GEICO Sr. Software Engineer reviews

Its not a real IT company period. The executives will push that they are like propaganda. They only promote from within so its just a hodgepodge of group think. The CIO who is responsible for IT has zero background knowledge in... IT. He's a lawyer that started in the mailroom, not even kidding. You don't actually gain any knowledge on how to write code or be a better developer. You don't need a college degree to work in their codebase. If you're looking to grow your career stay away from Geico, you will get complacent because of how easy it is. They pay isn't great and the benefits are even worse. Only just recently in Q4 of 2019 did they think that they should offer MATERNITY LEAVE. Yes a 70+ year old supposed IT company only recently thought it prudent, to give benefits to new mothers. Oh but fathers still get nothing, you'll have to use vacation. Speaking of vacation, 2 weeks of vacation to start is sub standard and only 6 holidays a year. 6 years for 100% 401k vesting is absolute garbage. Profit sharing is a percentage of your salary which can range from 15% - 25% historically. That doesn't sound too bad until you realize that the first 10% is their way of "matching" 401k and the rest is a cash payout. And when consider the below average salary, it's not that great of a benefit. Do yourself a favor and STAY AWAY.

1) Work environment that is not as flexible as other organizations. Don't be surprised if you are asked to come in early so you can leave early for an appointment or if you are asked to check in with your manager through out the day when you work from home. 2) Teams may have relatively inexperienced leads due to trainees rotating as they get trained to be in leadership positions. You may end up in a team where the lead relies on you more than you rely on them or worse and there may not be enough supervision from higher ups to smooth things over. 3) Leadership sometimes pushes the idea of being frugal a little too far. Don't expect your manger to take the team out for lunch often or even occasionally. No free coffee or snacks. This sometimes even gets in the way of getting things that actual matter in doing your job such as trainings, special tools you need, extra monitors, standing desks, etc. 4) When you join as a new employee you may not have health insurance for three months.