Senior Software Engineer

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Summary

Join Guidewire’s Product Development & Operations (PDO) team, where we deliver operational excellence and transformative innovation for the world’s leading P&C insurers. Our team is dedicated to building secure, scalable, and efficient cloud-based solutions, with a strong focus on AI, data platforms, and customer-centricity. We thrive in a collaborative, high-impact environment that values curiosity, continuous learning, and the responsible use of emerging technologies.

As a Software Engineer III, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of InsurTech by leading architectural initiatives and driving the adoption of AI and cloud technologies. We seek a passionate engineer with strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and a desire to make a measurable impact. This is an exciting opportunity to solve complex challenges, mentor others, and contribute directly to Guidewire’s mission of empowering insurers worldwide.

Job Description

What you’ll do

• Operate as an entrepreneurial engineer within a dynamic, high-impact team, driving innovation in InsurTech.
• Lead architecture and design discussions, representing the team in cross-company technical decisions.
• Partner with product management and engineering leadership to define and deliver quarterly and annual objectives.
• Develop and ship scalable, cloud-native software systems using AWS, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Champion engineering best practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), GitOps, and pair programming to ensure high-quality, maintainable code.
• Employ Machine Learning and Generative AI to enhance user experience and product capabilities.
• Create and maintain robust cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability and scalability.
• 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’ll bring

Required

• Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a software developer or system engineer.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Python, or other high-level languages.
• Proficiency in public cloud technologies (preferably AWS), containerization, Kubernetes, CI/CD systems, and DevOps practices.
• An entrepreneurial spirit and leadership mindset, with a passion for learning, sharing, and helping others succeed.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience in cross-functional teams.
• Experience with pair programming and agile methodologies.

Preferred

• Experience with Machine Learning, Generative AI, and modern cloud architectures.

Your Impact

We believe in clarity and setting you up for success. In your first six months, you’ll lead key architectural initiatives, mentor team members, and deliver high-impact features that align with our product and business goals. Your work will drive measurable improvements in system scalability, reliability, and user experience, directly supporting Guidewire’s mission to empower insurers worldwide. Over time, your influence will extend across teams, shaping the future of our technology and the broader insurance industry.

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.

Experience Level

Senior Level