Senior Full Stack Engineer

Summary

The Guidewire Claims engineering team builds cloud-native claims experiences that help property & casualty insurers handle high volumes of claims efficiently while delivering a modern intuitive experience to end users. Youll join Product Development & Operations (PDO) a global organization focused on secure scalable and reliable cloud operations and product development that delivers measurable value to customers. Our team collaborates in small empowered cross-functional pods using modern Java React and cloud technologies.

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer you will lead the design and development of scalable cloud services and web applications that power next-generation claims workflows for insurers worldwide. You will apply deep Java and React expertise modern architecture patterns and strong testing practices to deliver resilient high-quality features from inception through production. This role is critical to advancing Guidewires mission to transform how the worlds P&C insurers do business.

Job Description

What youll do

• Design build and own end-to-end features across our Claims platform from REST/gRPC APIs and microservices to responsive React user interfaces with a focus on performance reliability and security.

• Collaborate in a small agile cross-functional team (engineering product UX architecture) to refine requirements define technical solutions and deliver iterative value in production.

• Apply modern engineering practicesTDD/BDD code reviews CI/CD and comprehensive unit/integration testingto maintain and evolve a healthy high-quality codebase.

• Implement and refine microservices and data models using Java Spring and relational databases (e.g. MySQL/Oracle) and integrate with NoSQL or other data stores where appropriate.

• Design and evolve secure well-documented REST or gRPC APIs that power our cloud services and partner integrations following SOLID and hexagonal architecture principles.

• Lead technical design for complex features provide hands-on mentorship to less-experienced engineers and champion best practices in coding standards observability and operational readiness.

• Partner closely with product and operations teams within PDO to support Guidewires FY26 priorities around operational excellence cloud reliability and AI-powered product innovations for Claims.

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

What youll 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.

• 5 years of professional full-stack software development experience including ownership of production services or applications.

• Strong proficiency in Core Java and object-oriented design including experience applying SOLID and hexagonal architecture principles in real-world systems.

• Expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript HTML5 and CSS with commercial experience building complex production-grade applications in React.

• Experience designing and implementing REST or gRPC APIs and building microservices running on a major cloud platform (AWS GCP or Azure).

• Strong understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery including build pipelines automated testing (unit/integration) and deployment best practices.

• Experience with open-source frameworks such as Spring Hibernate and related Java ecosystem libraries plus solid understanding of relational databases (e.g. MySQL Oracle).

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the confidence to share and defend ideas based on merit and the humility to learn from others in a fast-paced agile environment.

Preferred

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB CouchDB) and event-driven or streaming architectures.

• Background building secure software and applying web security best practices (authentication authorization OWASP considerations secure coding).

• Prior experience in large-scale cloud-based SaaS products or enterprise platforms.

• Experience mentoring other engineers leading technical design discussions or driving cross-team technical initiatives.

• Exposure to insurance financial services or other highly regulated industries is a plus.

Your Impact

We believe in clarity and setting you up for your first months youll immerse yourself in our Claims domain architecture and tooling; partner with product and design to refine user journeys; and take ownership of a set of services and UIs that are central to how customers process claims at scale. As you ramp youll drive key feature deliveries tied to PDOs FY26 priorities around operational excellence AI-infused product capabilities and cloud reliabilitymeasured through code quality on-time delivery system performance and customer adoption metrics.

Over time your work will help insurers around the world resolve claims faster and more accurately directly improving the experience of millions of policyholders while shaping Guidewires broader platform and product direction.

Whats in it for you

The people we employ give their all and in return we offer flexibility wherever we can such as:

• Flexible work environment including a hybrid model that supports in-person collaboration and focused remote work.

• Health and wellness benefits to support you and your family.

• Paid time off programs including volunteer time off so you can give back to causes that matter to you.

• Market-competitive pay and incentive programs.

• Continual development opportunities and internal career growth pathways across Product Development & Operations and other teams at Guidewire.

• Plus we embrace a culture of in-person interviews for all applicants and onsite orientation for all new hires helping you build strong relationships and integrate quickly into our global community.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $165000 - $247000 . Your base pay will depend on your experience skills education training and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health dental and vision insurance paid time off and a company sponsored retirement addition some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan commissions and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including but not limited to company and employee performance.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewires Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to If things do not go as hoped we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy e-mail to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.

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 and follow us on Twitter: @GuidewirePandC.

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 its applicable to the position.