Job Description
Summary
Are you passionate about building internet-scale multi-tenant cloud-native data platforms?Do you have prior experience in building data platforms/data lake and analytics SaaS services in the public cloud with expertise in modern Big Data stack (Spark, Iceberg, Kafka, AWS Redshift, AWS EMR etc.)?If so then come join our Cloud Data Platform team! This team owns, builds, and operates Guidewire’s cloud-native data platform and analytics SaaS offerings. The Guidewire Data Platform is an enterprise-grade, internet-scale, and cloud-native Big Data platform targeted to be best-in-class in enabling our customers with mission-critical insights and decision-making capabilities. The platform is designed to support all our analytics, data science, and data applications. Guidewire’s data platform already processes Billions of real-time data to provide a rich set of AI/ML SaaS solutions! You will work in a highly collaborative environment building next-generation platforms and services using the latest and greatest cutting-edge & bleeding-edge technologies. You will have fun building cloud-native, enterprise-grade, and internet-scale platforms and SaaS applications.Job DescriptionJob Description
8+ years' experience working in a similar Senior Software Engineer role within a data platform/data engineering team
Experience building and maintaining Spring Boot applications.
Extensive experience with Big Data and distributed systems.
Ability to design large-scale distributed systems.
Prior experience in building data platforms using Big Data stack (Spark, Iceberg, Kafka, AWS Redshift, AWS EMR ..) on the public cloud.
Excellent programming skills in Java and SQL.
Understanding of distributed systems concepts and principles (consistency and availability, liveness and safety, durability, reliability, fault-tolerance, consensus algorithms).
Deep understanding of Algorithms, Data Structures, and Performance Optimization Techniques.
Eager to learn new things and passionate about technology!.
Comfortable working with Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, and Terraform/CloudFormation.
Hands-on coding and implementation of high-performance data processing applications, leveraging your deep understanding of distributed computing and data processing.
Designing and optimizing Spark applications.
Design cloud-native data platform and analytics SaaS services
Own architecture and provide technical leadership to multiple teams
Hands-on coding>60% of the time
Design and build large-scale real-time stream processing systems
Design and develop micro-services and analytics SaaS solutions
Own scalability, availability, and data security
Own, tackle & resolve code defects
Mentor junior developers in standards and best practices!
Extensive experience working on a public cloud-like AWS
Prior experience and passion for building a large-scale multi-tenant cloud-native data platform
Emphasize team wins over individual success
Strong technical interpersonal skills
Excellent software development skills in one or more of the following languages: Java/Kotlin/Python
Extensive experience with Big Data and distributed systems
Ability to design large-scale distributed systems
Have developed in more than one language and ready to pivot to any language/framework
Understand microservices architecture patterns pattern like Service Discovery/API Gateway/Domain Driven Design etc
Experience with containers technology
Ability to work in an agile fast-paced environment
BS or MS degree (Computer Science or Math)
Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to [email protected]. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail [email protected] to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.
About GuidewireGuidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.
Guidewire Software, Inc. provides technology solutions to the property, casualty, and workers compensation insurance industry. It offers ClaimCenter, a Web-based claims system that supports various lines of personal, commercial, and workers' compensation insurance; BillingCenter, a Web-based enterprise application for coordinating, executing, and recording receivables transactions; and PolicyCenter, a Web-based underwriting and policy administration system for personal and commercial line carriers. The company also offers implementation services; and assessment services for property and casualty companies in North America. Its solutions are used to perform various insurance operations, including billing, underwriting, policy, and claim management. Guidewire Software, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in San Mateo, California with additional offices in London, Munich, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Toronto.
