Senior Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Progressive Insurance with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Developer roles take an average of 44 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Progressive Insurance overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Progressive Insurance as a Senior Software Developer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Progressive Insurance in Jan 2024
Interview
The first interview was a basic HR screening. Then, there was a tech screen by 2 engineers. They read off a series of questions in different "sections" such as databases, OOP, Solid Principles etc. Know your basic stuff and you will be fine. The second and third interviews were behavioral (following the STAR method that is all over their interview prep materials). All interviewers were happy to answer questions and provide perspective into the day to day. The recruiter was good at keeping in touch during the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know what the SOLID principles are? Can you tell me about them?
I applied online. I interviewed at Progressive Insurance in Jan 2026
Interview
First I got an automated video interview, where you record a video of yourself answering 5 questions. You get 2 tries per question, and the 2nd try will be final if you choose to take it. (Side note, there was an error when I submitted one of my answers, so I don't know if it saved but it allowed me to continue anyway). Then they asked for availability and scheduled all four interviews at the same time (Three "Targeted Selection" interviews and one Technical Interview). They are upfront about closely following the "Targeted Selection" model of interviewing, which makes the process simple to prepare for. The technical interview is not difficult as long as you know the core functionality of your programming language and some database topics (They do not give you a coding exercise of any kind). Ultimately they were very quick to inform me that I would not be receiving an offer (and provided good feedback about why) - which was appreciated. Though I do wonder if I was weeded out before all four interviews were completed, or, if someone was, would they just cancel the upcoming interviews (ouch, lol)?
I applied online. I interviewed at Progressive Insurance (New York, NY) in Mar 2025
Interview
STAR format questions even for the tech screening. 3 rounds with 1 hour / round. 2 rounds being with the managers and the 1 with a tech lead. All the rounds were in STAR format eg: Tell me about a time you led a project or mentored someone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a situation where you had to work cross functionally