Is Caterpillar a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Caterpillar have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 110 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Caterpillar employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Caterpillar now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Caterpillar .

Does Caterpillar pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Caterpillar with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 110 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Caterpillar.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Caterpillar?

97% of Software Developer employees at Caterpillar would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Caterpillar with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.6 rating for culture and values and 4.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Caterpillar?

Engineer (298) , Software Engineer (143) , Design Engineer (123) , Intern (115) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Senior Engineer (104) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (98) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (64) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (58) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (54)

What are the pros of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"good benefits and good for long term if you stay" ((in 635 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 579 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 518 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 287 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 163 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 289 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 158 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 121 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 100 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 82 reviews))

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4.5

97% would recommend to a friend

(110 total reviews)

Joe Creed

83% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

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4.6

Culture & values

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Caterpillar with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 110 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Caterpillar is rated 30% above average by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0

Aug 21, 2015

Incredible Pay, Work not always engaging

Software engineer

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Pros

Outstanding pay, when compared to cost of living in Central Illinois it is almost astronomical in proportion. Nothing seems to come close. Depending on the group, work life balance can also be great. Management is generally of high character. Upper management, i.e. VP, Presidents, CEO appear incredibly sharp and most capable to help the company weather many storms. It appears that problems in management are addressed, and poor managers are given other assignments.

Cons

Work can be uninteresting at times, at least for electrical engineering. Standard corporate mentality(this could be pro or con depending on your view point).

4.0

Oct 8, 2010

Caterpillar Electronics Business Unit - Software Test Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Conservative, stable corporation that offers a great 401(k) program and good medical/dental benefits. Paid vacation, paid holidays and personal days provide you with plenty of time to do the things you want to do outside of work. Finally, the company actually stands behind its tuition reimbursement program unlike other companies (CAT paid 90% of my tuition in getting my MBA from Bradley Univ.).

Cons

Once hired into a specific business unit of the company, it is very difficult to transfer to another business unit. Senior mgmt prefers that employees remain in the business unit they were hired into indefinitely. There needs to be more performance feedback reviews for each employee. Too often this gets ignored by managers because of other higher priorities from their own supervisor.

3.0

Feb 8, 2010

Good company to start but should change after few years. You can join back later years at a higher level in food chain.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

good compensation compared to other companies. good job security since caterpillar loves to keep employees around for 20-30 years. good recognition if working on a new emissions regulation

Cons

Same old mentality of "No change". Keeps people around from 20-30 years. It can keep you in the same position and same group for 10-15 years unless you fight for change. Cuts corner through agency layoffs. Highly inefficient knowledge sharing. Salary of new hires end up higher than current employees in some instances.

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Good company to start but should change after few years. You can join back later years at a higher level in food chain.

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