Caterpillar tech stack
Caterpillar builds mostly with Python, SQL, C++, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Power BI, Azure, Snowflake, PostgreSQL. Python is named in 356 of the 1,193 job postings Caterpillar published in the last 12 months (30%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Caterpillar, updated Nov 10, 2026.
What programming languages does Caterpillar use?
Python is named in 30% of job postings at Caterpillar, followed by SQL (17%), C++ (12%), JavaScript (9%).
Python
356 30%
SQL
208 17%
C++
147 12%
JavaScript
112 9%
Java
111 9%
TypeScript
67 6%
MATLAB
64 5%
C#
50 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does Caterpillar use?
Spring Boot is named in 4% of job postings at Caterpillar, followed by React.js (4%), Angular (3%), ROS (3%).
Spring Boot
48 4%
React.js
48 4%
Angular
35 3%
ROS
31 3%
ROS2
28 2%
LangChain
26 2%
PyTorch
25 2%
Playwright
21 2%
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And 83 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Caterpillar use?
Snowflake is named in 11% of job postings at Caterpillar, followed by PostgreSQL (4%), DynamoDB (3%), MySQL (2%).
Snowflake
132 11%
PostgreSQL
50 4%
DynamoDB
33 3%
MySQL
28 2%
Oracle
17 1%
Amazon Aurora
15 1%
ElasticSearch
15 1%
Redis
12 1%
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What cloud and platforms does Caterpillar use?
Power BI is named in 23% of job postings at Caterpillar, followed by Azure (23%), AWS (19%), Azure DevOps (15%).
Power BI
278 23%
Azure
272 23%
AWS
232 19%
Azure DevOps
183 15%
GitHub
67 6%
Kubernetes
58 5%
AWS Lambda
57 5%
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And 62 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Caterpillar use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 10% of job postings at Caterpillar, followed by Git (9%), Copilot (7%), Rest API (7%).
Git
110 9%
Copilot
84 7%
Rest API
83 7%
Docker
69 6%
Jenkins
59 5%
AutoCAD
57 5%
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And 76 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Caterpillar use?
LLM is named in 2% of job postings at Caterpillar, followed by Claude (2%), ChatGPT (1%), VLM (<1%).
LLM
27 2%
Claude
19 2%
ChatGPT
9 1%
VLM
5 <1%
LoRA
4 <1%
PEFT
4 <1%
Gaussian Splatting
2 <1%
Llama
2 <1%
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Which engineering practices does Caterpillar ask for?
CI/CD is named in 21% of job postings at Caterpillar, followed by Machine Learning (8%), ETL/ELT (5%), FMEA (5%).
CI/CD
252 21%
AI Agents
59 5%
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And 68 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Caterpillar use?
StateFlow is named in <1% of job postings at Caterpillar, followed by Aptos (<1%), VSAM (<1%).
What does each Caterpillar team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Industrial Engineering
260 postingsBackend
142 postingsData Science
92 postingsAnalytics
77 postingsOperations
63 postingsManagement
63 postingsHow does your stack fit Caterpillar?
How much does Caterpillar pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Caterpillar postings with stated pay: $169k across 591 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 192 | $183k | +8% |
| Azure | 159 | $183k | +8% |
| AWS | 133 | $183k | +8% |
| Power BI | 116 | $169k | 0% |
| Azure DevOps | 111 | $183k | +8% |
| C++ | 92 | $183k | +8% |
| SQL | 90 | $169k | 0% |
| Snowflake | 68 | $176k | +4% |
| JavaScript | 57 | $183k | +8% |
| Java | 52 | $183k | +8% |
How is the Caterpillar stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Caterpillar stack?
Caterpillar scores 78 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 13; legacy ones: 2.
How common is the Caterpillar stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,350 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Caterpillar apart
Companies with a stack like Caterpillar
Questions about the Caterpillar tech stack
What programming languages does Caterpillar use?
The languages named in Caterpillar job postings are Python (30%), SQL (17%), C++ (12%), JavaScript (9%), Java (9%), as a share of the 1,193 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Caterpillar use Spring Boot?
Yes. Spring Boot is named in 48 of 1,193 job postings (4%) and required in 48 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Caterpillar use?
The cloud and platforms named in Caterpillar job postings are Power BI (278), Azure (272), AWS (232) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Industrial Engineering job at Caterpillar?
Industrial Engineering postings at Caterpillar most often require Python (49), C++ (45), Power BI (39), MATLAB (32), out of 260 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Caterpillar tech stack changing?
Yes. CoreWeave, NVIDIA NIM, Structured Outputs, Gaussian Splatting first appeared in Caterpillar job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Caterpillar tech stack?
Caterpillar scores 78 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 13; legacy ones: 2.
How does Alion know the Caterpillar tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Caterpillar publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 1,193 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 10, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Caterpillar tech stack: 524 technologies from 1,193 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/caterpillar/technologies