Sr. Guidewire Developer - 2744

S I Systems; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Technical Lead specializing in Guidewire PC/BC/CM in a hybrid position based in Markham. You will join a collaborative team to design and develop innovative software solutions while ensuring coding standards and best practices are followed. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Guidewire development, API integration, and a deep understanding of the Property & Casualty insurance domain.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Guidewire application development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Guidewire Cloud APIs and Integration Gateway.
• Experience coding RESTful APIs and multiple programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Review software requirements and design screens/business rules.
• Establish coding standards and perform peer code reviews.
• Debug and unit test the code.

Skills

Guidewire Application Development

GOSU Language

RESTful APIs

Agile Software Development

C#

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Jira

Confluence

TeamCity

DataDog

Job description

Duration: Until end of 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Skills:

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

Must have

• Guidewire Integration and Policy Center experience.

• Hands-on experience with Guidewire Cloud APIs for extending and integrating with Insurance Suite in the cloud. Familiarity with synchronous and asynchronous API calls, authentication mechanisms (OAuth 2.0), pagination, error handling, etc.

• Hands-on experience with Integration Gateway. Proficiency in designing, developing, and managing Guidewire Integration Gateway to enable secure, scalable, and event-driven integrations.

• Experience with App Events and Event Driven Architecture. In-depth knowledge of Guidewire Cloud App Events and Pub/Sub models, including event creation, consumptions, and mapping to downstream systems.

• Familiarity with Guidewire Cloud Tools: TeamCity, Bitbucket, DataDog, Guidewire Home.

Nice to have

• Guidewire Ace Certification (preferably Integration).

• Experience writing automated GUnit tests for integrations using Guidewire data builders.

• 7+ years of experience with relational databases and SQL – MS SQL Server & Transact SQL proficiency preferred.