Full Stack Developer II (Java / React)

Role overview

Full Stack Developer II (Java / React) at Guidewire

Successful software engineers at Guidewire typically have:

Enjoy working collaboratively in an empowered, small, cross-functional team

Experience working in an agile and fast paced development environment (e.g. TDD, BDD, Agile, pair programming, etc.)

A passion for code quality demonstrated by thorough testing

A desire to be hands-on in designing and writing code

Curiosity and internal motivation to constantly improve

Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment

Excellent communication skills, comfort level to speak their mind and defend ideas based on merit, yet humility and hunger to learn from others.

Key qualifications include experience with:

2-4 years of experience in enterprise software development

Proficiency in Core Java and solid understanding of JavaScript / HTML5 / CSS.

Experience with a market leading client-side framework (e.g. React, Angular) is plus.

Familiarity with Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Unit/Integration Testing, etc

Object-Oriented Design using SOLID and Hexagonal design principles

Experience building secure software and knowledge of security practices

Experience working with Open-Source frameworks (e.g. Spring, Jersey, Drools, others)

Understanding of relational database persistence (e.g. MySQL, Oracle).

Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, CouchDB) is a plus

Agile development practices

Experience with REST or gRPC based APIs

Cloud Services (e.g. AWS/GCP/Azure)

A typical candidate has a Computer Science degree or equivalent

Employment details

• Location: India - Bangalore

Application details

• You will have the opportunity to make an impact and contribute to a complex application suite of products that generate over 500 million dollars of revenue annually, mission-critical to 400+ enterprises serving more than a million users.
• Guidewire Cloud is powered by the highly resilient Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure, with SLAs backed by experienced Guidewire teams and SaaS-certified partners spanning application management, system administration, security and compliance, upgrades, QA testing, health checks, and other services.

About the employer

• Guidewire is searching for a smart, proactive, and results-oriented Software Engineer to build sophisticated solutions for the property & casualty insurance industry's complex business domain and make our industry-leading products even better.
• The SaaS solutions delivered via Guidewire Cloud enable our customers to rapidly innovate and drive measurable value.
• 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.
• Guidewire is proud to be a disability inclusive employer.
• We are committed to providing individualized accommodations and support to candidates for any part of our hiring process.
• If you think you may need disability-related accommodations, please email EmployAbility at accommodations-gw@employ-ability.org.uk, our disability partner, or schedule a call with an EmployAbility expert (calendar booking slot) for a confidential conversation.

Additional role details

• Summary
• The product development team is looking for an enthusiastic engineer who is passionate about building high-quality software with a phenomenal team and improving the customer experience for millions of people who use our products every day.
• 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.
• The successful candidate will work on the entire technology stack, from the core persistence layer through to the Web Application front ends.Our teams are lean, empowered, and collaborative.
• You must be a self-starter and able to perform independently while working alongside intelligent colleagues who've checked their egos at the door in a team environment, communicating effectively with everyone.
• We've built a strong culture, and we're looking for engineers who can help us maintain it.