Software Engineer II

What We're Looking For

• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures, with a minimum of 2 years of relevant programming experience.
• Proficiency in Java or another programming language, with a willingness to quickly learn Java.
• Familiarity with object-oriented design patterns and best practices, including Clean Code, Test-Driven Development (TDD), code reviews, and pair programming. Experience in developing microservices architecture.
• Strong problem-solving skills, combined with a sense of ownership and drive.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in an English-speaking environment.
• Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your role as well as use data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.
  

Nice to Have

• Experience using public cloud providers, preferably AWS (including EKS, DynamoDB, IAM, SQS, S3, etc.).
• Experience in building platform software using Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native technologies.
• Familiarity with the Spring ecosystem (Core, Boot, Data, etc.).

Do you understand the power of persistence? Are you ready to get better every day? We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our development team in Krakow. You’ll play a key role in building products that improve the experience of millions of Guidewire customers worldwide. Working in a team of specialists who have a shared commitment to push further and achieve more.

Software Engineer (P2)

Driven by integrity and motivated by the collective challenge.

At Guidewire, we're changing the face of insurance. Developing and delivering technology that's crafting the future of the property and casualty industry. We're a global team of more than 2,400 working at scale and speed across a 500-million-dollar platform that gives insurers the tools they need to take care of their customers. Individually mastering our craft, to collectively empower millions.

Guidewire Cloud Platform

We are part of the team responsible for building the Guidewire Cloud Platform, enabling our customers to develop and deploy Guidewire Insurance Platform solutions to the cloud - similar to deploying applications on AWS. Under the hood, the platform is built on AWS, utilizing Kubernetes and Terraform for scalability and efficiency.

InsuranceSuite Deployment Services

This role is part of the team responsible for InsuranceSuite deployment services within the Guidewire Cloud Platform. The team's focus is on delivering a reliable and automated experience for deploying and managing applications.

These services support not only deploying and undeploying InsuranceSuite applications, but also selective and blue-green deployments, scaling and hibernating InsuranceSuite nodes, database restore operations, deployment rollbacks, and many more.

Tech Stack

Our teams develop components for the Cloud Platform as autonomous microservices, primarily using a Java stack (Java 17+ and Spring Boot) supported by AWS-native services. Our microservice architecture runs on Kubernetes within AWS and integrates with platform services to manage deployment workflows, application resources, and deployment state. We provide

reliable interfaces and automation that help customers deploy and operate Guidewire applications.

Engineering Culture

Our teams take ownership of all aspects of the software development lifecycle for their services, including architecture, coding, quality assurance, infrastructure, and deployment/upgrade strategies. We embrace agile methodologies to promote collaboration and efficiency across our projects.

At Guidewire, we encourage curiosity, innovation, and the responsible use of AI. We empower our teams to use emerging technologies and data-driven insights to improve productivity and outcomes.

This role requires in-office attendance for 10 days per month (specifically, the last week of the month, Monday through Thursday; and for the remaining weeks, Tuesday and Wednesday).