Senior Software Developer Consultant, SCC (Japanese Speaking)

Guidewire; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Kuala Lumpur is looking for a Senior Software Developer Consultant with Japanese language skills to support and deliver specialized services for clients. The ideal candidate will excel in problem-solving, have a strong technical background including Object-Oriented programming, and possess leadership experience. This role emphasizes collaboration and communication within a dynamic team environment. A passion for innovation and continuous improvement is essential, making this an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience working with customer teams to understand business objectives and functional requirements.
• Experience with Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Unit Testing, etc.
• Ability to work independently within a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialized service offerings directly to customers.
• Support customer implementation and post-production deliveries.
• Engage with customers to support changes to their production system.

Skills

Japanese Language Skills

Object-Oriented programming (JAVA or C#)

Relational databases (data modelling/SQL)

Web UI design and development

XML

Application architecture

Leadership experience

Continuous Delivery

Unit Testing

Job description

Senior Software Developer Consultant, SCC (Japanese Speaking)

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer Consultant to join our Specialized Consulting Center (SCC) team in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Job Description

The SCC team supports Guidewire Cloud customers in two ways. First, we engage with customers after deployment to support changes to their production system, including new feature development and defect resolution. Second, we collaborate directly with customer development teams to support Guidewire deliveries through a series of specialized service offerings in critical areas. These offerings focus on performance, new feature enablement, production delivery and more to ensure alignment with Guidewire cloud standards and best practices.

The Role

As a Senior Software Developer Consultant with the SCC team, you will work as part of our Centers of Excellence to deliver specialized service offerings directly to our customers. These specialized offerings support customer implementation and post-production deliveries to ensure their success.

We are seeking a decisive, skilled technical problem solver who has some leadership and mentoring experience, to join our dynamic, expanding global team of technical consultants at the forefront of Guidewire's cloud transformation. Excellent communication, logical thinking, and a focus on quality are essential.

If you are excited by the prospect of working in a fast‑paced, innovative environment as part of a collaborative local and global team, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications / Ideal Profile

• Passionate about solving complex technical problems and working with some of the biggest insurance companies across the world.
• Focused on advocating for and writing good high‑quality code that follows industry standard.
• Mentoring more junior members of the team in standards and how to effectively solve complex problems.
• Interested in talking to customers and working in a role that values communication and presentation skills highly.
• Enthusiastic about continual technical improvement.
• Confident communicators, comfortable speaking your mind and defending/promoting your ideas based on merit.
• Ability and enthusiasm to learn from others.
• 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.

Requirements

• Japanese Language Skills.
• Advanced exposure to broad technical skills such as Object‑Oriented programming (JAVA or C#), relational databases (data modelling/SQL), web UI (design and development), XML, application architecture.
• At least 5 years experience working with customer teams to understand business objectives and functional requirements.
• Experience with Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Unit Testing, etc.
• An ability to work independently within a team.
• Leadership experience within a successful development team.
• Demonstrated ability to embrace emerging technologies—especially AI—and apply data‑driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.

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, localisation, and innovation.

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.