CATERPILLAR·Software Engineer

CATERPILLAR Software Engineer interview experience

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Chicago, ILPosted Oct 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a four-step process that felt very difficult, and a big reason was that the interviewer wasn’t very clear about the questions.

The first step was HR, and then the next two steps were live coding followed by technical interviews.

For the coding rounds, I remember a palindrome problem and then a sudoku problem. The lack of clarity made everything feel harder than it needed to be, because I wasn’t always sure exactly what level of interpretation they wanted from me while I was coding.

Despite that, I did receive an offer. The experience left me with a mixed feeling: I was able to get to the finish line, but the communication issues during the coding steps added extra stress. When I look back, the technical tasks were

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