CATERPILLAR Software Engineer interview experience

The interview portion was split into two separate thirty-minute conversations, and I switched from one one-on-one recruiter session to the next.

Across both parts, the questions were behavioral. They wanted detailed accounts of past experiences—especially how I handled certain situations—and the conversation stayed anchored on my background rather than jumping into deep technical problem solving. I felt comfortable during the discussions because the interviewers were easy to talk to.

I didn’t get the offer, but the experience didn’t feel harsh. It was more of a structured test of how well I