Digital Front-End Engineer: React & Jutro for Insurance

Guidewire Software; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Guidewire is seeking a Digital Developer to join the GDC Digital team in Kuala Lumpur. You will build web-based digital experiences using Jutro, React, and InsuranceSuite Cloud APIs, collaborating with UX designers, analysts, and architects to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

You will participate in agile ceremonies, write unit tests, and help extend components and tokens to support branding and business rules, while embracing AI and data-driven insights to drive innovation.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of hands-on experience in front-end or full-stack web development.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript and a modern front-end framework — ideally React.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and CI/CD practices; agile teamwork.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English; able to discuss trade-offs and explain technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Implement and enhance digital applications using Jutro / React / TypeScript / JavaScript / HTML / CSS based on UX designs, technical specs, and user stories.
• Integrate digital applications with InsuranceSuite and other back-end systems using RESTful APIs, SDKs, and configuration.
• Configure and extend out-of-the-box Jutro components, schemas, and design tokens to support customer brand, products, and business rules.
• Participate in estimation, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and reviews as part of an agile project team.
• Write clean, testable, and performant code; create and maintain unit tests (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library) for key components and flows.
• Troubleshoot and resolve defects across development, stabilization, UAT, and warranty phases.
• Collaborate with UX designers to ensure technical feasibility of designs and provide feedback on edge cases and constraints.
• Work with integration and core product teams to design and consume APIs in a way that minimizes coupling and supports maintainability.
• Contribute to project and technical documentation (e.g., design decisions, API usage, configuration notes, runbooks).
• At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

HTML5

CSS3

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Agile

English communication

AI/data-driven insights

Tools

Git

Jest

Job description

Guidewire is seeking a Digital Developer to join the GDC Digital team in Kuala Lumpur. You will build web-based digital experiences using Jutro, React, and InsuranceSuite Cloud APIs, collaborating with UX designers, analysts, and architects to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

You will participate in agile ceremonies, write unit tests, and help extend components and tokens to support branding and business rules, while embracing AI and data-driven insights to drive innovation.