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.
**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: **
Cat Digital is expanding its operations and opening a new branch in Slovakia. 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 and support digital innovation for a global leader in heavy machinery!
**What will you do? **
As a Principal Digital Architect at Cat Digital's Slovakian branch, you will have the opportunity to help build applications that will provide actionable insights across all Caterpillar businesses. You will be a part of fast moving and engineering driven digital organization with skilled engineers what will help you tackle challenges and problems that are critical to our business outcomes. You will be:
- Developing detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems.
- Designing an application's technical infrastructure, such as specific databases, programming languages, utilities, and testing approaches.
- Leading the evaluation and deployment of new technologies to add or enhance existing digital technical capabilities.
- Participating in addressing business requirements for applications and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver digital solutions that meet business results.
This position works directly with Slovakia based engineering leadership and Cat Digital IT in the US.
**What you have: **
**Analytical Thinking, **knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis:
- Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
- Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
- Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
**Effective Communications, **understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques;
- Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
- Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
- Maintains focus on the topic at hand.
Application Design, Architecture:
- Creates and evaluates technical alternatives for complex applications.
- Explores various, distinct and multiple technical application designs.
- Prepares technical design documents and blueprints for applications.
- Design microservice architectures and API ecosystems (OpenAPI, REST).
- Own solution architecture for new products and migrations to cloud; guide decisions on data, application, and infrastructure layers.
Design Leadership :
- Facilitates in application design reviews and walkthroughs.
- Recommends improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency.
- Guides developers on the techniques and approaches used in design processes.
- Advises others on providing high quality deliverables to fully satisfy client needs
Requirements Analysis:
- Plays an active or leading rolein recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.
- Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage.
- Produces detailed technical requirements models and documentation.
- Utilizes diagramming tools to ensure traceability of requirements.
Our tech stack:
- Java 8+, Spring Boot, OpenAPI, Microservices
- Docker, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Grafana, Prometheus
- JavaScript, Typescript, React
- Azure, AWS
- GitHub, CI/CD within GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps (Backlog, TestPlan)
**What we offer: ** 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:
- 5500+ 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!
Contract type:
Full-time
Place of work:
Kosice, Slovakia
Additional Information:
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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.
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Posting Dates:
May 4, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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