Guidewire

Guidewire

Senior Manager, Engineering - AI Services

United States - San Mateo, CA · Senior · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$177k-$296kDetected 28 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaVector DatabasesAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDMachine LearningLLMsRAGAgentic AIPerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • This is a senior, onsite, full-time role based in the United States.
  • You will play a key leadership role in delivering operational excellence and transformative innovation for Guidewire's Product Development & Operations (PDO) organization.
  • At Guidewire, you'll contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer-centricity, helping transform the way the world's P&C insurers do business.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow multiple AI Services engineering pods, providing clear direction, coaching, and career development for engineers across all levels.
  • Champion the effective use of AI coding tools across your pods, modeling how engineering teams can dramatically accelerate their own productivity.
  • Set expectations, give regular feedback, and manage performance to build high-performing, inclusive, and accountable teams.
  • Partner with senior engineers and architects to guide technical and architectural decisions for AI platform services - including LLM integrations, agentic frameworks, RAG pipelines, and MCP servers - focusing on scalability, reliability, and security.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Management, Security, and other engineering leaders to align the AI Services roadmap with business and customer needs.
  • Own end-to-end delivery for the AI Services organization - from planning and prioritization through execution, rollout, and ongoing improvement.
  • 15+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong background in building SaaS and/or PaaS products at a product company.
  • Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your role - using AI coding tools, agentic workflows, and data-driven insights to drive innovation and productivity.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust with engineers, peers, and senior stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Significant experience in people management (typically 6-8+ years), including hiring, performance management, coaching, and career development of software engineers.
  • Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams or pods, accountable for delivery, reliability, and developer experience.
  • Familiarity with the AI/ML platform space, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, AI agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
  • Strong experience with CI/CD and platform tooling such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform.

Compensation

  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $177,000 - $296,000.

Company info

  • @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.

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