Lead Software Engineer: Mobile Development

Career Area: Technology, Digital and Data 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 Design, modify, develop, write, and implement software programming applications for target systems using agile methods. Collaborate with product owners, architects, and stakeholders to align technical execution with business priorities. Manage production incident response, including triage, root‑cause analysis, stakeholder communication, and resolution tracking. Own 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. Champion the adoption of AI productivity tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) across the team to accelerate development, improve code quality, and automate repetitive workflows. What You Will Have Rapid, sound decision making under pressure during production incidents with incomplete information. Effective communication of incident status, release readiness, and team progress to technical and non‑technical stakeholders. Evaluation of architectural decisions and technical approaches to ensure alignment with long‑term platform scalability and maintainability. Wide working knowledge across the full stack to assess risk, review estimates, and challenge assumptions. Identification of patterns of recurring defects or technical debt and driving systemic improvements. Management of the full software life cycle from development through staging, UAT, and production release. Considerations for Top Candidates Extensive experience in software engineering and proven 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. Proficiency with AI productivity tools (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. Pay Range $128,470.00 - $208,770.00 (salary may vary based on level, location, skills, and experience). 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 Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts Career Development programs Incentive bonus Disability benefits Life Insurance Parental leave, Adoption benefits, and Tuition Reimbursement Posting Dates May 27, 2026 - June 14, 2026 Equal Opportunity Employer Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply. Visa Sponsorship Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr