Caterpillar, Inc

Lead Software Engineer: Mobile Development

Caterpillar, Inc$128K — $208K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of extensive software engineering experience
  • Proven technical leadership or team lead experience
  • Experience with high-transaction, large-scale production applications
  • Familiarity with AWS CloudWatch for operational visibility
  • Understanding of mobile app development lifecycles for iOS/Android
  • Proficiency in AI productivity tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT
  • Experience with release management and phased rollout strategies

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement software applications using agile methodologies
  • Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders on technical execution
  • Manage incident response and perform root cause analyses
  • Oversee the release management process from scheduling to validation
  • Coach developers through code reviews and hands-on support
  • Promote the use of AI tools to enhance development processes
  • Drive continuous improvement by addressing technical debt and systemic issues

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
  • 401(k) savings plans
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Health Lifestyle Programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Career Development opportunities
  • Incentive bonus programs
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Lead Software Engineer will lead the execution and delivery of software projects on the Cat Central mobile app team, ensuring production stability, release quality, and continuous improvement. Drives operational excellence by managing incidents, coaching developers, and removing blockers to keep delivery on track. Serves as the technical point of escalation for critical production issues while guiding the team toward performance and quality goals.

What You Will Do:
  • Designing, modifying, developing, writing, and implementing software programming applications for target systems using agile methods.
  • Collaborating with product owners, architects, and stakeholders to align technical execution with business priorities.
  • Managing production incident response, including triage, root cause analysis, stakeholder communication, and resolution tracking.
  • Owning the release management process, including scheduling, risk assessment, go/no-go decisions, and post-release validation.
  • Coaching and mentoring developers through code reviews, architecture discussions, and hands-on pairing when critical fixes are needed.
  • Championing the adoption of AI productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) across the team to accelerate development, improve code quality, and automate repetitive workflows.


What You Will Have:
  • Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Makes rapid, sound decisions under pressure during production incidents with incomplete information. Balances technical trade-offs against business impact when prioritizing work and managing risk.
  • Effective Communications: Communicates incident status, release readiness, and team progress clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Software Development: Evaluates architectural decisions and technical approaches to ensure alignment with long-term platform scalability and maintainability. Maintains working knowledge across the full stack to effectively assess risk, review estimates, and challenge assumptions. Identifies patterns of recurring defects or tech debt and drives systemic improvements rather than one-off fixes.
  • Software Development Life Cycle: Manages the full lifecycle from development through staging, UAT, and production release.


Considerations For Top Candidates:
  • Extensive experience in software engineering
  • Proven experience technical leadership or team lead capacity.
  • Experience building and operating large-scale production applications serving high transaction volumes with strict uptime requirements.
  • Experience with AWS CloudWatch for monitoring, alerting, log analysis, and operational visibility into production systems.
  • Familiarity with mobile application development lifecycles (iOS/Android) and release processes.
  • Demonstrated experience managing production incidents for user-facing applications.
  • Experience with React Native or native mobile development.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with AI productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor) for code generation, debugging, documentation, and workflow automation.
  • Experience with release management tooling, feature flags, and phased rollout strategies.
  • Track record of coaching junior and mid-level engineers toward increased autonomy and technical growth.


Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $208,770.00

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.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
  • 401(k) savings plans*
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)*
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
  • Health Lifestyle Programs*
  • Employee Assistance Program*
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
  • Career Development*
  • Incentive bonus*
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement


* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:
May 27, 2026 - June 14, 2026

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Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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