
Principal Software Engineer – Test
Caterpillar Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Colorado • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $147,760 - $240,110 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Define Testing Strategy for the team
- Develop tools and framework to ensure consistency in practices across the team
- Active contributor to automated tests
- Lead by identifying testing gaps and keep a filled backlog
- Engage with external teams for issue triaging
- Report test status at exec level
Requirements
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
- Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.
- Software Product Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of technical aspects of software products; ability to design, configure and integrate technical aspects of software products.
- Software Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements.
- System Testing: Knowledge of system and software testing; ability to design, plan and execute system testing strategies and tactics to ensure the quality of software at all stages of the system life cycle.
- Considerations For Top Candidates: Team lead: Scrum, Kanban, AzDO Strong Typescript developer Playwright GitHub AWS
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
automated testingtesting strategysoftware developmentsoftware development life cyclesystem testingsoftware product testingdecision makingcritical thinkingTypescriptPlaywright
Soft Skills
leadershipdecision makingcritical thinkingteam collaborationissue triaging