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A leading company is seeking a Technical Lead with extensive Guidewire experience to join their Software Engineering Group. This hybrid position involves collaboration with globally distributed teams to design and implement innovative solutions in the field of Property & Casualty Insurance. The ideal candidate has a strong background in Guidewire development, coding standards, and a customer-centric approach.
Duration: Until Dec 2025 (possibility of extension)
Location: Hybrid (Markham - 3 days a week)
We are looking for a positive and collaborative Technical Lead – Guidewire PC/BC/CM.
As part of our Software Engineering Group, you will be working with globally distributed teams, including business representatives, business analysts, architects, and engineers to plan, design, develop, test, and implement solutions. We embrace a culture challenging the status quo and constantly looking to simplify processes, technology, and workflow.
This position reports to the Senior Manager - Software Engineering.
What you’ll do
• Review software requirements efficiently
• Design screens, business rules, and workflow changes
• Establish and follow coding standards
• Debug and unit test the code
• Perform peer code reviews
What you’ll bring
• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related fields, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years proven experience in Guidewire Application Development
• Must work on Guidewire BC Configuration
• Nice to have Guidewire PC Configuration Knowledge
• Expertise in GOSU Language, configuration and coding using Guidewire tools and accelerators, Guidewire Batch, and Guidewire predefined plugins
• Read code in other languages and reverse engineer products
• Agile software development, including the use of Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, etc.
• Domain knowledge on Property & Casualty Insurance
• Guidewire Cloud Certification is a must.
• 7+ years of Guidewire development experience.
• 7+ years of experience coding RESTful APIs.
• 7+ years of experience with coding in multiple programming languages such as C#, Java, Python, etc.
• 7+ years of experience with relational databases and SQL – MS SQL Server & Transact SQL proficiency preferred.
• Expertise in the end-to-end design and development of business database applications.
• Experience creating modern web applications and designing Web APIs with REST/JSON.
• In-depth understanding of design thinking and customer-centric development