Senior Guidewire Developer

Role purpose

As a Senior Guidewire Developer, you are accountable for technical ownership of Guidewire solutions across one or more domains. You combine deep technical expertise, solution leadership, and operational accountability to ensure Guidewire platforms are stable, scalable, compliant, and aligned to enterprise standards.

This role goes beyond individual delivery to own technical direction, quality, and reliability for assigned areas, while guiding senior and junior engineers and acting as the primary technical escalation point.

Key responsibilities

Platform & solution ownership

Own the technical design and implementation of Guidewire solutions across one or more of the following domains:

PolicyCenter

BillingCenter

ClaimCenter

Digital platforms (Engage, Jutro)

Integrations, APIs, and decoupled services

Lead solution design decisions for complex, cross‑module requirements

Ensure solutions maximize out‑of‑the‑box (OOTB) Guidewire capabilities, approving customizations only when justified

Partner with architects to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards

Technical leadership & delivery governance

Provide technical leadership across multiple squads or workstreams

Review and govern solution designs, code, and configurations for quality and consistency

Set and enforce engineering standards, patterns, and best practices

Support estimation, planning, and sequencing of complex delivery initiatives

Act as the technical authority during delivery trade‑offs and risk decisions

Integration & non‑functional excellence

Own integration architecture and implementation quality for assigned domains

Ensure non‑functional requirements (performance, scalability, reliability, resilience) are designed, tested, and met

Guide teams on cloud‑native patterns, DevSecOps, and observability practices





Ensure solutions are production‑ready and operable at scale

Production ownership & operational accountability

Lead root‑cause analysis for severe or recurring incidents and drive permanent fixes

Own reduction of defect leakage, repeat incidents, and change‑related failures

Partner closely with ADM, QE, and SRE teams to continuously improve platform stability

Stakeholder & cross‑functional collaboration

Work closely with Business Systems Analysts, Product Owners, and BU stakeholders to:

Shape solution options

Define realistic scopes and delivery approaches

Translate complex technical considerations into clear, actionable guidance for non‑technical stakeholders

Mentoring & team development

Mentor Intermediate, and Junior Guidewire Developers

Guide engineers on solution design, problem‑solving, and platform best practices

Build technical depth and reduce key‑person dependency within teams

Reuse, standardization & continuous improvement

Drive creation and adoption of reusable components, accelerators, and blueprints

Reduce duplication and long‑term cost through reuse and simplification

Required skills & experience

3+ years of Guidewire development experience

Strong expertise across multiple Guidewire products (PC, CC, BC , Jutro etc)

Strong experience with complex integrations and distributed systems

Proven experience managing of technical delivery across multiple teams or modules

Robust understanding of P&C; insurance processes and regulatory context

Experience owning production stability and operational outcomes

Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills

Desirable experience

Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP) delivery and operations

Experience with DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD, and observability tools

Leading large‑scale Guidewire programs or multi‑country implementations

Working in regulated, multi-business unit enterprise environments

Prior experience contributing to platform standards or architecture forums

📌 Assistant Manager | Guidewire Integration | Hyderabad | Engineering as a Service/ Operate
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