Senior Software Engineer ,Tech Lead

Successful software engineers at Guidewire typically have:

• A desire to work collaboratively in an empowered, small, cross-functional team.
• Experience working in an agile and fast-paced development environment (e.g. TDD, BDD, Agile, pair programming, etc.)
• A passion for code quality demonstrated by thorough testing.
• A desire to be hands-on in designing and writing code.
• Curiosity and internal motivation to constantly improve.
• Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills, comfort level to speak their mind and defend ideas based on merit, yet humility and hunger to learn from others

Key qualifications include experience with:

• Proficiency in Core Java and good working knowledge of JavaScript.
• Great understanding of CI/CD and DevOps principles; experience with related languages or frameworks such as TeamCity or Kubernetes is a definite plus.
• In-depth knowledge of Object-Oriented Design design principles.
• Experience leading a team of software engineers on design/implementation, best development practices, as well as agile methodologies.
• Experience mentoring and supporting other engineers is a definite plus.
• Understanding of relational database persistence (e.g. MySQL, Oracle). Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, CouchDB) is a plus.
• Excellent understanding of Agile development principles.
• Experience designing REST or gRPC based APIs.
• Experience building microservices on cloud service platforms (e.g. AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Technical design and leadership of features from inception to release.
• Technical leadership experience in mentoring less experienced engineers.
• Maintaining and promoting a healthy codebase and ensuring high-quality products.
• BS/MS degree (Computer Science or related field).
• Minimum 7+ years of Software Development experience, with 1+ years of team leadership experience