Software Engineer
Staff Engineer focused on designing and building scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions, leveraging Python, SQL, and big data technologies like Spark and Hadoop to cleanse, integrate, and analyze large heterogeneous datasets for actionable business insights.
Summary
Job Description
Responsibilities
Provide hands-on guidance and leadership for a team of data engineers working on multiple simultaneous projects with a focus on data preparation and pipeline development for predictive modeling. Includes:
Data interrogation, exploratory data analysis, profiling, and reconciliation
Data pipeline creation, revision and monitoring based on product manager and data scientist/actuarial input
Feature creation, initial testing, and ongoing management
Demonstrate a culture of ownership and accountability to deliver high velocity, high quality work
Work collaboratively with other staff including product managers, data scientists, other data analysts, architects to solve problems, develop innovative approaches, and scale product output
Create and manage data assets, datasets, features, and code with a focus on simplicity, scalability, reusability, and clear documentation
Additional work assignments not related to specific project work such as new feature development, external data research, providing user feedback on new products and tools under development
At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.
Qualifications
Bachelors or Masters degree or equivalent industry experience
Passion for owning and solving complex data engineering problems
Phenomenal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
7- 10+ years of relevant data engineering experience
Deep experience implementing DBT and driving ETL/ELT development
Extensive hands-on experience with the following AWS technologies:
Redshift
MWAA
EMR
Glue
Expert SQL and Python skills
Exposure to building M data pipelines and features for predictive modeling
Experience within regulated financial services or P&C insurance a bonus
Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your role as well as use data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.
Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to Accommodations@guidewire.com. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodat
Posted June 20, 2026