Software Engineer (Full-Stack) III at Guidewire in United States - Bedford, MA

Job description

• As Full-Stack Software Engineer III in Guidewire’s Product Development & Operations (PDO) organization, you will build and evolve core Application Platform capabilities that power the world’s leading P&C insurers. You’ll design, develop, and operate secure, reliable, and performant services and UIs across the stack, using modern engineering practices, cloud-native architectures, and AI-Agentic development. Your work will directly advance PDO’s priorities around operational excellence, AI-infused products and platform adoption.
• You will join a team that is enabling Guidewire’s enterprise customers and partners to design, configure, and execute at scale insurance products across a wide range of the P&C domain.
• You’ll contribute to the development and secure, scalable cloud operations of Automation solutions like Autopilot Workflow, Business Rules, Document Processing, and Application Lifecycle Management administrative interfaces.
• In doing so, you will help Guidewire transform how P&C insurers operate by combining digital, core, analytics, and AI in a cloud platform that puts customer success first.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain complex features across the full stack (backend services and frontend applications) for Guidewire’s core Application Platform and configuration tooling.
• 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 capabilities that end-users love, 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.
• Continuously learn about P&C insurance domain concepts, cloud-native patterns, and AI capabilities to design innovative solutions that are technically sound and industry-relevant.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience building web applications or services across the stack, using at least one modern backend language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, C#, Go, or similar) and one modern frontend framework (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue).
• Strong proficiency in using Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Kotlin and ability to adjust or learn other languages if needed.
• Experience with coding agentic environments (such as Claude Code, Codex, and similar tools) and automation tools.
• Strong understanding of both relational and non-relational databases and data modeling; comfort writing or reviewing queries.
• Experience building APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Previous experience building on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container-based deployment (Docker, Kubernetes) is strongly preferred.
• Excellent ability to break down ambiguous problems, propose pragmatic solutions, and iterate quickly in a high-paced AI-assisted development environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues from different disciplines and geographies.
• A learning mindset and openness to feedback; willingness to dive into new technologies, insurance domain concepts, and evolving AI and cloud capabilities.

Skills

Required

• Java
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Kotlin
• React
• Angular
• Vue
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP
• Docker
• Kubernetes

Benefits

• The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000 - $228,000. 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 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.