Manager, Software Engineering (Cloud Data Platform)

Summary

Guidewire is widely recognized as the leading provider of software solutions for the P&C Insurance industry and is actively working to extend its market leadership by delivering the next generation of cloud solutions to solve key challenges our customers face.

We are looking for a proven Engineering leader to join our leadership team to manage Data Platform teams. You will drive the Guidewire approach for building large scale multi-tenant cloud native data platforms and own strategy and execution road-map.

Are you passionate about building internet-scale multi-tenant cloud native data platforms? Do you have prior experience in building data platform / data lake and analytics SaaS services in public cloud with expertise in modern Big Data stack (Kafka, EMR, Spark, Flink, Iceberg ..), Java and/or Scala. Come join our Data platform and Analytics team. This team owns, builds, and operates Guidewire’s cloud native data platform and analytics SaaS offerings. 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 of our analytics, data science, and data applications. Guidewire’s data platform 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.

As an Engineering Manager at Guidewire, you will be hands-on, empower, and support 2 to 3 self-sufficient teams.

Job Description

What you would do:

• Attract, retain, develop, and motivate top-notch engineering talents

• Own the development activities for multiple pods/teams

• Drive engineering best practices such as API first, TDD, and GitOps

• Coordinate design, development and operate Guidewire Data Platform services

• Own scalability, availability and security for services 

• Partner with product management and engineering leadership to set and deliver quarterly and annual goals

• Anticipate risks to execution and drive risk mitigation

• Ensure effective collaboration and proactive communication with stakeholders across the organization

• Establish and maintain trust in your team, your manager, and colleagues

What you need to succeed:

• 15+ years of Software Development Experience especially in SaaS and/or PaaS

• 4+ years of experience in managing Software Engineers including performance and career management

• 2+ years of managing multiple pods/teams in Agile  Product Development

• Strong programming experience in Java, Go, Python or any high level languages

• Prior experience of building data platforms using Big Data stack (Kafka,EMR, Spark, Flink, Athena ..) on public cloud

• Proficiency in public cloud technologies (AWS preferably), Containerization, Kubernetes, CI/CD systems, and DevOps practices

• Solid understanding of system design principles, distributed systems and architecture

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for conveying technical information to all sorts of audiences.

• A ceaseless desire to improve how things get done, particularly using automation.

• Eager to learn new things and passionate about technology

• A calm, rational demeanor under pressure. Having a sense of humor helps!

• BS or MS degree (in Computer Science or Math)

About Guidewire

Guidewire 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.