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Lead Software Engineer - AI & Emerging Technologies

Place of work

Košice, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)

Start date & Contract type

full-time

Wage (gross)

From 4 600 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 for 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’ve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us.

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

What will you do? 
As a Lead Software Engineer in our newly built Emerging technology team, you will:

  • Design, develop, enhance, and maintain software applications, including business-driven proofs of concept (POCs) that assess the feasibility, viability, and value of proposed solutions.
  • Identify, evaluate, and validate emerging technologies, frameworks, tools, and architectural approaches against business and technical needs.
  • Gather requirements, compare solution alternatives, and define technical designs, interfaces, and integration patterns across platforms and systems.
  • Write high-quality code and use automated, functional, performance, volume, and load testing to ensure reliability.
  • Support deployment and production environments, troubleshoot issues, and monitor bugs through resolution.

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:

  • 4600+ euros / month gross
  • Performance related annual cash incentive
  • Industry leading Pension plan 
  • 5 days of extra vacation above the legislative requirement
  • Attractive Life insurance
  • 1 Volunteering Day
  • Multisport Card

Take the chance to apply now for this position at Cat Digital Slovakia branch!

Information about the selection process

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
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 - Advanced (C1)

Personality requirements and skills

  • Strong experience in software development, architecture, integration, testing, and the software development lifecycle.
  • Ability to translate business and client requirements into practical technical designs and reliable software.
  • Working knowledge of agile delivery, automated testing, application maintenance, and production support.
  • Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.

Top candidates will also have:
  • Understanding of modern AI/ML architectures including transformer models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agent frameworks, and model orchestration patterns
  • Hands-on experience with major cloud AI platforms (Azure OpenAI Service, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI) and ability to architect multi-cloud or hybrid solutions
  • Knowledge of MLOps practices including model versioning, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and governance frameworks
  • Experience designing and implementing production AI agent systems using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or similar orchestration tools
  • Understanding of vector databases, embedding models, and semantic search architectures for RAG applications
  • Knowledge of GPU compute infrastructure, model serving platforms (NVIDIA NIM, TensorFlow Serving, vLLM), and inference optimization techniques
  • Familiarity with prompt engineering, fine-tuning approaches, and evaluation frameworks for LLM-based applications
  • Knowledge of emerging AI frameworks including multi-agent systems, autonomous agents, and AI-powered workflow automation

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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: 5328595  Dátum zverejnenia: 24.7.2026  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 4 600 EUR/month