Caterpillar Inc. · 17 hours ago
Software Engineer (API Management)
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$98K/yr - $158K/yr
5+ years expCaterpillar Inc. is a global team focused on creating stronger, more sustainable communities through technology and innovation. The Software Engineer position on the API Management team involves designing, developing, testing, and deploying software systems, with a focus on API development and governance on the Apigee platform.
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Responsibilities
Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without supervision
Acts as team member for development and support groups; provides programming and application/technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members
Works directly on application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls
Works independently on systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems
Helps drive application development focused around delivering business valuable features
Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by following and/or establishing good practices and habits
Identifies and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team
Guide the team to develop a structured application/interface code, new program documentation, operations documentation, and user guides in a casual, flexible environment
Communicate with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness
Lead development of new functionality and applications on cross-functional Agile project teams
Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results
Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time
Qualification
Required
Position requires a four-year degree from an accredited college or university
5 years or more of software development experience or at least 3 years of experience with master's degree in computer science or related field
Demonstrated experience in software engineering projects
5 years or more of experience coding in, Python, JavaScript, or Java
Experience writing API proxies on platforms such as Apigee Edge, AWS API Gateway or Azure API Gateway or similar
Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger Editor & Postman, and linting tools like Spectral
Knowledge of security standards such as OAuth 2.0 and TLS
Hands on experience with metrics and visualization tools like Kibana, Grafana, Power-BI or equivalent
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.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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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
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Eric Sporre
Vice President & Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Recent News
2026-01-22
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