Lead React Engineer

About the role

Cat Digital, the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., is looking for a Lead React Engineer to join its team in Kosice, Slovakia. You will help grow the team's presence, organisation and culture, driving digital product development with cutting-edge technologies. The position reports directly to Slovakia-based engineering leadership and Cat Digital IT in the US.

Key responsibilities

• Implement, solve problems regularly, maintain and support software applications built with agile methods.
• Write source code for new applications and enhance code samples for existing ones.
• Use automated testing tools for testing and maintenance.
• Mentor junior engineers, guide them on structured application and interface code, and write documentation and guides.
• Identify areas of growth within the team and stay up to date with IT development trends.

Required profile

• Proven experience supervising technical teams and contributing to architecture decisions.
• Proven experience maintaining high-quality code standards and development best practices.
• Strong experience with the listed web technologies.
• Top candidates: backend development experience, formal education in computer science or software engineering, passion for design systems, code reusability and maintainability, experience with HCL Commerce and eCommerce suites, and experience with existing code maintenance and automated testing.

Required skills

• HTML5, CSS, Sass, Bootstrap, React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Webpack, Babel, Redux
• Jest testing library
• Deploying and maintaining software on public clouds such as AWS or Azure
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Agile software development methodology

What we offer

• Gross pay from 4,402 to 5,500 euros per month
• Performance-related annual cash incentive
• Pension plan and life insurance
• Five extra days of vacation beyond the legal requirement
• Volunteering day and multisport card