Caterpillar

Caterpillar

Principal Software Engineer - Physical AI, Autonomy & Data Platform Engineering

Illinois Medical District, Chicago · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 80 days ago
Platform Engineering

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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role65
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds40
Fits your clock70

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Employer immigration record

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 30 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card intent detected

Caterpillar Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Software Developers in Irving, TEXAS on 2026-06-22. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 12 days (2026-09-19), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.

Green-card follow-through: 88%

Of 8 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 1 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 456 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

52 transfer filings in the last year, covering 52 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • 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.

Company info

  • 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 be…
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