Manager / Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Application Platform)

Summary Guidewire provides outstanding software for the second-largest financial services industry in the world: insurance. We deliver the core applications that Property and Casualty (P/C) insurers use to build their products, sell policies, settle claims, and bill their customers. We deliver SaaS solutions via Guidewire Cloud that enable our customers to rapidly innovate and drive measurable value. Our Application Platform helps internal developers and customers build innovative insurance applications with the aim to boost developer productivity, establish a vendor ecosystem and leverage the latest cloud technologies. As an Engineering Manager, you will play a key role within Application Platform organization, leading multiple product development teams. You will be responsible for driving and coordinating major platform and cloud service products. You will have the opportunity to impact and contribute to a complex application suite of products that generate over 1B dollars of revenue annually, mission-critical to 400+ enterprises serving more than a million users. Job Description Key Responsibilities Attract, retain, develop, and motivate top-notch engineering talents Own the application development activities by multiple Scrum teams Drive engineering best practices such as API first, TDD, and GitOps Coordinate the design, analysis, development, debugging, and improvement of Guidewire?s Insurance products 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 Required Skills & Experience 12+ years of Software Development Experience especially in building SaaS and/or PaaS products, and especially at a product company 4+ years of experience in managing Software Engineers including performance and career management 2+ years of managing multiple Scrum teams in Software Product Development Strong programming experience in Java, Go, Python or any high level languages 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. 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. We?re an extraordinary blend of hungry self-starters, intrepid explorers, brainy experts, and loyal allies. Combine all of this, and we make a glorious success story, loaded with down-to-earth, helpful, and passionate people, all on the journey of cloud innovation and best in class technology. Guidewire?s an adventure?and it?s yours for the taking. At Guidewire, we are utterly committed to customer success. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service to the P&C Insurance industry. And with the largest R&D team, services team, and partner ecosystem in the industry, we continually evolve and innovate to meet our customers? needs. We put our values of Integrity, Rationality, and Collegiality first, harboring a culture of honesty and openness that our people never want to lose. And we each bring a little quirkiness?and a little genius?to the table. As the landscape of our industry continues to shift, we respond with flexibility and skill. We?re braving uncharted territory, pushing past the conventional with our products, partners, and people.