Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Caterpillar as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Praktikant and Service Maintenance Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Praktikant and Service Maintenance Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Caterpillar takes an average of 59 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Service Maintenance Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 59 days), whereas Service Maintenance Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 59 days).
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Austin, TX) in Oct 2025
Interview
Applied through referral, got first round, currently in the process of hearing back. From other people, I have heard it is 2 rounds, 1 with the hiring manager (which is what I did) and then 1 with a much more senior leader.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time where you had to create a team to accomplish a goal.
I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peterborough, England)
Interview
Assessment centre and interview
It was a Panel interview where they asked a series of competency questions about the role and subject domain. It was a pleasant experience and I didn’t feel pressures
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Caterpillar in Sep 2025
Interview
It was an on campus interview. The interview went well, they said they would get back to me no matter what in under two weeks. They never got back to me and I have no contact information on who to talk to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you failed and how did you recover?