Guidewire ClaimCenter Developer

Northwest Partners LLC; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest Partners LLC is seeking an experienced Guidewire ClaimCenter Developer to design and deliver scalable claims technology solutions. You will serve as a deep technical contributor across Guidewire ClaimCenter, cloud services, integrations, and application architecture, aligning implementation with business needs.

The role requires 8+ years of software development, strong SDLC knowledge, and expertise in Guidewire products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of software development experience, including technical direction.
• Deep knowledge of SDLC and ability to improve bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Strong understanding of design patterns and scalable architectures.
• Experience with Guidewire products and cloud integrations.

Responsibilities

• Design robust, high-performance claims technology solutions.
• Serve as a key technical contributor on critical projects.
• Provide technical guidance without formal people management.
• Evaluate and improve system architecture, security, and processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align implementation with business needs.
• Create proofs of concept to validate approaches.
• Develop and support Guidewire ClaimCenter solutions and middleware.

Skills

Software architecture

SDLC optimization

Claims domain knowledge

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Guidewire ClaimCenter

Guidewire InsuranceSuite

PCF

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

PostgreSQL

EKS / ECS

CI/CD

Git

Maven / Gradle

AppDynamics

Splunk

Angular / React / Vue

NPM / Webpack

AI prompt engineering

Job description

Northwest Partners is engaged in a strategic initiative with a well-established insurance organization and seeks an experienced Guidewire ClaimCenter Developer to design and deliver scalable claims technology solutions. This role will serve as a deep technical contributor across Guidewire ClaimCenter, cloud services, integrations, and application architecture while aligning implementation with business needs.

What YOU will do

• Design robust, high-performance solutions across applications, systems, and services in the property and casualty insurance claims domain.
• Serve as a key technical contributor on critical claims technology projects and initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance by sharing deep platform, architecture, and development knowledge without formal people management responsibilities.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to system architecture, technical standards, security practices, and development processes.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to align technical implementation with business requirements.
• Create proofs of concept to demonstrate technical capabilities and validate solution approaches.
• Apply coding, testing, security, and software engineering best practices.
• Develop and support Guidewire ClaimCenter solutions and surrounding middleware and cloud integrations.
• Work within SAFe and established software development lifecycle practices.
• Troubleshoot application and integration issues and identify performance bottlenecks.

What YOU will bring us

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 8 years of software development experience, including experience providing technical direction on complex initiatives.
• Expert understanding of the full software development lifecycle and the ability to identify and improve development bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Deep knowledge of software design patterns and architectural principles for scalable, maintainable systems.
• Knowledge of property and casualty insurance claims; auto insurance experience is beneficial.
• Experience with Guidewire InsuranceSuite, including ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, or BillingCenter.
• Experience with Guidewire PCF, database models, business rules, assignment rules, message queues, batches, REST APIs, integrations, troubleshooting, and performance profiling.
• Experience with Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, microservices, SQL, and secure coding practices.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native architecture, including services such as SQS, SNS, Lambda, PostgreSQL, EKS, or ECS.
• Experience with CI/CD, containerization, orchestration, unit testing, integration testing, and version control systems such as Git.
• Experience with Maven or Gradle and modern dependency management practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging platforms such as AppDynamics and Splunk.
• Familiarity with Angular, React, Vue, responsive design, progressive web applications, Webpack, or NPM.
• Familiarity with AI prompt engineering or agentic engineering concepts.
• Guidewire Cloud InsuranceSuite Professional Developer certification is preferred but not required.

Disclaimer: All candidates will be asked to briefly show a government-issued ID on video during the first interview. This step protects the integrity of the hiring process, given the rise in applicant impersonation and employment fraud.

Benefits Include:

Comprehensive benefits available to full time employees

About Northwest Partners

Northwest Partners is an equal opportunity employer. At Northwest Partners we are dedicated to moving at the speed of innovation. We work with clients across the globe to provide exceptional knowledge, talent, and resources. As a trusted partner, we merge the client's vision with our expertise to deliver powerful results. Northwest Partners is known for building and managing elite teams in technology across diverse industries. Our mission is to empower every talent and every client to achieve more.