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Senior Software Engineer, Application Platform

Join Guidewire as a Senior Software Engineer, Application Platform, and be part of the team building our next-generation platform. This platform provides the essential tools, services, and infrastructure that power modern insurance applications. You will be a key contributor on this platform, using AI coding tools to design and build core services that power developer experience, ensuring quality, scalability, and security.

This is a senior, onsite, full-time role based in the United States. You will play an important role in delivering operational excellence and transformative innovation for Guidewire's Product Development & Operations (PDO) organization. Our priorities include accelerating cloud and data platform adoption, and ensuring our solutions deliver measurable value and efficiency for customers. At Guidewire, you'll contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer-centricity, helping transform the way the world's P&C insurers do business.

• 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, Type Script, 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.

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.

The people we employ give their all, and in return, we offer flexibility wherever we can, such as:

• Flexible work environment
• 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 $165,000 - $247,000. 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…