Senior Software Engineer, Gen AI

Career Area: Technology, 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. Cat® Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital and analytics solutions for our customers and dealers. We’ve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. With over 1.5M connected assets worldwide, our business and in the industries, we serve, data is generated continuously by Cat® equipment using the latest technology, advanced analytics, telematics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will work on Generative AI projects focused building assistants, AI-infused processing pipelines, tooling, and software. Join our innovative team and contribute to the development of cutting-edge AI solutions at Cat Digital.

Develop and deploy Gen AI solutions utilizing Python / Go and OOP principles. Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. Deploy solutions on AWS using CloudFormation. Work with frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, and Crew.ai. Apply knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering concepts. Develop and deploy services using FastAPI on AWS. Develop services and components to be deployed to edge devices. Collaborate with data scientists to refactor analytics solutions for production, ensuring scalability and efficiency. Assist in the development of machine learning and AI pipelines using Apache Airflow. What You Will Have: 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:  Extensive knowledge of the software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products. Software Product Design/Architecture:  Extensive knowledge of software product design; ability to convert requirements into software product design. Software Product Technical Knowledge:  Extensive 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. Considerations for Top Candidates: 5+ years or more of software development experience and solid working knowledge of OOP principles. 3+ years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Python and/or GoLang .  (Nice to have experience:  Integration with frontend frameworks) Experience with modern Gen AI system architectures and techniques (multi agent, big tool, context management, MCP, long term memory) Exceptional communication skills with experience working on a cross-functional team Comfort planning, building, maintaining, and coordinating with others on large, complex projects. Experience with Python libraries such as FastAPI, LangGraph, and LangChain Experience working with Git version control on medium to large teams Deploying software using GitHub Actions or similar Experience with AWS components such as SageMaker Studio, Lambda, API Gateway, and RDS Technical writing skills   What You Will Get: