In-depth knowledge of software development methodologies, best practices, and technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and testing processes.
• Familiarity with agile and/or DevOps practices is a plus.
• Working with offshore and nearshore model.
• Ability to absorb complex information and communicates effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Capable of understanding the implications of new technologies.
• Experience in promoting compliance with relevant stakeholders.
• Extensive experience in the following :
• Proven experience in .NET development, with expertise in C#
• Extensive knowledge of cloud-native architecture and experience with Cloud services
• Objective-oriented analysis, system design and programming principles
• Experience with MySQL or other relational databases, including schema design and query optimization.
• High-volume, high availability, high-performing web applications
• Cloud-native applications and their lifecycle management in the cloud
• Microservices architecture & various monitoring and operational components
• Automated testing technologies and build automation tools
• User interface design patterns, visual design elements, web technologies, and development methodologies
• UI based development/presentation/test frameworks (React, Node, etc)
• Source control management, including advanced branching and merging patterns

Posting Dates:
April 8, 2024 - April 14, 2024
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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• Write and maintain code within applications and systems to implement capabilities and features, improve performance and maintainability, and reduce technical debt in alignment with product and technology roadmaps.
• Lead complex software systems’ design, architecture, and development, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Troubleshoot problems and develop proofs of concept.
• Mentor and guide a team of software engineers, providing technical expertise and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and translate them into robust software solutions.
• Conduct code reviews, identify areas for improvement, and implement best practices to maintain code quality and efficiency.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends, integrating new tools and methodologies to enhance product development.
• Agile Planning:
• Work with Product Management to understand the challenges customers and end users face in their day-to-day work and partner with them to design viable solutions.
• Recommends viable solutions to processes, technology, and interfaces that improve the team’s effectiveness and reduce technical debt.
• Foresees capacity requirements for component usage and identifies limitations.
• Provides input into story sizing, backlog grooming, and release planning.
• Product Development:
• Contributes to product and solution designs to address critical issues and complex problems.
• Builds software applications across multiple platforms in response to the needs of stakeholders.
• Understands technical architecture and writes software and automated tests that are aligned with agreed upon standards.
• Performs troubleshooting efforts and investigations when necessary.
• Application Support:
• Provides ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of deployed products.
• Advice and Guidance:
• Actively works with less experienced software engineers, providing technical guidance and oversight.
• Emerging Technology Monitoring:
• Actively participates in the engineering community, staying current on new software technologies and best practices and sharing insights with others in the organization.
• Leadership:
• Mentor and support the entire scrum onshore and offshore teams of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and solutions to complex problems. Foster a positive and collaborative team culture.
• Collaboration:
• Collaborate with other stakeholders, such as Product, UX, other Engineering Managers, and Operations, etc, to ensure the successful delivery of integrated software solutions.
• Performance Management:
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators and metrics to measure team and individual performance. Provide regular feedback and conduct performance reviews.
• Resource Management:
• Manage resource allocation, budgeting, and capacity planning for the software development team.
• Documentation:
• Ensure proper documentation of code and technical processes for future reference and maintenance