Senior Platform Engineer, AI-Driven Backend Services

Guidewire; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 271,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Market-competitive pay and incentive

Continual development and internal成长

Job summary

Guidewire is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Application Platform to help build the next-generation platform powering insurance applications. You will contribute to backend services, leverage AI coding tools, and ensure quality, scalability, and security in a senior, onsite role based in the United States.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and support operational excellence as part of Guidewire's PDO organization, driving cloud adoption and measurable customer value.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Experience with coding agents and automation tools.
• Proficiency in Java/JavaScript/TypeScript/Python.
• Experience building APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes and infrastructure as code.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of Guidewire's application platform.
• Apply agentic coding tools and accelerate development.
• Engineer for quality, scalability, availability, and security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable platform operations.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Backend software engineering

System design

APIs & microservices

AI coding tools

Programming languages

Tools

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as code

Job description

Guidewire is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Application Platform to help build the next-generation platform powering insurance applications. You will contribute to backend services, leverage AI coding tools, and ensure quality, scalability, and security in a senior, onsite role based in the United States.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and support operational excellence as part of Guidewire's PDO organization, driving cloud adoption and measurable customer value.