Progressive Insurance Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Progressive Insurance.
Progressive Insurance
Software Engineer
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I had a phone screening first, and then I had two 1-hour interviews with software engineers. It was mostly behavioral, and they didn't ask any LeetCode-style questions. The most important thing is to use the STAR method for all your answers. The only technical questions were about my past projects.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Progressive Insurance
Software Engineer
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
We had 3 rounds, each an hour long. The first round was a technical screening, and it was all STAR format questions. The other two rounds were with managers. The tech lead also did a round, which was also STAR format. All rounds used the STAR method.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Describe a situation where you collaborated across different teams.
- Tell me about a time you led a project.
- Tell me about a time you mentored someone.
Progressive Insurance
Software Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
They use the STAR format, so look it up and practice answering questions in this format. The process included 1 phone screen where the recruiter was very nice and asked a couple of technical questions to make sure everything aligned. Then there were 2 behavioral interviews with engineering managers, each lasting 1 hour. Finally, there was a 1-hour technical interview with relevant technical questions from your future teammates. They did not use Leetcode. They will check your GitHub, so it's a good idea to have some demo/challenge/project code there. I had thousands of commits in private repositories from my last job, which I think they liked.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Tell me about a time using the STAR method.
- Do you have experience with the technologies listed in the job description?
- Can you explain how you would design and scale a feature?
Progressive Insurance Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Progressive Insurance interview reports.
“What do you do when you don't know how to solve a problem?”
Read reports →“Can you code something right now, and then review and critique it to see how it can be made better?”
Read reports →“Describe a situation where you had to make a choice, evaluated the advantages and disadvantages, and ultimately decided against it.”
Read reports →“Share an instance where you assisted a colleague in learning to use a new technology.”
Read reports →“Describe how you've recently used a publication or online community to learn about new technology and its potential application in your work.”
Read report →“Describe a situation where you believed you had fixed a problem, but actually hadn't. What problems did this create, and how did you eventually resolve it?”
Read report →“Share an instance where you and a colleague had a difference of opinion and explain how you resolved it.”
Read report →“Can you share an instance where you were required to deliver unfavorable information?”
Read report →“Can you share an instance where a project you were involved with did not achieve the desired outcome?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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