Software Engineer III - Cloud Platform

Summary

Join Guidewire’s Product Development & Operations (PDO) team in San Mateo, where we are dedicated to delivering operational excellence and transformative innovation for the world’s leading P&C insurers. Our team is at the forefront of building secure, scalable, and efficient cloud platforms, collaborating in a culture that values curiosity, continuous learning, and teamwork. We leverage modern technologies like Kubernetes, AWS, and microservices to drive measurable value and efficiency for our customers.

As a Software Engineer III, you will play a pivotal role in developing and enhancing Guidewire Cloud Platform, contributing to the adoption of AI, cloud, and data platform capabilities. We seek a results-oriented, polyglot programmer who thrives in a collaborative, agile environment and is passionate about building resilient, high-impact cloud solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to solve complex problems, drive innovation, and help shape the future of insurance technology at Guidewire.

Job Description

What you’ll do

• Contribute to building and evolving Guidewire’s industry-leading cloud platform as a service, using Kubernetes and AWS as foundational technologies.

• Design, develop, and maintain microservices, components, and tools to automate the lifecycle of highly available, distributed services and applications.

• Engineer for quality, scalability, availability, and security, ensuring robust and reliable code.

• Implement automated testing to protect and validate your products.

• Deploy containerized applications to AWS using CI/CD pipelines.

• Collaborate closely with skilled engineers, operations, product managers, and architects to deliver impactful solutions and mentor peers.

• Apply 12-factor app methodology and advocate for best practices in cloud-native development.

• Participate in pair programming and agile ceremonies, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

• 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’ll 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 relevant software engineering experience.

• Strong proficiency in at least one of: Java, Golang, NodeJS, Python, or equivalent.

• Deep understanding of REST API/gRPC for data interchange.

• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture, including service discovery and API gateway concepts.

• Proficiency in Linux debugging and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with IaaS abstractions and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, Serverless).

• Commitment to proven software design principles (e.g., SOLID, Hexagonal).

• Methodical approach to distributed tracing, monitoring, and observability.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative, team-first mindset.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, EKS).

• Familiarity with observability tools and log management in cloud environments.

• Comfort working in a fast-paced, agile, and social environment.

What you should know about this role:

• This position regularly involves pair programming.

• How our CCS group operates: https://medium.com/guidewire-engineering-blog/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-cloud-common-services-engineer-c67cf3debc57

• What the general Interview process will be: https://medium.com/guidewire-engineering-blog/preparing-to-interview-with-guidewire-cloud-common-services-team-7d0697592929

• Develop Multi-Tenant Cloud Platform that caters to running all Guidewire applications and services (Refer:

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