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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