Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Are you passionate about building large-scale, multi-tenant, cloud-native services? Do you thrive as part of a cross-functional team delivering solutions for mission-critical business needs? Do you have expertise in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and modern front-end technologies for developing SaaS applications?

Join our highly collaborative Solution Engineering team, where you'll help build next-generation platforms and services using cutting-edge technologies. Job Description

What you would do: Design, develop, and operate cloud-native SaaS services

Be hands-on with coding (expect 80%+ development time)

Collaborate closely within small, empowered, cross-functional teams

Thrive in an agile, fast-paced environment (e.g., TDD, BDD, pair programming)

Own and maintain CI/CD pipelines, scalability, availability, and data security

Triage and resolve code defects

Prioritize code quality through comprehensive testing

Demonstrate curiosity and a drive for continuous improvement

Learn quickly and adapt in a dynamic environment

Communicate clearly and effectively—defend ideas based on merit, while staying open and humble

At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.

What you would need to succeed: 8+ years of experience in full-stack software development

BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field

Proficiency in Java, Go, or Python

Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, multithreading, and AWS (or another public cloud)

Hands-on experience with a modern client-side framework (React or Angular)

Solid understanding of JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS

Deep knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and performance optimization

Experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, Oracle); NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) is a plus

Strong grasp of Agile development principles

Experience designing RESTful or gRPC-based APIs

Proven ability to build microservices on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Demonstrated ownership of features from design to release

Experience mentoring and providing technical leadership to other engineers Commitment to maintaining a clean, healthy codebase

Working knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, and Terraform is a plus

Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your role as well as use data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.

Bonus Prior experience with Event-Driven Architecture and Kafka on public cloud is a plus.

Experience with TeamCity based CI/CD pipelines

Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining Argo Workflows on Kubernetes is highly desirable

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About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.