Lead Spring Boot Software Engineer

Career Area:
Digital
Job Description:
JOB DUTIES: The Lead Spring BootSoftware Engineer contributes to design, development, code review and deployment of Caterpillar's global eCommerce sites. US Remote outside of IL/TX available for the right candidate
- Oversee a pod of four scrum teams to ensure overall code quality and velocity
- Mentor and assist senior software engineers and software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed
- Understanding the business requirements for new features implemented within the eCommerce platform (Parts.cat.com and Shop.cat.com) and working with business and business analysts for gathering & refining business requirements and to recommend any changes which could do business impact.
- Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.
- Preparing the technical design documents based on the business requirements
- Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.
- Leading Development & unit/integration testing of new features for the scrum team.
- Performing Code Reviews, Performance Assessments, Architecture discussions.
- Supporting QA team for every release's quality assurance as a representative from the development team and fixing issues that arises from testing.
- Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more eCommerce applications or systems.
- Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Leading Development & unit/integration testing of new features for the team.
Performing Code Reviews, Performance Assessments, Architecture discussions.
Ensuring team's overall code quality & team's velocity
Supporting QA team for every release's quality assurance as a representative from the development team and fixing issues that arises from testing.
Basic qualifications:
- Position requires a four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
- Six years of experience in designing and developing Spring Boot applications
Top candidates will also have:
- Strong grasp of security principles and how they apply to eCommerce applications
- Developing software applications using relational and Nosql databases. such as Oracle .
- Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.
- Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs
- Deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GoCD, Azure Devops etc.
- Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.
- Experience with Websphere Application/Liberty Server and HCL Commerce platform.v8 & v9
- Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs
- Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)
- Writing complex SQL queries with relational databases such as Oracle.
- Experience in application monitoring tools such as Dyna Trace or App Dynamics
- Experience in code quality tools like SonarQube & Fortify
- Must demonstrate solid knowledge of computer science fundamentals like data structures and algorithms.
- Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
- Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
- Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities
- Bachelor's degree in Computer science or related field is preferred
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.