Initial intake with a Geico recruiter who went over what Geico was and what they did. This segued to a salary question and how they base compensation on your location despite what the role listed. Then I was told the interview process was another 30-minute call with a senior engineer, followed by two more hour-long "meet code" challenges, then an hour-long systems design call, then an hour for a behavioral and personality interview, after which they would make a decision.

Second round, the interviewer was a few minutes late and had a very unapproachable attitude. They went on about Geico again for 8 minutes and never once talked about any of the work or developer environment. 15 minutes was used up, leaving very little time to “tell me what you will do for Geico.” My take on this was that this environment is a good ol' boy network, and they really did not want to hire qualified folks for this role, given the lack of interest in qualified candidates.

I did however learn that as the role was for mobile development, they were in fact focused on desktop development and did not use Git, but were keen on using AI like Copilot. However, their LeetCode tests were proctored and confused in algorithms (something not used in the role), but no AI was allowed, nor were there any accommodations for folks with varying needs. Pseudo-code, going over past work, or even a theoretical on-the-job problem was not allowed; it was to be a code test only. When asked, “how do you accommodate people who think differently,” the response was one of avoidance, which told me they were not accepting of anyone needing extra time to process or time to think.

Lastly, my experience goes over two published apps, but at no time did the interviewer ask about past history or work or anything about how skills would transfer. Very hollow and disconnected experience.

What will you do for Geico?