Sr. Software Engineer-1

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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.

Job Description

          We are looking for a senior Java developer responsible for building Java applications. Your primary responsibility will be to perform requirement analysis, design and develop back-end service applications, and to coordinate with the rest of the team. Thus, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and product quality is essential.

Responsibilities

• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Create architecture plans and communicate vision to various stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross teams to deliver high quality products.
• Coordinate business & front-line technical support teams to provide production support, including off-hours
• Guide implementation of back-end architecture and framework.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications
• Mentor teams on best practices, programming frameworks and methodologies
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation

Skills

• Proficient in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Skill for writing reusable Java libraries
• Knowledge of concurrency patterns in Java
• Knack for writing clean, readable Java code
• Familiarity with Java Spring Boot framework.
• Experience with cloud computing platform like AWS.
• Good to have exposure to AWS Lambda, Cloudwatch, SQS experience.
• Knowledge on various design and architectural patterns
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Basic understanding of the class loading mechanism in Java
• Basic understanding of JVM, its limitations, weaknesses, and workarounds
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with build tools such as Ant, Maven, and Gradle
• Familiarity with continuous integration

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