Career Area:

Product Support

Job Description

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you'rejoining 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'tjust 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.

About the Opportunity

MineStar is transforming the way mines operate through automation, digitisation, analytics and AI. As a Senior Software Developer, you will play a key technical role in designing, developing and delivering digital productivity solutions that help mining customers improve safety, efficiency and operational performance.

Working within the Product & Platform team, you will develop modern, scalable applications using AWS cloud services, Python backend technologies and React-based front-end technologies. You will work closely with Product Owners, architects, engineers, UX specialists and other MineStar teams to take solutions from concept through to production.

This is a hands-on senior development role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, contributing to technical direction and helping build high-quality solutions that can operate reliably at scale.

What you will be involved in

- Design, develop, test and maintain scalable digital applications and services using AWS, Python and React.
- Build robust backend services and APIs using Python and modern software engineering practices.
- Develop responsive,



intuitive and maintainable user experiences using React and modern front-end technologies.
- Design and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services and established architectural patterns.
- Contribute to solution architecture, technical design and technology decisions across the product portfolio.
- Work closely with Product Owners, architects, UX specialists and engineers to translate customer and business needs into effective technical solutions.
- Integrate applications with MineStar, enterprise platforms, data services and other internal and external systems.
- Build solutions that incorporate automation, analytics and AI capabilities where they provide meaningful customer value.
- Apply strong software engineering practices across code quality, testing, security, performance, observability and maintainability.
- Participate in code reviews and technical design reviews, providing constructive guidance to other developers.
- Troubleshoot complex application and production issues and drive problems through to resolution.
- Support continuous improvement of development practices, tools, standards and reusable components.
- Provide technical mentoring and support to other developers while contributing to a collaborative engineering culture.
- Work with globally distributed teams and delivery partners to deliver reliable, supportable solutions.

What We're Looking For





We're seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer with a strong combination of cloud, backend and front-end development experience ideally with a background in a Mining industry .

You will bring:

- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Significant professional software development experience delivering production applications in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong backend development experience using Python, including the development of APIs, services and application business logic.
- Solid front-end development experience using React, JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web application development practices.
- Demonstrated experience designing and developing cloud-based solutions using AWS.
- Experience designing and integrating REST APIs, data services and distributed application components.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns and maintainable software engineering practices.
- Experience with automated testing, source control, code review and modern CI/CD development practices.
- Understanding of cloud security, application security, authentication and authorisation principles.
- Experience diagnosing application performance, reliability and production issues.
- Ability to work effectively with Product Owners, architects, UX specialists and other engineering teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to turn complex requirements into practical and scalable solutions.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts, design decisions, risks and trade-offs clearly.
- Experience supporting and mento

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