AI Services Platform Backend Engineer II

Guidewire Software; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidewire Software is hiring a Software Engineer II, Application Platform - AI Services, to help build the next-generation AI platform powering intelligent insurance applications. You will contribute to designing AI agents, connecting to large language models, and managing knowledge bases while ensuring quality, security, and scalability.

This onsite, full-time role in the United States emphasizes delivering operational excellence and transforming Guidewire's PDO organization through AI, cloud,

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of backend software engineering experience building web services or applications.
• Experience with coding agents and automation tools.
• Familiarity with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python; willingness to learn others.
• Familiarity with LLMs, RAG, vector DBs, AI agents, MCP.
• Good collaboration and communication skills.
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn Kubernetes and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain features for Guidewire's application platform, backend focus.
• Apply agentic coding tools to accelerate development.
• Write clean, well-tested code with emphasis on quality and security.
• Collaborate with team to deliver secure, scalable platform operations.
• Participate in code reviews and share best practices.
• Foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible AI use.

Skills

Backend expertise

Agents & automation

Collaboration

AI-enabled coding

Tools

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as code

RAG / LLM concepts

Job description

Guidewire Software is hiring a Software Engineer II, Application Platform - AI Services, to help build the next-generation AI platform powering intelligent insurance applications. You will contribute to designing AI agents, connecting to large language models, and managing knowledge bases while ensuring quality, security, and scalability.

This onsite, full-time role in the United States emphasizes delivering operational excellence and transforming Guidewire's PDO organization through AI, cloud,