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Guidewire

Cloud-based SaaS platform for P&C insurers

Senior Manager AI Engineering

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Hybrid
Engineering ManagementEngineering Leadership

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • At least 10 years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years managing engineering teams of 5 or more direct reports.
  • Strong backend development background in Java, Python, or an equivalent language, with deep experience in system design and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with database access patterns, message queues such as RabbitMQ or Kafka, and horizontal scaling.
  • Working understanding of integrating AI and large language model features into production systems, making architectural decisions where AI and deterministic components meet, and knowing when to involve AI specialists.
  • Strong continuous integration and continuous delivery, Git workflows, automated testing, and observability background.
  • Track record of building inclusive, high-trust engineering teams, managing performance, and developing engineers from mid-level to senior roles.
  • Experience delivering complex enterprise software.
Responsibilities
  • Build, grow, and retain a high-performing development pod comprising product engineers, a UI/UX systems developer, a QA development architect, and a SecOps engineer; own hiring, performance, career development, and team operations.
  • Hold product-side technical authority for backend architecture, deterministic business logic, database access patterns, and system-scaling decisions, including RabbitMQ-backed queues and asynchronous processing patterns.
  • Set code-quality, review, and release-readiness standards across all Strike Teams; delegate per-project technical decisions to senior product engineers leading each team.
  • Coordinate with the AI Architect on composing deterministic and non-deterministic components, and with the Platform Architect on shared continuous integration and delivery, infrastructure, and observability requirements.
  • Translate Professional Services leadership priorities into project commitments, capacity plans, and quarterly roadmaps; represent the development pod in regional AI governance forums.
  • Drive hiring for open development-side positions, calibrate leveling, and own performance and growth conversations across direct reports.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior experience with Guidewire InsuranceSuite or Guidewire Cloud.
  • Experience leading teams that deliver large language model-powered or AI-assisted features into production.
  • Familiarity with AWS, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Background in Professional Services or consulting delivery organizations.
  • Experience delivering complex enterprise software in a SaaS or platform productization context.

About the company

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Guidewire

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Guidewire provides software for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry. Its platform is a cloud-based suite that helps insurers run core operations such as underwriting, policy administration, billing, and claims, with added analytics and AI features. Customers subscribe to the software as a service (SaaS) and pay for cloud access, implementation, and ongoing support. The company differentiates itself by its deep specialization in P&C, a large number of successful implementations (about 1,600), a track record of industry recognition (awards and a strong position in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for P&C Core Platforms in North America), and an integrated set of digital, core, analytics, and AI tools designed to modernize insurers’ core systems. Its goal is to help P&C insurers modernize their technology, improve customer experiences, and grow their businesses through a cloud-based platform.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Mateo, California

Founded

2001

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What believers are saying

  • FY2026 revenue reached $1.475 billion, up 23%, with ARR at $1.242 billion.
  • Subscription and support revenue rose 33% in FY2026, confirming cloud momentum.
  • Lititz Mutual chose ProNavigator on September 21, 2026, validating Guidewire’s AI strategy.

What critics are saying

  • Guidewire’s FY2027 ARR guidance implies slower 18% growth versus FY2026’s 19%.
  • License revenue fell 7% in FY2026, increasing dependence on cloud conversions.
  • Insurers can delay migrations, starving Guidewire’s services-led implementations and extending sales cycles.

What makes Guidewire unique

  • Guidewire’s 570-plus insurers and 44-country footprint create deep switching costs.
  • ProNavigator embeds insurance-specific AI inside core workflows, not as a generic add-on.
  • Guidewire Cloud unifies claims, billing, and policy systems across the P&C stack.

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Benefits

  • Financial: Receive market-competitive pay and incentive programs—because you deserve it! To help future-proof your income, we offer generous support through retirement savings plans.
  • Health & Wellness: Keep your physical and emotional health in tip-top shape with health insurance for you and your family, an employee assistance program, annual wellness reimbursement, and access to wellness resources.
  • Flexible Working: Work in an environment where you’ll have the freedom and trust to make an impact, with time for your life outside of work.
  • Downtime: Relax and kick back through our generous paid time-off programs. Make a difference in your community with three volunteer days each year. Take your own personal day of rest with My Day. We also offer ample paid leave for all new parents.
  • Continual Development: We encourage self-directed learning, giving you every chance to become a better version of yourself, both professionally and personally. At Guidewire, lifelong learning is here for the taking.
  • Career Mobility: Your career opportunities are only limited by your own imagination. Guidewire’s community is filled with chances to expand your horizons across any of our teams or worldwide locations.

