Software Engineer - Guidewire Policy Center

You will work closely with experienced engineers, Product Managers, Architects, Quality Engineers, Business Analysts, and business partners to deliver secure, maintainable, and reliable policy administration solutions., * Implement application changes using Gosu, Java, PolicyCenter configuration, business rules, entities, typelists, and PCF components.

• Contribute to capabilities supporting:
• Product configuration and product model changes
• Quote, bind, and policy issuance
• Underwriting rules and referrals
• Endorsements and policy changes
• Renewals, rewrites, cancellations, and reinstatements
• Policy servicing
• Rating and premium-related integrations
• Customer and agent servicing
• Regulatory and state-specific requirements
• Develop and maintain integrations between PolicyCenter and internal or external systems.
• Follow established Guidewire development standards and upgrade-safe implementation patterns.

Participate in the Software Development Lifecycle

• Review user stories, acceptance criteria, technical requirements, and solution designs.
• Ask questions and identify gaps, dependencies, assumptions, and potential technical impacts.
• Break assigned work into development tasks and provide estimates with support from senior team members.
• Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
• Complete assigned development work according to the team’s definition of done.
• Document technical changes, configuration decisions, dependencies, and operational considerations.
• Communicate progress, risks, and blockers in a timely manner.

Build Quality into Development

• Write clean, maintainable, secure, and testable code.
• Develop unit tests and support functional, automation, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate that implementations meet user-story acceptance criteria and technical requirements.
• Perform code reviews appropriate to experience level and incorporate feedback from senior engineers.
• Troubleshoot defects and determine whether issues originate in application configuration, custom code, integrations, data, or environment setup.
• Work with Quality Engineers to prepare test data, analyze failures, and resolve defects.
• Follow established coding standards, security requirements, quality gates, and source-control practices.

Support Integrations and Cloud Delivery

• Develop or support PolicyCenter integrations using REST APIs, messaging, events, files, and other approved integration patterns.
• Work with JSON, XML, and data mappings used in communication with internal and external systems.
• Support deployment validation and application testing in Guidewire Cloud environments.
• Assist with remediation work associated with Guidewire Cloud releases and platform updates.
• Learn and apply Guidewire Cloud development, deployment, testing, and operational practices.

Support Production and Operational Excellence

• Monitor and support PolicyCenter applications and related integrations.
• Investigate application errors, failed transactions, integration issues, and unexpected business results.
• Review logs and available monitoring information to support troubleshooting.
• Participate in root-cause analysis with guidance from senior engineers.
• Implement defect fixes and preventive improvements.
• Support production releases, stabilization, and validation activities.
• Maintain support documentation, runbooks, and troubleshooting information.
• Participate in an on-call or production-support rotation when required.

Learn and Grow

• Build knowledge of Guidewire PolicyCenter, Guidewire Cloud, and the Policy Lifecycle domain.
• Learn Property and Casualty insurance concepts, products, transactions, and business processes.
• Complete assigned Guidewire training and pursue relevant certifications.
• Seek feedback through design discussions, code reviews, defect reviews, and delivery retrospectives.
• Share technical knowledge and lessons learned with other team members.
• Develop increasing ownership of features and technical components over time.
• Stay current with software engineering practices, cloud technologies, automation, and Guidewire product capabilities., * Deliver assigned PolicyCenter changes with appropriate guidance.
• Produce reliable, testable, and maintainable code.
• Understand the business purpose and technical impact of assigned work.
• Resolve routine development issues and defects independently.
• Escalate complex risks and blockers with useful technical information.
• Contribute effectively to testing, releases, and production support.
• Demonstrate steady growth in Guidewire, cloud, integration, and insurance-domain knowledge.
• Take increasing ownership of user stories, features, and application components.
• Collaborate effectively with engineering, product, QA, architecture, and business partners.

The ideal candidate has a foundation in software engineering, an interest in Property and Casualty insurance technology, and a willingness to build expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and Guidewire Cloud. Prior Guidewire experience is preferred but not required for candidates with strong Java, object-oriented programming, configuration, integration, or enterprise application development experience., * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Software development experience using Java, Gosu, C#, or another object-oriented programming language.
• Understanding of object-oriented design and software development principles.
• Experience developing, configuring, testing, or supporting enterprise applications.
• Basic understanding of REST APIs, web services, integrations, or asynchronous messaging.
• Experience with XML, JSON, SQL, or relational data models.
• Familiarity with Git-based source control and collaborative development practices.
• Understanding of unit testing, debugging, defect resolution, and code-review practices.
• Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into maintainable technical implementations.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to learn new platforms, business domains, and development frameworks.
• Experience working in an Agile or iterative software delivery environment.

Nice to have Qualifications

• Experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter development, configuration, or production support.
• Experience using Gosu, PolicyCenter Studio, PCF files, entities, typelists, business rules, or the Guidewire product model.
• Guidewire PolicyCenter Associate certification or progress toward a relevant Guidewire certification.
• Experience with Guidewire Cloud Platform.
• Understanding of Policy Lifecycle activities, including:
• Quote and bind
• Underwriting
• Policy issuance
• Endorsements
• Renewals
• Cancellations
• Reinstatements
• Policy servicing
• Experience developing or testing REST APIs and enterprise integrations.
• Familiarity with BillingCenter, ClaimCenter, ContactManager, rating platforms, data platforms, or digital channels.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub or Bitbucket, automated testing, and release-management practices.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud technologies.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog or Splunk.
• Property and Casualty insurance experience.
• Experience supporting business-critical production applications.

As a global insurance leader with a strong local presence, we offer more than a job - we provide a purpose-driven career where your growth, well-being, and impact truly matter.

Purpose & Culture: Join a company built on trust, collaboration, and inclusion. Our values guide everything we do, creating a workplace where people feel respected and empowered.

Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, flexible work options, and lifestyle perks like employee discounts.

Career Growth: Advance your skills through tuition reimbursement, leadership programs, and internal mobility opportunities. Your development is our priority.

Social Responsibility: Contribute to meaningful initiatives through Fundación Mapfre, supporting communities and sustainability worldwide.

Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by several factors including skills, experience, education, certifications, and location. Some roles at Mapfre are eligible for commission and/or bonus earnings, in addition to salary, calculated based upon factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $135,000

If you require an accommodation for a disability so that you may participate in the selection process, you are encouraged to contact the Mapfre Insurance Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@mapfreusa.com.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.