Application Development Engineer; Hybrid

Job Description

As an Application Development Engineer, you will help develop and modernize our Guidewire insurance platform while integrating advanced AI capabilities. Working within an Agile scrum team, you will customize Guidewire Policy Center, implement AI-powered features, predictive analytics, and automated decision-making, and build seamless integrations across systems.

You will report to a Senior Manager, Engineering.

In this hybrid role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from the office and should reside within approximately 50 miles of Madison, WI 53783.

Position Compensation Range: $80,000.00 - $

• Develop solutions to the level of quality defined by the requirements in adherence with standards, methodology, and internal controls.
• Understand and identify system dependencies, functionality, integration points, and the impacts of proposed changes to supporting applications.
• Provide appropriate documentation for design decisions, estimating assumptions, code modules, and performance metrics.
• Define, conduct, and participate in testing (unit, system integration).
• Collaborate with others on effectiveness of system flows, data usage, and manual or automated processes to verify requirements.
• Ensure software development meets standards for programming, design, performance, quality, and security.
• Participate in team activities and take on additional work tasks to help the team accomplish desired outcomes or goals.
• Create system documentation.

• Develop and implement AI/ML models to improve underwriting processing and pricing accuracy.
• Integrate generative AI capabilities to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
• Build intelligent automation solutions to refine business processes and reduce manual effort.
• Use AI tools for code generation, testing, and documentation.
• Develop end-to-end solutions using Guidewire Policy Center, Billing Center, and Claim Center, and maintain integrations with external systems using APIs, web services, and messaging frameworks.
• Configure and customize Guidewire products using GOSU, PCF, and Guidewire configuration tools.
• Demonstrate experience with application architecture, design alternatives, and development standards.
• Possess 2+ years of experience in product upgrades and GW Cloud migration.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and support QA efforts for application releases.
• Demonstrated experience using relational databases and SQL.
• Experience with systems development life cycle (SDLC).
• 3+ years of experience collaborating with business analysts, product owners, and partners to gather and refine requirements.
• Experience in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Knowledge in CI/CD pipeline development and deployment automation.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure quality.
• Offer will be made contingent on background checks and signing a non‑disclosure agreement.
• Policy restricts consideration of applicants needing employment sponsorship (visa) to specialty occupations. Sponsorship will not be considered for this position.

• Up to 10% travel.

We provide comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing benefits. We offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays, and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full‑time employees). Additional benefits include a student loan repayment program and paid‑family leave. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non‑discrimination, non‑harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email  to request a reasonable accommodation.