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PR Newswire
Oct 19th, 2026
P&C insurers are losing to Fragmentation: Hyland for Guidewire gives them back speed, scale, and AI insights.

P&C insurers are losing to Fragmentation: Hyland for Guidewire gives them back speed, scale, and AI insights. Oct 19, 2026, 08:30 ET * Insurers are losing time, customers, and revenue to fragmented content systems that force adjusters, underwriters, and billing teams to hunt across disconnected repositories instead of driving business. * Hyland for Guidewire delivers an easy-to-deploy integration with Guidewire core insurance systems (including Guidewire ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, BillingCenter), eliminating silos, accelerating operations, and creating the content foundation that AI modernization requires. * P&C insurers can now consolidate fragmented content, reduce implementation costs, and unlock intelligent automation without migration; all while staying on Guidewire. CLEVELAND, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The insurance industry is at a tipping point as customer expectations are rising, regulatory requirements are ongoing, and AI is reshaping the competitive landscape. Yet property and casualty (P&C) insurers are still trapped in inefficiency as claims adjusters are left searching across disconnected systems for documents, underwriters are wasting time on manual processes instead of writing business, and billing teams are managing collections without centralized visibility. These fragmented, siloed operations cost time, money, and ultimately customer experience. This is why Hyland today announced Hyland for Guidewire, a set of ready-to-deploy cloud integrations validated by Guidewire and available on Guidewire Marketplace. These solutions connect the Hyland Content Innovation Cloud(TM) with Guidewire core insurance applications (Guidewire ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, and BillingCenter) giving P&C insurers the unified content foundation they need to operate faster, smarter and at scale. "P&C insurers using Guidewire are modernizing how they operate, but they're often doing it on fragmented content foundations that ultimately slow their business down," said Kathy Hrach, vice president of insurance product management at Hyland. "Together with Guidewire, we're solving this critical gap, empowering insurers with the technology solutions they need without costly and time-consuming content migrations and custom builds. This integration is about removing friction from every step of the claims, underwriting, and billing process so our insurance customers can focus on what matters: making fast, sound decisions and delivering better customer experiences." Breaking the Fragmentation Trap Hyland for Guidewire is a set of pre-built, validated integrations that reduces the time, cost, and complexity of custom development. Using Hyland Content Federation Service, the integration connects OnBase on-premises customers to the Content Innovation Cloud and Guidewire applications, with no content migration required. This gives adjusters, underwriters, and billing teams immediate access to the documents and data they need without leaving the Guidewire interface. The results are transformational: * Faster Claims Resolution: With centralized access to claims documents, supporting images, correspondence, and policy information within ClaimCenter, adjusters can resolve claims faster, reduce cycle times, and improve customer experience. * Streamlined Underwriting: Underwriters access complete policy context, with all supporting documentation, images, and historical data directly within PolicyCenter. Underwriting decisions can be made faster, with better information, opening the door to higher volume, and improved profitability. * Efficient Policyholder Transactions: Billing teams gain centralized visibility into customer communications, payment histories, and policy documentation without manual workarounds. BillingCenter users can access everything they need, including policies, claims decisions, and correspondence in a single interface. Rather than forcing costly, time-consuming content migration, Hyland for Guidewire leverages Content Federation Service to create a unified view of content across systems. Whether insurers are using Hyland OnBase on-premises, in the cloud, or across both environments, Hyland for Guidewire bridges the gap without the burden of content migration. The Path Forward: Content as Competitive Strategy For P&C insurers using or considering Guidewire, the message is clear: content infrastructure modernization isn't optional. It is the foundation of modern insurance operations. Insurers that consolidate fragmented content, unify access, and build AI-enabled automation will operate faster, spend less, and compete more effectively. Hyland for Guidewire is available starting today on Guidewire Marketplace. Connect with Hyland at Guidewire Connections, October 26-29, at booth CM-G3.For more information on capabilities, implementation, and how to evaluate fit for your organization, visit Hyland.com. About Hyland Hyland is a leader in content intelligence and automation, empowering organizations to transform enterprise content into governed intelligence that accelerates decision-making and business performance. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, including many of the Fortune 100, Hyland's open platform uses AI to turn content, data, and processes into trusted context that enables people, applications, and agents to automate work across the content-powered agentic enterprise. For more information, visit Hyland.com. SOURCE Hyland

PR Newswire
Oct 19th, 2026
Hyland launches Guidewire integration to unify P&C insurers' fragmented content without migration

Hyland has launched Hyland for Guidewire, a set of cloud integrations that links its Content Innovation Cloud with Guidewire's ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, and BillingCenter. The company announced the product on October 19, 2026, and it is available on Guidewire Marketplace. The integrations aim to end fragmented content systems that force property and casualty insurers to search across disconnected repositories. Using Hyland Content Federation Service, they give adjusters, underwriters, and billing teams access to documents inside the Guidewire interface, with no content migration. "We're solving this critical gap, empowering insurers with the technology solutions they need without costly and time-consuming content migrations and custom builds," said Kathy Hrach, vice president of insurance product management at Hyland. Hyland will be at booth CM-G3 at Guidewire Connections, October 26-29.

