Hybrid Senior Software Test Engineer

at Caterpillar Inc.

• Job title: Senior Software Test Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $110,520 - $179,640 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Android, Azure, iOS, Kotlin, Python, React, React Native, Swift
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Test Engineer ensuring quality for mobile applications at Caterpillar Inc. Leading test strategies and collaborating across teams to enhance product reliability and performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive testing plans for assigned features, incorporating manual, automated, exploratory, and ad-hoc testing to ensure high-quality releases.
• Take full ownership of feature quality by performing tests, evaluating risks, and clearly communicating results and release readiness to team members.
• Find opportunities for process optimization and collaborate with Engineering to improve team productivity and efficiency.
• Partners with Product Development, Product Management, Quality Engineering, Load & Performance, UX, and Operations teams to develop innovative testing strategies that meet market demands for functionality, scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Analyze feature requirements for each release, define testing strategies, and coordinate execution across relevant team members.
• Manage the full defect lifecycle—reporting, tracking, re-testing—and produce detailed test plans, end-to-end scenarios, and status reports to support release decisions.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in testing iOS and Android mobile applications.
• Experience with SDK development and testing in React Native, Native Android / IOS, Capacitor and other comparable frameworks.
• Solid understanding of mobile accessibility standards and experience conducting accessibility testing.
• Proven ability to develop test strategies, documentation, and both automated UI and functional tests.
• Exceptional skills in bug detection, regression testing, and defect tracking.
• Strong analytical and communication abilities, with a curiosity about solving complex and ambiguous problems.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated success in leading QA efforts for large-scale, complex applications.
• Experience in internationalization and localization testing.
• Experience with iOS Mobile, XCode and Android Mobile, Android Studio.
• Solid experience with Automation and Manual Testing XCTests (Swift), Espresso (Kotlin), React Native (python) > UI Testing Azure Test Lab.

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