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.
Job Description
The Cat® Digital group is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for delivering world-class digital capabilities across our products and services. With more than 1.5 million connected assets globally, Cat Digital leverages data, advanced analytics, and AI to help customers build a better, more sustainable world.
Job Summary
eCommerce is a key digital enabler in Caterpillar’s aftermarket parts and services growth strategy. The Senior Data Scientist – Search plays a critical hands-on role in designing,



building, and deploying advanced AI/ML and search relevance models that power scalable, high-quality enterprise search experiences.
This role focuses on end-to-end model development, experimentation, and optimization for search and discovery, working closely with product, engineering, and platform teams to improve relevance, personalization, and business outcomes.
What You Will Do
Search Model Development & Optimization
Design, develop, and deploy ML, deep learning, and relevance models for enterprise search, including ranking, retrieval, and semantic search
Implement and fine-tune Learning-to-Rank models (e.g., LambdaMART, deep ranking models) to improve result relevance and user satisfaction
Optimize search pipelines using keyword, behavioral, contextual, and semantic signals
AI, NLP, and Generative Search
Build and enhance NLP-driven capabilities such as query understanding, intent detection,

📌 Senior Data Scientist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Caterpillar
📍 Bengaluru