SalesTech Star
Oct 5th, 2026
Guidewire names Dan Brown as Chief Product Officer.

Guidewire names Dan Brown as Chief Product Officer. Enterprise software veteran brings 25+ years of product strategy leadership experience to drive Guidewire's product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Guidewire announced the appointment of Dan Brown as Chief Product Officer. Reporting to Chief Executive Officer Mike Rosenbaum, Brown will lead Guidewire product strategy and execution, leveraging his deep experience in successfully building and scaling enterprise software organizations, to embed AI across Guidewire's suite of core applications and transform how global P&C insurers underwrite risk and manage claims. "Dan has a proven record of turning product vision into decisive market execution and rapid enterprise adoption," said Mike Rosenbaum, CEO, Guidewire. "Under his leadership, Guidewire will continue pushing the boundaries and expectations of insurance core applications, helping our customers modernize their operations and take advantage of this historic technology-driven opportunity." Brown brings more than 25 years of enterprise software experience, leading product strategy for top software companies. He joins Guidewire from Celonis where he served as Chief Product Officer. Prior to that, Brown held the Chief Product Officer role at Certinia and several product, R&D, and leadership positions during his 15-year tenure at Microsoft. "As I step into this role, what stands out is how closely our customers and partners shape what we build," said Dan Brown, Chief Product Officer, Guidewire. "We're already bringing AI into the products insurers trust, making them more powerful, intuitive, and valuable. I'm excited to work closely with our community to build on that momentum and continue delivering meaningful innovation."

PR Newswire
Oct 5th, 2026
Guidewire appoints Dan Brown as chief product officer to embed AI across insurance platform

Guidewire has appointed Dan Brown as chief product officer. Brown will report to CEO Mike Rosenbaum and lead product strategy and execution, focusing on embedding AI across Guidewire's suite of core applications for property and casualty insurers. Brown brings over 25 years of enterprise software experience. He joins from Celonis, where he served as chief product officer. Previously, he held the same role at Certinia and spent 15 years at Microsoft in various product and leadership positions. Guidewire provides cloud platform solutions for P&C insurers. The company serves more than 570 insurers across 44 countries.

II Reporter
Sep 30th, 2026
West Bend moves claims operations to Guidewire Cloud.

West Bend moves claims operations to Guidewire Cloud. The carrier says the cloud implementation creates the data foundation needed to expand analytics and AI across claims workflows. Anthony R. O'Donnell // September 30, 2026 (Image credit: IIR.) West Bend Insurance Company (West Bend, Wisc.) has moved its claims operations onto Guidewire Cloud across all lines of business, establishing what the companies describe as a foundation for broader use of analytics and AI in claims. The implementation gives West Bend direct access to claims data within live operational workflows, which the carrier says will support improved claims decision-making and future expansion of AI capabilities. "Connecting our reliable data directly to live workflows is what makes AI in claims management possible," comments Murali Natarajan, SVP and CIO, West Bend. "By embedding analytics directly into the daily workflow, we can improve indemnity accuracy and deliver optimized claims service to our policyholders." Natarajan says the architecture is intended to create a claims environment that can learn from previously closed claims and apply those insights to subsequent ones. Building the Claims Data Foundation Guidewire (San Mateo, Calif.) positions the migration as an example of how insurers can prepare existing core workflows for AI and agentic applications by improving access to operational data. "Implementing Guidewire Cloud provides the direct, real-time data access required to turn raw claims information into actionable operational intelligence," comments Michael Mahoney, Head of Professional Services, Guidewire. Ernst & Young LLP (EY), a Guidewire Consulting member, led the implementation. "West Bend now has the foundation to shift from reactive claims handling to a proactive, data-driven strategy across the entire business," comments Chris Raimondo, EY Global and EY U.S. Insurance Consulting Leader. West Bend writes property, casualty and workers' compensation insurance in 14 states and offers surety coverage nationwide.