Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
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.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.
For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Your Impact 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.
We are seeking a skilled hands-on Senior Software Engineer (Sr. Full Stack. Net Developer/Architect) to join our Applications Development & Intelligence Automation - CAT IT Division (Chennai).
The preference for this role is to be based out of WTC Centre Chennai-India
What you will do
Solar Turbines is hiring a hands-on Senior Full Stack .NET Developer/Architect (12+ years) to own end-to-end solution design and personally deliver code across the stack. This is an implementation-focused architect role—driving integrations, modernization, and release execution for business-critical enterprise applications (starting quickly).
Role and Responsibilities
- Hands-on architect: write and review production-ready full-stack .NET code, lead design/architecture decisions, and provide technical oversight through build, deployment, and support
- Lead solution analysis, architecture, design, and implementation for enterprise applications and integrations
- Partner with business stakeholders, Enterprise Architects, and delivery teams to translate requirements into technical designs
- Define high-level solution specifications, ensuring integration approach and technical feasibility
- Drive proof-of-concepts and iterative delivery with cross-functional teams to de-risk and validate solutions
- Ensure solutions meet quality, security, scalability, performance, and maintainability standards
- Establish and enforce engineering standards, architecture governance, and best practices; mentor and guide developers
- Coordinate with enterprise application teams to plan, execute, and deliver technology initiatives end to end
- Design and build reusable components, shared services, and frameworks to accelerate delivery across teams
What you will have
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or STEM-related degree.
- 12+ years architecting and delivering scalable, secure full-stack enterprise .NET solutions—driving results under tight timelines
- 12+ years .NET development (modern .NET/.NET Core, C#, ASP.NET/MVC; WCF/WPF/WinForms; VB.NET)
- 12+ years front-end development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (incl. jQuery/DHTML), XML
- 10+ years designing web services and APIs (REST, SOAP)
- 10+ years data modeling and database design (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
- Development experience across Agile/Scrum and Waterfall
- Reporting implementation experience: SSRS, RDLC
- Experience building multi-tier, service-oriented systems
- 5 years of resource management experience
- 5 years of legacy and data migration experience
- DevOps/tools: Git, TFS, Azure DevOps (CI/CD); Azure cloud exposure preferred
- Strong communication, customer focus, and collaborative team mindset
- Strong OO programming skills, including async patterns, generics, and multithreading
- Hands-on modernization experience—able to quickly assess legacy systems and define target architectures
- Production support/troubleshooting for mission-critical systems in fast-paced environments
- JavaScript frameworks such as Angular8+ or React are a plus
- Planview Portfolio & Roadmap experience
- This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office.
- Shift Timing: 01:00-Noon -10:00PM IST
Preferred Qualifications:
- Manufacturing experience, including engineering application development
- Azure cloud services and cloud-native architecture (App Service/Functions, Key Vault, Storage)
- Microservices and event-driven integration patterns (messaging/queues, resiliency, distributed systems)
- Modern identity and API security (OAuth2/OIDC, Azure AD, secure coding practices)
- Observability and performance engineering (logging/metrics/tracing, dashboards/alerting, tuning)
- Containerization (Docker) and orchestration exposure (Kubernetes/AKS)
- Test automation and quality practices (unit/integration tests, code reviews, static analysis)
Skills desired:
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
• Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
• Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
• Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
• Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Conducts walkthroughs and monitors effectiveness and quality of the development activities.
• Elaborates on multiple-development toolkits for traditional and web-based software.
• Has participated in development of multiple or large software products.
• Contrasts advantages and drawbacks of different development languages and tools.
• Estimates and monitors development costs based on functional and technical requirements.
• Provides consulting on both selection and utilization of developers' workbench tools.
Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Describes similarities and differences of life cycle for new product development vs. new release.
• Identifies common issues, problems, and considerations for each phase of the life cycle.
• Works with a formal life cycle methodology.
• Explains phases, activities, dependencies, deliverables, and key decision points.
• Interprets product development plans and functional documentation.
Software Integration Engineering: Knowledge of software integration processes and functions; ability to design, develop and maintain interfaces and linkage to alternative platforms and software packages.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Has experience with designing data exchange interfaces to and from software product.
• Describes tools and techniques for extraction, transformation and loading of electronic data.
• Cites examples of common linkage requirements for software products and vendors.
• Works with integrating software into the customer or partner framework and infrastructure.
• Participates in the development of technology interfaces and bridges.
Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Demonstrates experience with the architecture and design of major or multiple products.
• Describes major software architecture alternatives and considerations.
• Explains design considerations for commercial database systems, operating systems and web.
• Displays experience in estimating the cost of a specific design of a proposed product.
• Facilitates design reviews and walkthroughs.
• Analyzes benefits and drawbacks of specific software designs and architecture.
What you will get:
- Work Life Harmony
- Earned and medical leave.
- Relocation assistance
Holistic Development
- Personal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globe
- Career developments opportunities with global prospects
Health and Wellness
- Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage
- Employee mental wellness assistance program
Financial Wellness
- Employee investment plan
- Pay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.
Additional Information:
Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
This position requires working onsite five days a week.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
April 22, 2026 - May 5, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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