Lead Software Test Engineer

Caterpillar

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, IL · Peoria, IL · Westminster, CO · Irving, TX
Salary: $128,470–$208,770 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago

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Similar $181k

This role $169k

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This role pays less than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $150,000–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

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About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing

Caterpillar currently has 36 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$208,770 across 36 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Test Engineer

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As a Senior Quality Engineer at Caterpillar’s Parts.cat.com, you will provide advanced technical leadership in designing and executing application quality engineering and performance testing strategies for the company's global eCommerce platform. Your responsibilities include ensuring complex software systems meet functional requirements and production readiness standards by leading functional test automation and performance engineering efforts using tools like Playwright, k6, JMeter, and Artillery. You will collaborate with development teams to validate system behavior across UI, API, and integration layers, define non-functional requirements, and conduct root-cause analysis for performance issues. This role requires extensive experience in software quality engineering, system testing, and performance engineering, along with a strong understanding of distributed systems and application architecture, making it ideal for someone who thrives in large-scale eCommerce environments and cloud-based solutions.

Skills

Playwright k6 JMeter Artillery CI/CD Grafana AWS Azure DevOps GitLab HCL Commerce Distributed Systems Agile Methodology UI Automation API Testing Integration Testing Observability Tools Performance Engineering Shift-Left Testing

What you'll do

Designs and leads execution of functional testing strategies using modern automation tools.
Validates behavior of complex distributed applications across frontend, services, and backend systems.
Defines and enforces test strategies, coverage models, and release readiness criteria.
Leads performance engineering by designing and executing load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests.
Conducts root-cause analysis and resolution of performance issues across application layers.
Integrates testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable automated regression validation and performance gating.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience in software quality engineering and performance testing.
Proven hands-on expertise with Playwright for UI automation and k6/JMeter/Artillery for performance testing.
Strong background in UI, API, and integration testing of complex distributed systems.
Deep understanding of distributed systems and application architecture.
Experience working in Agile and modern software delivery environments.
Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS) and CI/CD pipeline integration.

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