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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.\nHelp Build the Future of Caterpillar -\nAt Caterpillar, technology always has a purpose, which is to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Through Cat Technology, we are solving problems by building the intelligence layer that connects machines, data, and people to make jobsites safer, more productive, and more sustainable. By combining deep domain expertise in physical systems with software, connectivity, autonomy, and AI, we deliver solutions that work in the real world-on real jobsites, at global scale.\nYou’ll build and deploy against one of the most unique data foundations-over 1.6 million connected assets generating real-world data daily. 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You’ll help design and deliver intelligent systems that enable machines to perceive their environment, make informed decisions, and support safer, more productive operations.\nApply today to build the new era of construction autonomy at Caterpillar.\nJob Summary\nAs a Data Engineer, you will actively participate in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines, microservices, and cloud-based data systems in an agile development environment, with a focus on performance, reliability, and data quality.\nWhat You Will Do:\nDesign, build, and optimize data pipelines and microservices using Python for real-time and batch processing \nDevelop cloud-based data ingestion solutions using AWS services (Kinesis, S3, DynamoDB, EventBridge, etc.) \nBuild and maintain data integration workflows for source data pipelines aligned to CI Autonomy \nTranslate business requirements into reliable data workflows, mappings, and system designs \nImplement automated testing and validation to ensure data integrity across distributed systems \nMonitor and troubleshoot pipelines using tools like CloudWatch to maintain reliability \nWhat You Will Have:\nDecision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze issues in distributed data systems and deliver scalable solutions \nEffective Communication: Ability to document data flows, mappings, and system behavior clearly for cross-team use \nSoftware Development: Experience building backend systems and pipelines using Python, Java, and modern frameworks \nSoftware Development Life Cycle: Experience delivering solutions in an agile environment \nSoftware Integration Engineering: Experience integrating APIs, streaming platforms, and databases \nSoftware Product Design/Architecture: Ability to design scalable, event-driven data systems \nSoftware Product Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of AWS services and data engineering tools \nSoftware Product Testing: Experience implementing testing strategies to ensure data quality and system reliability\nTop Candidates Will Have:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field \n2+ years development experience on modern, large scale, complex data platforms \n3+ years developing and deploying Java or Python solutions to a production environment \nExperience building high-throughput, scalable data pipelines \nStrong hands-on experience with AWS data services (Kinesis, S3, DynamoDB, EventBridge, etc.) \nProficiency in SQL, including data quality and validation practices \nProficiency in deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Jenkins, etc. \nExperience developing microservices that support real-time data ingestion \nExperience developing software applications using relational and noSQL databases \nAbility to ensure data integrity across distributed and streaming systems \nExperience with API development and secure integrations (OAuth 2.0) \nProven experience with monitoring, testing, and automation in large-scale data environments \nAdditional Details:\nThis position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Chicago, IL office\nDomestic relocation assistance is available for this position.\nVisa sponsorship is available with this position.\nSummary Pay Range:\n$97,530.00 - $158,480.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-relatedknowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.\nBenefits:\nSubject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. 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