Caterpillar Inc. · 1 week ago
Sr. Data Engineer, AI Data Engineering
Peoria, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$113K/yr - $183K/yrCaterpillar Inc. is a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, dedicated to building a sustainable world. As a Senior Data Engineer on the Helios Data Engineering team, you will develop Python data pipelines and support applications by managing complex programming and project management tasks.
ConstructionMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingMechanical Engineering
No H1B
Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the incumbents are across functional lines with individuals assigned in new program development
Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work
Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution
Interpreting design requirements for engineering implementation
Building and deploying CICD pipelines
Implementing source to target mapping as pipeline code
Responsibility for Unit and Integration testing
Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
Identifies and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team
Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time
Qualification
Required
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: Extensive 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 Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of technical aspects of a software products; ability to design, configure and integrate technical aspects of software products
Software Product Testing: Extensive 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
Preferred
Extensive software development experience and solid working knowledge of OOP principles
Knowledge and experience with Embedding Models and Concepts for effectively chunking data
Extensive experience working with Git version control
Exceptional communication skills with experience working on a cross functional teams
Extensive experience deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Github Actions, Azure Devops etc
Extensive experience in designing and developing software applications in Python
Experience with AWS components such as Bedrock, Lambda, Dynamo, Fargate, S3, Sagemaker, IAM and RDS
Experience with relational and/or noSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Oracle, etc
Knowledge and experience with AI technologies such as NLP, LLM, RAG, LangChain frameworks, etc
Experience working with NVIDIA Jetson or Orin hardware platforms, particularly in the context of AI model deployment
Hands-on experience with NVIDIA NeMo or NVIDIA NIM (Inference Microservices) for hosting embedding models
Demonstrated strong learning ability and a proactive approach to staying current with the latest technologies and industry trends
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
Company
Caterpillar Inc.
For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world.
Founded in 1925
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.51BKey Investors
US Department of EnergyAdvanced Propulsion Centre UK
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3.5B
2024-10-31Grant· $5.04M
2019-06-23Grant
Leadership Team
George Moubayed
Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer / Senior Vice President Enterprise Strategy Division
E
Eric Sporre
Vice President & Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
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