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Senior Data Engineer

Place of work

Košice

Start date & Contract type

full-time

Wage (gross)

3 600 EUR/month

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Who is CAT Digital? What do we do?  
Big machines require big thinking. Are you looking forward to 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 have created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact, and do the work that matters. Join Us. 

Job Opportunity: 
We are seeking talented individuals to join our team to help us establish and 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 a newly forming presence and support digital innovation for a global leader in heavy machinery! 

What will you do? 
As a Senior Data Engineer you will contribute to design, development, and deployment of Caterpillar’s state of the art digital program. You will be responsible for:

  • Development of applications focused around delivering business valuable features.
  • Mentor and assist other engineers, providing technical assistance and direction.
  • Identifying and encouraging areas for growth and improvement within the team.
  • Guiding the team to develop structured code, new program documentation, operations, documentation, and user guides.
  • Performing integrated testing to ensure timely, quality results.

This position works directly with Slovakia based engineering leadership and Cat Digital in the US.

Employee perks, benefits

At 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:

  • 3 600+ euros / month gross 
  • Performance related annual cash incentive 
  • Pension plan 
  • 5 days of extra vacation above the legislative requirement 
  • Attractive Life insurance 
  • Multisport Card
  • 1 Volunteering Day 

Information about the selection process

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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.html
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Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Educational Specialization

IT

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

  • Knowledge of technical aspects of a software products; ability to design, configure and integrate technical aspects of software products.
  • Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
  • 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.
  • Solid experience in designing and developing software applications in Python.
  • Good understanding of AWS cloud platform – components, services, cloud-native architecture etc.; experience with IaC – Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Passion for technology and eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment.
  • Solid knowledge of computer science fundamentals like data structures and algorithms.
  • Knowledge of deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GoCD, Azure DevOps etc.
  • Experience working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)

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Brief description of the company

Caterpillar is a company of builders. Of challenge breakers. Of innovators who want to impact the world. Our people build and design the products and services that help shape the communities where we work and live.

We are building on our legacy and innovating for the next generation. One where technology-enabled services create improved outcomes for our people and the customers and communities we serve.

Our ability to innovate and build begins with our people. Our tech and digital teams are at the forefront of Caterpillar’s evolution – taking pride in solving complex problems by building new systems from the ground up.

On our team, you’ll leverage data from across our entire enterprise and more than 1.5M connected assets to solve problems and find solutions that open a new world of possibilities for our machines, our customers, our dealers and our business.

While the challenge is great, so is the opportunity. Working with a Fortune 100 leader, you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies like telematics, data engineering, AI and machine learning, and predictive analytics.

Number of employees

1000 and more employees

Contact

Contact person: Patrícia Čajková

If there is currently no open position suitable for you, please submit your e-mail address and preferences. If a new position (opened in the future) aligns with your qualifications and interests, you may be contacted about the opportunity.

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ID: 5296257  Dátum zverejnenia: 10.8.2026  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 3 600 EUR/month