Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

Summary

Join Guidewire’s Product Development & Operations (PDO) team in San Mateo, where we deliver secure, scalable, and efficient cloud solutions for the global property and casualty insurance industry. Our team is dedicated to operational excellence and transformative innovation, with a strong focus on AI, cloud, and data platform adoption. We foster a collaborative, agile environment that values continuous learning, pair programming, and the responsible use of emerging technologies.
As a Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Platform, you will play a pivotal role in building and evolving Guidewire’s industry-leading cloud platform. You’ll leverage your expertise in cloud-native development, microservices, and automation to deliver high-impact solutions that drive measurable value for our customers. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of insurance technology while working alongside talented engineers in a culture that values curiosity, innovation, and teamwork.

Job Description

What you’ll do

• Design, build, and maintain highly available, distributed cloud platform services using Kubernetes and AWS as the backbone.

• Develop microservices, automation tools, and infrastructure-as-code to support the full lifecycle of Guidewire’s SaaS applications.

• Engineer for quality, scalability, security, and operational excellence, embedding automated testing and observability into everything you deliver.

• Collaborate daily with engineers, product managers, and architects through pair programming and agile ceremonies to deliver impactful solutions.

• Drive adoption of best practices in REST/gRPC APIs, service discovery, and cloud-native architectures.

• Champion cost optimization, security, and compliance in multi-tenant environments, supporting Guidewire’s mission to deliver measurable value and efficiency for customers.

• Mentor peers, share knowledge, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and responsible AI use.

• 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 bringRequired

• 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.

• Minimum 10 years of relevant software engineering experience, with a strong background in cloud platforms (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker).

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, Golang, or equivalent).

• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, REST/gRPC APIs, service discovery, and API gateways.

• Strong Linux debugging skills and experience with container technologies.

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

• Excellent collaboration, communication, and mentoring skills; a team-first mindset.

• Experience with distributed tracing, monitoring, and observability in cloud environments.

Preferred

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

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), serverless architectures, and multi-tenant SaaS platforms.

• Familiarity with cost optimization, security, and compliance in cloud environments.

• Experience working in agile, fast-paced, and highly collaborative teams.

Your Impact

We believe in clarity and setting you up for success. In your first six months, you’ll partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable cloud platform features, automate key operational workflows, and enhance platform observability and security. Your work will directly support Guidewire’s goals of operational excellence, transformative innovation, and customer-centricity—enabling insurers to innovate faster and deliver measurable value. Over time, your contributions will influence the direction of our platform and the success of our customers worldwide.

What’s in it for you

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

• Flexible work environment (hybrid in San Mateo)

• 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

At Guidewire, you’ll help transform the way the world’s P&C insurers do business and contribute to our wider mission of delivering secure, innovative, and customer-focused cloud solutions.

What you should know about this role

• Hybrid work: This is a hybrid-based position with the flexibility to work from home (WFH) as applicable.

• Pair programming culture: This position regularly involves pair programming as a core development practice. How our Cloud Common Services (CCS) group operates:
  A Day in the Life of a Cloud Common Services Engineer

• Interview process: What the general interview process will be:
  Preparing to Interview with Guidewire Cloud Common Services Team

• Multi-tenant cloud platform: You will help develop a multi-tenant cloud platform that runs all Guidewire applications and services. Learn more:
  Guidewire Cloud: Why Hybrid-Tenancy is the Right Choice (Part 1)
  Guidewire Cloud: Why Hybrid-Tenancy is the Right Choice (Part 2)

• GWCP/ATMOS & observability: You will be deeply involved in design and development of GWCP/ATMOS as infrastructure-as-code using technologies such as EKS (Kubernetes), Terraform, and Golang. You will also handle observability of the platform (logs, metrics, and traces). Learn more:
  Log Management and Guidewire Cloud Platform Observability

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $148,000 - $222,000 . 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.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to [email protected]. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail [email protected] to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.