Job Description
What you’ll do
Design and build integrations using Integration Gateway, App Events, and Cloud API, ensuring alignment with Guidewire Cloud architecture, security standards, and Professional Services’ AI‑enabled delivery methods.
Implement outbound REST integrations from InsuranceSuite using the Guidewire REST API Client, including client generation from OpenAPI specifications, and configuration of fault tolerance, observability, and robust error handling.
Configure secure inbound and outbound REST API authentication, including OAuth 2.0 client credentials, Basic authentication, scopes, and JWT handling via Guidewire Hub / Identity Federation Hub.
Develop scalable, resilient interfaces using REST APIs, event messaging, and batch/file processing, defining clear patterns for monitoring, logging, and traceability to support stable production operations.
Collaborate closely with BAs, PMs, architects, QA, and customer stakeholders to translate business and integration requirements into clear technical designs, sprint deliverables, and reusable assets that can be leveraged across Professional Services offerings.
Support build, deployment, and cutover activities for integration components across lower and production environments, contributing to Professional Services’ priorities around operational excellence, repeatable offerings, and successful cloud adoption for every customer.
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:
4+ years of hands-on experience with Guidewire InsuranceSuite integration development (PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter) in cloud or on‑prem environments.
Guidewire Certified Specialist in InsuranceSuite Integrations (or equivalent hands-on expertise); Associate InsuranceSuite Developer certification preferred.
Strong experience with Guidewire Cloud integration technologies, including Integration Gateway, App Events, Cloud API, and common integration patterns.
Deep knowledge of REST APIs (design, consumption, security), messaging frameworks, and batch/file processing, including error handling, idempotency, and observability.
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming concepts and Agile/Scrum delivery, with a track record of owning features from design through production support.
Proven experience mentoring other developers, conducting code reviews, and setting integration development standards within a team.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with distributed, cross-functional teams and global customers.
Willingness to work in shifts aligned with US time zones to support global project delivery.
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.
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Hands-on experience with Guidewire Cloud production implementations and upgrades, especially those leveraging AI-powered and automated delivery methods in Professional Services.
Knowledge of P&C insurance domain processes and data models, especially as implemented in Guidewire InsuranceSuite.
Exposure to event-driven architectures, message queues, and integration patterns for high-throughput transactional systems.
Experience applying AI-assisted development (code generation, test generation, performance analysis) in day-to-day engineering workflows.
Your Impact
We believe in clarity and setting you up for success. In your first months, you will immerse yourself in Guidewire’s Professional Services methods, AI-enabled tools, and integration frameworks, then take ownership of key integration workstreams on one or more InsuranceSuite cloud programs. You’ll drive the end-to-end design and implementation of REST, event-based, and batch interfaces, ensuring they are secure, observable, and aligned with Professional Services priorities to cut implementation effort and time while protecting quality and customer value.As you build reusable patterns, mentor teammates, and collaborate closely with customer and partner teams, your work will help our clients adopt Guidewire Cloud faster, unlock AI-driven capabilities, and contribute directly to Guidewire’s broader mission of transforming how P&C insurers operate worldwide.
