Software Engineer

JOB PURPOSE: 

TheSoftwareEngineer contributes to design, development, and deployment of Caterpillar’sstate-of-the-artdigitalapplications. 

JOB DUTIES:

Responsibilities Include:

• Responsibilities across functional lines with individuals assigned in new program development and/or maintenance of existing mobile, WEB, Cloud, server, and/or distributed computing systems.

• Competent to performSpring Bootand development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.

• Build newbackend microservices using Sprint Boot frameworkleveragingout of the box components as well as extending/customizing where necessary to meet business needs.

• Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.

• Works on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systemsunder mentorship of Lead and Senior developer.

• Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features.

• Maintainshigh standardsof software quality within the team byestablishinggood practices and habits.

• Communicate with others to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness.

• Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensuretimely, quality results.

• Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.

• Typical customers include Caterpillar customers, dealers, other external companies whopurchaseservices offered by Caterpillar as well as internal business unit and/or servicecentregroups. 

• Collaborate with project leads, seniordevelopersand testers.

• Good team player with sense of accountability,positivityand flexibility.

Basic qualifications:

• Position requires afour-year degreeorequivalentfroman accredited college or university.

• 2+ years of software development experience.

• 1+ years of experience inworking with Java Sprint boot framework.

Top candidates will also haveproven experience in many of the following:

• Hands onExperiencewith Spring Boot frameworkandOSGi specification.

• Strong knowledge of micro-service logging, monitoring, debugging, and testing.

• Strongproficiencyin Java programming language.

• Knowledge of RESTful web services and API development.

• Knowledge of markup languages such as JSON and YML.

• Interconnecting microservices with databases.

• Implementations experience in micro-service integration, packaging, build automation, and deployment.

• Understanding of software development principles and methodologies.

• Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate effectively with other developers and stakeholders.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strong communicationand interpersonal skills.

• Familiarity with software development design patterns: GIT, Swagger, PCF, and Rabbit MQ

• Expertisein API technologies such as Rest Webservices.

• Previousexperience writing unit tests with JUnit, Mockito, orPowerMock

• Familiarity with database technologies such as MySQL, MongoDB,PostgreSQLor equivalent

• Knowledge of how streaming systems such as Kafkaoperate.

• Working knowledge of quality and security scan technologies such as Sonar, Fortify, andWebInspector equivalent.

• Knowledge of the Agile approach.