Software Engineer II

Guidewire Software; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company is seeking a Software Engineer II in Toronto to build high-quality software solutions for the insurance industry. This role involves working with Core Java, JavaScript, and cloud platforms like AWS. Candidates should have a strong foundation in software development, excellent communication skills, and a desire to work in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of Software Development experience, preferably in SaaS or cloud solutions.
• Experience building microservices on cloud service platforms.
• Curiosity and internal motivation to constantly improve.

Responsibilities

• Build elegant solutions for the property & casualty insurance industry.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of high-performance software solutions.
• Work in a collaborative agile environment with a team.

Skills

Proficiency in Core Java

Experience in JavaScript

Experience in Python

Experience in Kubernetes

Experience in Docker

Strong communication skills

Education

BS / MS degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

TeamCity

Job description

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Summary

Guidewire's development team is looking for a smart, proactive, and results-oriented Software Engineer to build elegant solutions for the property & casualty insurance industry's complex business domain and make our industry-leading products even better. The team is looking for an enthusiastic engineer who is passionate about building high-quality software with a great team and improving the customer experience for millions of people who use our products every day.

Summary

Guidewire's development team is looking for a smart, proactive, and results-oriented Software Engineer to build elegant solutions for the property & casualty insurance industry's complex business domain and make our industry-leading products even better. The team is looking for an enthusiastic engineer who is passionate about building high-quality software with a great team and improving the customer experience for millions of people who use our products every day.

The team you will be joining focuses on building Guidewire’s Advanced Product Designer (APD) - a powerful modeling & configuration service designed to accelerate the development and deployment of insurance products within the Guidewire InsuiteSuite platform. You will work in a highly collaborative and agile environment with a team of 5 Software Engineers. You will contribute to the design and implementation of high-performance software solutions that align with our product goals and technical best practices, leveraging any ML or AI platform as needed.

Our teams are lean, empowered, and collaborative. You must be a self-starter and able to perform with minimal supervision while working alongside intelligent colleagues who've checked their egos at the door in a team environment, communicating effectively with everyone. We've built a strong culture, and we're looking for engineers who can help us maintain it.

Job Description

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

Minimum 3+ years of Software Development experience, preferably in SaaS or cloud solutions

Proficiency in Core Java

Experience in Javascript, Typescript, or Python

Experience building microservices on cloud service platforms (e.g. AWS / GCP / Azure) - AWS

Experience in Kubernetes and Docker

Experience in LLMs, LangChain and / or AI patterns such as RAG or ReAct is a plus

Great understanding of CI / CD and DevOps principles; experience with related languages or frameworks such as TeamCity or Kubernetes is a definite plus

BS / MS degree (Computer Science or related field)

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.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development

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