Guidewire

Guidewire

Staff Software Engineer

United States - San Mateo, CA · Staff+ · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$158k-$277kDetected 7 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaDistributed SystemsData StructuresAlgorithmsVector DatabasesAWSGCPCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDKafkaMachine LearningLLMsRAGAgentic AILeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • Summary Solution Engineering is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across cloud-native services and AI-enabled engineering initiatives.
  • This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands-on engineering environment, enjoys solving complex distributed systems problems, and can guide multiple teams toward secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.
  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $158,000 - $277,000.

Responsibilities

  • Experience designing, developing, and operating microservices, cloud-native services, automation frameworks, and production-grade platform components.
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead technical direction, promote engineering excellence, and operate with humility, ownership, and a team-first mindset.
  • Experience building SaaS, PaaS, or developer platforms on AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in Java and strong proficiency in designing and building large-scale distributed systems, microservices, and API-driven architectures.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems principles, including consistency, availability, durability, reliability, fault tolerance, scalability, and consensus concepts.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, AWS or another public cloud, Docker, infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation, and modern CI/CD practices.
  • Experience with Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, vector databases, AI agents, agentic workflows, or Model Context Protocol.
  • Proficiency in additional languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Go, with a willingness to learn and adapt across technology stacks.
  • Experience with TeamCity-based CI/CD pipelines, Argo Workflows, event-driven architecture, or Kafka-based systems on public cloud.

Skills

  • Champion proactive security, compliance, operational excellence, and reliability improvements across services and platforms.

Compensation

  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $158,000 - $277,000.

Benefits

  • Experience building or integrating data platforms, machine learning platforms, or large-scale data processing systems.

Company info

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  • 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.

Visa & Work Authorization

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