This role pays less than
82%
of similar roles. Most pay
$149,500–$196,787
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$148k
versus about
$173k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
62 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$131,789–$192,710
across 61 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Software Test Engineer, you will join the team building the Autonomy Services Platform to ensure the reliability of software supporting intelligent machines and autonomous operations. You will design and build automated test frameworks for Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, event-driven services, and distributed workflows. Your daily work involves creating API, contract, integration, performance, and resilience tests while utilizing AI-assisted coding platforms like GitHub Copilot or Cursor to accelerate test generation and data creation. You will validate asynchronous processing, state transitions, and idempotency while integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. The role requires expertise in Java 17+, JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers, WireMock, REST Assured, Cucumber, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka. You will solve complex problems regarding software quality for mission-critical systems involving robotics, machine integration, and simulation-based testing.