Principal Software Engineer – Distributed Systems & Cloud-Native Platform (Java)
Caterpillar16 hours ago
Chennai, India or Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Architect and build high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems using Java and microservices.
- Lead end-to-end system design across services, data, and platform layers.
- Design for scalability, resilience, fault tolerance, and operability.
- Build and operate containerized workloads on Kubernetes at production scale.
- Define architecture, API, and engineering quality standards.
- Drive cross-team technical decisions and resolve complex system bottlenecks.
- Mentor senior engineers and serve as a technical multiplier across teams.
- Influence platform modernization, roadmap decisions, and developer productivity.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience building and operating backend systems at scale.
- Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and distributed systems.
- Experience designing highly available, large-scale systems involving traffic, data, or compute.
- Hands-on production experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
- Strong fundamentals in system design, concurrency, data modeling, and performance optimization.
- Deep experience with PostgreSQL or similar databases.
- Preferred: experience with event-driven architectures, Kafka, or streaming systems.
- Preferred: exposure to AWS, Azure, and hybrid architectures.
- Preferred: experience with observability, reliability engineering, production operations, platform engineering, frameworks, or internal developer platforms.
- Preferred: demonstrated ability to influence architecture across multiple teams or products.
Benefits
- Posting dates: September 11, 2026 through September 24, 2026.
- Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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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.