Senior Software Engineer

Position: Senior Software Engineer-2
## Senior Software Engineer-2

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Irving, Texastime type:
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** Career Area:
** Technology, Digital and Data
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* 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.

Performs implementation, regular problem solving, maintenance and support for a agile software development.

What You Will Do:

* Designing, modifying, developing, writing and implementing software programming applications for target system using agile methods.
* Acquiring client requirements; resolving workflow problems through automation optimization.
* Writing source codes for new applications, and/or generating and enhancing code samples for existing applications.
* Utilizing automated testing tools to perform the testing and maintenance.

What

You Will Have:

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.
* 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.
* 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.

Top Candidate Will Have:

Software Development:
Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
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