Software Development Lead - Guidewire

Austin Fraser; Stratford-upon-Avon; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Software Development Lead with extensive Guidewire experience. This role emphasizes technical leadership and mentoring within Agile teams, focusing on front-end technologies like React. The position offers a fully remote work option, an attractive salary, and a robust benefits package.

Benefits

Annual bonus (up to 20% of salary)

Contributory pension scheme (up to 20%)

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Family Friendly policy

Private medical insurance

Monthly gym membership contribution

Health and wellbeing plan

Employee Volunteering day

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary

Qualifications

• Extensive development experience with Guidewire and front-end technologies.
• Strong technical leadership in an Agile environment.
• Ability to influence technical direction and mentor across Scrum teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive excellence across Digital and PolicyCenter platforms.
• Champion high standards in coding, architecture, quality, and performance.
• Translate complex ideas into actionable narratives.

Skills

Guidewire PolicyCenter

Guidewire CustomerEngage

React

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Agile Software Development

Technical Mentorship

DevOps tools

CI/CD practices

Node.js

Education

Guidewire ACE certification

Job description

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LEAD - GUIDEWIRE

£75000 - £80000 per annum

Fully Remote

About the role

As a hands-on, forward-thinking Technical Engineering Lead you'll drive excellence across our Digital and PolicyCenter platforms. With the opportunity to shape best practice and mentor growing talent, you'll play a critical part in our evolving Guidewire ecosystem, with a strong focus on React and front-end digital services.

you'll take a senior leadership role across our digital-facing Guidewire platforms, including CustomerEngage and PolicyCenter. Responsible for championing high standards in coding, architecture, quality, and performance you'll work across multiple Scrum teams as a floating subject matter expert. To ensure solutions align with both immediate delivery needs and long-term strategic goals, you'll offer hands-on support, drive consistency, and provide valuable oversight.

About you
You thrive on clear, confident communication and confidently engage with stakeholders at all levels. You build trust quickly, and influence decision-making through insight and storytelling. You instinctively act as a trusted advisor and readily translate complex ideas into compelling narratives that drive action and deliver real impact.

Essential skills and experience
* Extensive development experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter, CustomerEngage and Jutro framework
* Strong Front End development background including React, html, CSS and JavaScript
* Strong technical leadership in an Agile software development environment
* Ability to influence technical direction and articulate complex ideas clearly to varied audiences
* Comfortable working across multiple Scrum teams as a technical mentor and quality gatekeeper
* Solid understanding of Guidewire principles and out-of-the-box functionality

Desirable
* Guidewire ACE certification or equivalent demonstrable experience
* Experience with SaaS-based Guidewire deployments
* Exposure to DevOps tools and CI/CD practices
* Experience with nodejs

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

* Salary £75,000 per annum
* Annual bonus (up to 20% of salary)
* Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
* 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
* A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
* Private medical insurance + options to add family members
* Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
* £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership - subject to T&Cs
* Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
* Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
* Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
* Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
* Employee discounts of 15% on a range of insurance policies.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background