Java Engineer

About the role

Join an agile software engineering team that designs, builds, tests, and supports reliable applications. This role is open to engineers and recent graduates who bring hands-on experience or foundational knowledge of modern Java and cloud technologies. You will help translate requirements into quality software and improve solutions through automation and practical problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support software applications using agile methods.
• Translate client requirements into practical technical solutions and improve workflows through automation.
• Write maintainable source code and contribute to application integration, testing, and ongoing maintenance.
• Use automated testing practices to validate quality and ensure solutions meet requirements.

Requirements

• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze situations, evaluate options, and make productive decisions using informed judgment.
• Effective Communications: Ability to clearly share, receive, and interpret technical ideas, information, and stakeholder needs.
• Software Development and Life Cycle: Knowledge of development tools and activities, with the ability to apply a structured approach to delivering and managing software products.
• Software Integration and Technical Knowledge: Ability to design, configure, and integrate software components, interfaces, platforms, and packages.
• Software Product Testing: Ability to plan and execute testing approaches that support software quality and adherence to requirements.

Preferred qualifications

• Hands-on experience or academic/project knowledge in Java and Spring Boot
• Experience or knowledge of OpenSearch and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience or knowledge of containerized deployments using AWS Fargate and Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
• Microservices experience or knowledge

Location and details

This position requires the candidate to be in Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL or Dallas, TX. Relocation assistance is not available. Visa sponsorship is not available. This position will require up to 5% travel.

Pay

Pay range: $81,370.00 - $122,060.00. Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
• 401(k) savings plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Health Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
• Career Development
• Incentive bonus
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

These benefits also apply to part-time employees. Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines.

Schedule

This position requires working onsite five days a week.