Lead Software Engineer

AI Solution Developer

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.

Caterpillar is looking for an experienced AI Solution Developer to help build the foundations of our enterprise Generative AI Capabilities. You will work on a wide range of initiatives supporting cutting-edge AI research and development, all in our public cloud infrastructure. You will work in a team that interacts with a cross functional team consisting of architects from various services, engineers and SMEs to develop Generative AI solutions.

Here are some of the exciting responsibilities this position contains :

• Architect, build and deploy well-managed core APIs and SDKs to access LLMs and our proprietary Foundational Models including training, fine-tuning and prompting tasks, including orchestration SDKs.
• Design APIs for performance, real-time applications, scale, ease of use and governance automation.
• Develop application-specific interfaces that leverage LLMs and FMs to continue to enhance customer experience.
• Enable and democratize our users to build new Gen AI capabilities.
• Develop tools and processes to monitor API access patterns and operational health.
• Design and implement Responsible AI with guardrails.

Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :

Summary Pay Range : $126,000.00 - $204,720.00 Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits :

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com / careers.

Posting Dates : July 28, 2025 - August 7, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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