Technical Lead, Digital

Summary Guidewire’s Services Centre was established to help meet a growing global customer demand for expertise in implementing Guidewire’s products, currently being used by customers who are household names globally. Guidewire is seeking a highly motivated Digital technical lead looking to work with current, leading-edge technology on challenging, customer focused consulting and implementation projects. Guidewire's market-leading Digital products enable insurance carriers to build and implement leading-edge sales and self-service digital capabilities. These capabilities provide Agents and Policy Holders interfaces to quickly and easily create and service insurance policies. Each new member of the team will undergo Guidewire Digital training prior to working on a project. Mentors will also be assigned to allow new team members to develop their technical skill and learn the Guidewire SurePath Methodology and Digital Best Practices. Job Description Essential Duties Lead a team of digital developers building new, innovative user interfaces interacting with the Guidewire Cloud APIs and external systems. Design and document solutions which adhere to our powerful Digital out-of-the-box capabilities, ensuring an optimal time-to-market and easier future upgrades to newer versions of our products. Represent the development team and collaborate closely with User Experience, Business Analysts, and Guidewire InsuranceSuite implementation teams to deliver end-to-end solutions to the P&C industry. Estimate and identify dependencies on digital projects Reviewing code standards, and mentoring the team Flexible to work shifts as required to liase with AMER/APAC Colleagues & customers. Product Expertise: Learn and master your assigned Guidewire product and pass the required Guidewire certification as a Subject matter expert within the expected timeframe. Technical Skills: Minimum of 8 years professional experience Requirement of 2+ years experience in one or more of the following settings: 1) Working on a Guidewire suite product 2) Working on any Guidewire xEngage product 3) Knowledge of Guidewire integration capabilities and APIs 7+ years of software development experience using web technologies Highly skilled in JavaScript and React framework – 2+ years of experience with React Knowledge of Java and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) languages is required Experience with or willingness and ability to learn Jutro, Guidewire’s design system Experience with HTML, CSS, SASS, and other look-and-feel technologies Experience with automated unit testing using Jest/Enzyme or similar frameworks Exposure to server-side technologies (JSON/RPC, REST) Experience with the complete software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment. Ability to write clean, modular, and well-structured code, ensuring that each component is reusable, maintainable, and easy to understand Other Skills: BSc in Computer Science or equivalent from third-level or higher education institution Insurance industry experience required Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (Agile) required Able to demonstrate experience with building web/mobile services and single-page applications Effective communication and collaboration skills and experience interacting with team members and project sponsors Highly motivated, result-driven, and tenacious problem solver Strong English skills Nice to have: Exposure to Figma, Invision, Sketch, or other UX prototyping tools 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. 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. We’re an extraordinary blend of hungry self-starters, intrepid explorers, brainy experts, and loyal allies. Combine all of this, and we make a glorious success story, loaded with down-to-earth, helpful, and passionate people, all on the journey of cloud innovation and best in class technology. Guidewire’s an adventure—and it’s yours for the taking. At Guidewire, we are utterly committed to customer success. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service to the P&C Insurance industry. And with the largest R&D team, services team, and partner ecosystem in the industry, we continually evolve and innovate to meet our customers’ needs. We put our values of Integrity, Rationality, and Collegiality first, harboring a culture of honesty and openness that our people never want to lose. And we each bring a little quirkiness—and a little genius—to the table. As the landscape of our industry continues to shift, we respond with flexibility and skill. We’re braving uncharted territory, pushing past the conventional with our products, partners, and people.