CATERPILLAR·Software Engineer

CATERPILLAR Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

Waco, TXPosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview journey felt more tense than most because the behavioral portion didn’t land cleanly.

I went through a set of STAR-type questions, and I believed I’d answered in a clear STAR format. The issue was that the interviewer didn’t agree that I matched the expected structure, and it turned into a feedback loop that made the questions feel less about the examples I gave and more about whether my framing met their interpretation.

On top of that, the scenarios didn’t strongly map to my actual experience, and the interviewer seemed unconvinced by how my background connected. By the end, the overall vibe was that I was being judged on fit and delivery style more than potential.

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