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Senior Software Engineer


Company : Guidewire Software


Location : Mississauga, Ontario


Created : 2026-04-17


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Summary We are growing our engineering team and are looking for an experienced, productminded Senior Software Engineer to help build and scale our platform. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys ownership, values clean and reliable systems, and thrives in a fastmoving, collaborative environment. Our technology stack includes Python, FastAPI, TypeScript, React, and AWS . What Youll Do Design, build, and ship welltested, highquality code across both frontend and backend services. Take a leading role in shaping system architecture, technical standards, and longterm platform direction. Design and implement new platform capabilities and continuously improve existing systems. Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability as our customer base and data volumes grow. Improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and observability to support rapid and safe iteration. Review code, mentor teammates, and provide technical guidance to elevate engineering quality across the team. Actively contribute to our engineering culture through shared learning, technical discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives. At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AIempowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and datadriven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes. What You Bring 8+ years of experience building, shipping, and operating SaaS or enterprise web applications in production environments. Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript, with experience working across modern web stacks. Handson experience building and operating platform software using Kubernetes and cloudnative services, ideally on AWS. Familiarity with infrastructureascode and observability tooling. Proven ability to design systems or lead technical initiatives that have successfully scaled in production. Deep commitment to software engineering best practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, code reviews, and clean, maintainable code. Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences. A continuouslearning mindset and curiosity to evaluate and adopt new tools or technologies when they deliver meaningful value. Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as datadriven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement. Whats in It for You Flexible work environment Health and Wellness benefits Paid time off programs including volunteer time off Marketcompetitive pay and incentive programs Continual development and internal career growth opportunities All new hires participate in our inperson orientation process to ensure a strong start and connection to our culture. The Canadian CAD base salary range for this fulltime position is $132,000 - $165,000. Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. All fulltime positions or parttime roles working 30 hours or more a week are eligible for benefits that support their health and wellbeing, including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a companysponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or longterm incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance. About ProNavigator Founded in 2019, ProNavigator helps insurance organizations centralize, manage, and deliver ondemand information to insurance professionals. We pioneered the first knowledge management platform purposebuilt for insurance. Today, more than 10,000 users across underwriting, claims, operations, brokers, and agents rely on ProNavigator every day to find accurate answers in seconds. Now part of Guidewire, ProNavigator has an even greater opportunity to impact the insurance industry on a global scale; bringing the innovative platform weve built to new markets, accelerating our mission and taking on even more ambitious challenges. 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. Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equalopportunity 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 applicable to the position. #J-18808-Ljbffr