I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL) in Feb 2025
Interview
No technical questions, just questions about previous projects and teams. Very behavioral in nature. Be sure to practice answering questions in STAR format. The interview is purely to make sure you have some form of experience and are not a crazy individual.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you worked with a team and had to overcome a difficult situation.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Chennai) in Sept 2023
Interview
First and second rounds are technical round - More about projects, live coding
Three levels of manager interview - Situation based questions
Final round - HR - For salary negotiation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Usage of Volatile keyword
2. Timer with buffer
3. Types of storage class
Initial screening process, one or two technical round, three hiring manager, one HR round for salary compensation. Technical questions are mostly from the project and writing the code for given scenario. In the hiring manager round it's all about how we handle difficulties in the project, our past experience in the project. HR round is more about salary negotiation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Usage of Volatile keyword
2. Write a logic for key press buzzer implementation