Caterpillar Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Apr 10, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 10%Applied onlineApplied online
- 8%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
Interview search
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Caterpillar interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Caterpillar overall takes an average of 24 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Caterpillar as a Software Engineer according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 18%
One on one interview: 12%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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