About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Insurance (Property & Casualty).

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring a Software Engineer to join a Guidewire PolicyCenter and Policy Lifecycle engineering team. You will design, build, test, deploy, and support features that power quoting, underwriting, issuance, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, reinstatements, and servicing workflows.

• Design, develop, configure, test, deploy, and support solutions in Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• Implement application changes using Gosu, Java, PolicyCenter configuration, business rules, typelists, entities, and PCF components.
• Work on product model changes, quote & bind flows, underwriting rules, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, and policy servicing.
• Build and maintain integrations between PolicyCenter and internal/external systems (REST APIs, messaging, events, files).
• Follow Guidewire upgrade-safe patterns and established development standards.
• Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.
• Break user stories into tasks, estimate work, and deliver to the team’s definition of done.
• Write unit tests and support automation, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Perform code reviews, troubleshoot defects, and collaborate with QA to resolve issues.
• Support deployment validation and remediation activities in Guidewire Cloud environments.
• Monitor production systems, investigate errors, assist with root-cause analysis, maintain runbooks, and participate in support rotations when required.
• Continuously build domain knowledge in Policy Lifecycle and Guidewire Cloud practices.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Software development experience using Java, Gosu, C#, or another object-oriented language.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design and software engineering principles.
• Experience developing, configuring, testing, or supporting enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, web services, and asynchronous integrations.
• Experience with XML, JSON, SQL, and relational data models.
• Experience with Git-based source control and collaborative engineering workflows.
• Knowledge of unit testing, debugging, defect resolution, and code-review practices.
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience working in Agile or iterative delivery teams.
• Willingness and ability to learn Guidewire PolicyCenter and Guidewire Cloud.

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Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Prior Guidewire PolicyCenter development, configuration, or production support experience.
• Experience writing Gosu, working with PolicyCenter Studio, PCF files, entities, typelists, and business rules.
• Guidewire PolicyCenter Associate certification or progress toward Guidewire certification.
• Experience with Guidewire Cloud platform and cloud-native deployment practices.
• Familiarity with related Guidewire products (BillingCenter, ClaimCenter) or rating & data platforms.
• Experience building and testing REST APIs and enterprise integrations.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub/Bitbucket, automated testing, and release management.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Experience using monitoring/observability tools (Datadog, Splunk).
• Prior experience in Property & Casualty insurance or supporting business-critical production applications.

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What Success Looks Like

A successful Engineer will:

• Deliver reliable, testable, and maintainable PolicyCenter changes with appropriate guidance.
• Understand the business purpose and technical impact of assigned work.
• Resolve routine development issues and defects independently and escalate complex risks with clear technical information.
• Contribute effectively to testing, releases, and production support.
• Demonstrate steady growth in Guidewire, integration, cloud, and insurance-domain knowledge.
• Take increasing ownership of user stories, features, and application components.
• Collaborate effectively with product, QA, architecture, and business partners.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Typical starting salary range for this role: $80,000 - $135,000 (actual pay will depend on skills, experience, education, certifications, and Webster, MA location).
• Some roles may be eligible for commission or bonus compensation per the client’s compensation plan.
• Benefits typically include competitive health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, flexible work options, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities.
• The client supports employee well-being, inclusion, and community initiatives.

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Location & Work Type

• Location: Webster, MA (on-site or hybrid as defined by the client). Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Employment type: Full-time.

If you require an accommodation for a disability to participate in the selection process, the client encourages you to notify the hiring team so reasonable accommodations can be arranged.

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About the Industry & Team

This role supports a Confidential Client operating in the Insurance (Property & Casualty) industry. You will join a cross-functional engineering team working closely with product managers, architects, QA, business analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, maintainable, and scalable policy-administration solutions.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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