Senior Guidewire Software Engineer – Cloud Claims (Hybrid)

The Hartford; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer (Guidewire/Java) to design, build, and modernize Claims IT with strong Guidewire, Java, and AWS depth. This role blends platform engineering with forward-deployed responsibilities to accelerate delivery with business teams.

Hybrid work schedule requires 3 days in office weekly (Tue–Thu) in Hartford, CT; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; and Charlotte, NC. AI agents via Google ADK a plus; certification a must.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Strong hands-on Guidewire cloud experience, preferably ClaimCenter implementation and must have Guidewire claims center certification.
• Strong hands-on Java experience building APIs, integrations, and distributed services.
• Strong AWS and/or GCP engineering experience delivering production cloud solutions.
• Experience with event-driven systems, asynchronous messaging, and secure REST integration patterns.
• Proficiency in automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Experience in observability, logging, and production operations support.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance Guidewire ClaimCenter workflows, rules, and integrations for claims operations.
• Build resilient Java APIs and backend services for high-volume claims processing; architect cloud-native AWS services focused on reliability and cost.
• Own end-to-end engineering delivery: design, build, test automation, release, and production support.
• Implement CI/CD, code quality gates, observability, and engineering standards across services; collaborate with product owners and SMEs.
• Lead incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and permanent corrective actions; mentor engineers.

Skills

Guidewire

Java

AWS

Cloud

CI/CD

Observability

Stakeholder comms

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Guidewire ClaimCenter

Google ADK

AWS

Google Cloud (GCP)

Job description

The Hartford is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer (Guidewire/Java) to design, build, and modernize Claims IT with strong Guidewire, Java, and AWS depth. This role blends platform engineering with forward-deployed responsibilities to accelerate delivery with business teams.

Hybrid work schedule requires 3 days in office weekly (Tue–Thu) in Hartford, CT; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; and Charlotte, NC. AI agents via Google ADK a plus; certification a must.