🇸🇰 Košice, Slovakia
Lead Software Engineer
Caterpillar Slovakia, s. r. o.
ProfesialeadEnglish-friendly€5kremote
Information about the position Job description, responsibilities and dutiesWho is CAT Digital? What do we do?Big machines require big thinking. Are you looking for your next big challenge?Cat® Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over one million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.Working with a Fortune 100 leader, you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. We’ve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us.Job Opportunity:We are seeking talented individuals to join our team to help us grow our presence, organization, culture, which will drive our digital product development efforts. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with top professionals working on very high impact and visibility products. Don't miss this chance to join and support digital innovation for a global leader in heavy machinery!What will you do? As Lead Software Engineer you will be a hands‑on technical leader responsible not only for delivering features, but also for ensuring technical excellence, long‑term maintainability, and healthy engineering practices within the digital product area. You will operate at a level where architectural intent is translated into day‑to‑day engineering decisions, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and sustainable, as well as: Own and continuously curate the technical backlog to reduce technical debt (including dependency upgrades, performance and reliability improvements, and security and compliance findings). Supervise test management and defect handling, ensuring bugs are clearly reported, categorized, and prioritized. Partner with QA and L2/L3 support to ensure production readiness and operation. Set clear expectations for code quality, test coverage, and delivery predictability, and continuously improve them using engineering metrics and data‑driven insights. Enable and uplift engineers through mentorship, clearly defined standards, and modern development tooling, including responsible use of AI‑assisted development. Keep a strong engineering culture focused on quality, consistency, and continuous improvement. Stay up to date with the latest trends and advancements in IT development. Identify skills gaps and growth opportunities within the team and actively support upskilling. This position works directly with Slovakia based engineering leadership and Cat Digital IT in the US. Employee perks, benefitsAt Cat Digital, we are committed to fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning, and we believe in investing in the development of our employees. As a member of our team, you will have access to a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as very competitive compensation and benefits packages, like:4600+ euros / month grossPerformance related annual cash incentiveIndustry leading Pension plan 5 days of extra vacation above the legislative requirementAttractive Life insurance1 Volunteering DayMultisport CardTake the chance to apply now for this position at Cat Digital Slovakia branch! Information about the selection processPlease frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.Caterpillar is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. For more information, visit https://www.caterpillar.com/en/careers/why-caterpillar.htmlFollow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.Sourced from Profesia. Relocantly aggregates public job postings; apply on the original site.