Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data

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Senior Software Engineer - Platform & Services

About the Role

We are seeking a highly capable Senior Software Engineer - Platform & Services to design, build, and optimize data‑as‑a‑service capabilities within our Digital Manufacturing & Supply Chain Platform.

You will work closely with Data Engineering and platform teams to transform raw and processed datasets into reliable, observable, and production‑ready services, enabling real‑time insights, predictive analytics, and digital twin workflows.

This is a Grade 23 individual contributor role,



emphasizing hands‑on engineering excellence and platform development.

Key Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance REST/gRPC APIs, GraphQL endpoints, and event‑driven microservices for real‑time and batch data consumption.
- Implement service‑oriented components that expose curated datasets from enterprise systems and IoT platforms.
- Partner with Data Engineering to understand data pipelines, data contracts, and governance requirements.
- Implement security controls including authentication, authorization, and role‑based access mechanisms.
- Optimize microservices for scalability, high availability, and low‑latency performance, supporting use cases like predictive maintenance and agile scheduling.
- Contribute to API lifecycle management—including versioning, monitoring, observability, and documentation.
- Deploy and manage services using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud‑native platforms (AWS/Azure).
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📌 Senior Software Engineer-platform and Services (Chennai)
🏢 Caterpillar
📍 Chennai