Senior Staff Security Engineer Interview Experience - Chevy Chase, Maryland
Process
Contacted by recruiter after about 1 month.
Scheduled the same day I had a call with the recruiter to talk to the manager and another Sr. engineer. (Flag 1: recruiter hated life and mentioned recent RTO directive; flag 2: desperate to have the interview with the team the same day).
Had an interview with a Sr. staff engineer and no manager. The job description was a complete misrepresentation, and I was told, “We are just looking for infra builders,” which I have done for years but assumed this was staff-level architecture. Nope, and flag 3: I asked who is on this team and was told, “Just this one engineer, as 2 other members are no longer excellent elsewhere.” Lol.
Mass exodus due to RTO, horrible environment, or all of the above? Dunno.
Run if you have an interview here and run fast!
Questions
Stuff around Terraform and Azure, even though my resume clearly reflects years as an AWS architect.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the GEICO Senior Staff Security Engineer role in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Success Rate
GEICO's interview process for their Senior Staff Security Engineer roles in Chevy Chase, Maryland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for GEICO's Senior Staff Security Engineer interview process in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
GEICO Work Experiences
- 3.0Getting much worseSenior Engineer • Former EmployeeChevy Chase, Maryland, United StatesOctober 31, 2025Pros: Good, friendly developer teams and lower management.Cons: It used to be very stable, with IT developers working for 20+ years. Now, it's very unstable, with management constantly trying to switch from technology to technology for the sole reason of trying to save money. It used to pay 20% or more yearly profit sharing, but it does not pay anymore.
- 2.0It was a great company onceTechnical Lead • Former EmployeeChevy Chase, Maryland, United StatesOctober 26, 2025Pros: It had an employee-first culture with good benefits.Cons: New executive management has ruined the culture.
- 5.0Remote, Balanced, Corporate HeadachesTDP Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeChevy Chase, Maryland, United StatesOctober 15, 2025Pros: Fully remote, good work-life balance.Cons: Corporate structure makes bad decisions sometimes.
