Lead Software Engineer, Gen AI

Caterpillar's Cat Digital team is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to develop Generative AI solutions, including AI assistants, processing pipelines, and tooling. The role focuses on building scalable, production-ready AI applications on AWS using modern frameworks like LangChain and LangGraph. This position is based in Chicago or Peoria, IL.

• Develop and deploy Gen AI solutions using Python and OOP principles.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Deploy solutions on AWS using CloudFormation.
• Work with frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, and CrewAI.
• Apply knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering concepts.
• Develop and deploy services using FastAPI on AWS.
• Collaborate with data scientists to refactor analytics solutions for production.
• Assist in the development of machine learning and AI pipelines using Apache Airflow.

• Knowledge of software development tools and activities.
• Understanding of the software development life cycle.
• Ability to convert requirements into software product design and architecture.
• Knowledge of software testing strategies.
• Experience designing and developing software applications in Python.