Senior Software Engineer - Application Platform

• Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of Guidewire’s application platform, primarily focusing on backend services but with flexibility to occasionally work with infrastructure and frontend.
• Apply agentic coding tools and support Guidewire’s effort to dramatically accelerate development.
• Engineer for quality, scalability, availability, and security in every aspect of the platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and efficient platform operations, supporting Guidewire’s mission of operational excellence and transformative innovation.
• Support and mentor junior engineers, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

• 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with a solid track record in system design and building platform services.
• Experience with coding agents and automation tools.
• Strong proficiency in one of Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, with ability to adjust to other languages.
• Experience building APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience with Kubernetes and infrastructure as code.

• Health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off programs, including volunteer time off
• Market-competitive pay and incentive programs
• Continual development and internal career growth opportunities
• All new hires participate in our in-person orientation process to ensure a strong start and connection to our culture.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000 - $271,000.

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 plan.

In 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.

At Guidewire, you will help deliver secure, scalable, and innovative solutions that empower P&C insurers worldwide. Your work will directly support our mission to deliver measurable value and efficiency for customers, drive AI and cloud adoption, and ensure every customer is successful and referenceable. You’ll be part of a team that values determination, collaboration, and continuous improvement, and you’ll help shape the future of insurance technology., We believe in clarity and setting you up for success. In your first six months, you’ll collaborate with talented engineers to deliver secure, scalable backend services, accelerate AI and cloud adoption, and contribute to new product launches. Your work will drive measurable outcomes-improving platform reliability, security, and customer value-while supporting Guidewire’s mission to transform the insurance industry. Over time, your contributions will influence our technology direction and help shape the future of P&C insurance worldwide., 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.

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. Guidewire is proud to be a disability inclusive employer. We are committed to providing individualized accommodations and support to candidates for any part of our hiring process. If you think you may need disability-related accommodations, please email EmployAbility at accommodations-gw@employ-ability.org.uk, our disability partner, or schedule a call with an EmployAbility expert (calendar booking slot) for a confidential conversation.

We’re an extraordinary blend of hungry self-starters, intrepid explorers, brainy experts, and loyal allies. Combine all of this, and we make a glorious success story, loaded with down-to-earth, helpful, and passionate people, all on the journey of cloud innovation and best in class technology. Guidewire’s an adventure-and it’s yours for the taking. At Guidewire, we are utterly committed to customer success. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service to the P&C Insurance industry. And with the largest R&D team, services team, and partner ecosystem in the industry, we continually evolve and innovate to meet our customers’ needs. We put our values of Integrity, Rationality, and Collegiality first, harboring a culture of honesty and openness that our people never want to lose. And we each bring a little quirkiness-and a little genius-to the table. As the landscape of our industry continues to shift, we respond with flexibility and skill. We’re braving uncharted territory, pushing past the conventional with our products, partners, and people. #J-18808-Ljbffr