Software Engineer (API Management)
Caterpillar1 day ago
Chicago, IL, USA or Peoria, IL, USASenior
Base Salary
$89k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, modify, develop, implement, and maintain software applications and integrations using structured software development practices.
- Acquire client requirements and resolve workflow problems through automation and optimization.
- Develop API proxies and shared flows on Apigee Edge and Apigee X for REST and SOAP APIs, including transformations and fault handling.
- Lead Apigee Edge-to-X migrations through inventory, dependency mapping, risk and effort sizing, and migration wave planning.
- Implement API gateway security and traffic management, including OAuth2/JWT, API keys, rate limiting, quotas, caching, and JavaScript callouts.
- Configure GCP networking and security for API platforms, including VPCs, DNS, firewalling, hybrid connectivity, load balancing, IAM, service accounts, TLS/mTLS, certificate rotation, WAF, and Cloud Armor.
- Automate GCP infrastructure with Terraform and support platform reliability through dashboards, alerts, SLOs/SLIs, and incident response.
- Use automated testing tools for software testing and maintenance and develop AI agents, copilots, and AI-assisted workflows using responsible AI practices.
Requirements
- Knowledge of software integration processes and the ability to design, develop, and maintain interfaces between platforms and software packages.
- Knowledge of the software development life cycle and structured methods for delivering and managing software products.
- Knowledge of software product design and the ability to convert requirements into software designs.
- Knowledge of technical software product configuration and integration.
- Experience or capability in RESTful API design, OpenAPI/Swagger contract-first development, API linting and governance, automated regression and contract testing, and OWASP API security awareness.
- Hands-on experience with Apigee Edge and Apigee X, API gateway security, GCP networking and security, Terraform infrastructure automation, platform reliability, and incident response.
- Ability to work in Chicago, Illinois or Peoria, Illinois; relocation assistance is not available.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and volunteer time.
- 401(k) savings plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Health Lifestyle Programs, Employee Assistance Program, voluntary benefits, and employee discounts.
- Career development, incentive bonus, disability benefits, and life insurance.
- Parental leave, adoption benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
- This position is based in Chicago or Peoria, Illinois, has no relocation assistance, and is posted for September 17-24, 2026.
Tech Stack
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. designs, manufactures, and services construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives for infrastructure, resource, and energy customers. The public company, founded in 1925 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, sells primarily through an independent worldwide dealer network and provides equipment financing. It operates through Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation segments, with shares traded on the NYSE and Euronext Paris.