Job Summary
This position collaborates with business stakeholders, solution engineers, product owners, UX designers, and Agile teams to design, develop, test, and deploy end-to-end insurance solutions using Guidewire PolicyCenter and modern React-based digital applications. The role combines hands-on Guidewire configuration and integration development with front-end engineering skills in React, JavaScript or TypeScript, REST API integration, responsive user experiences, and automated testing. Experience with Guidewire Jutro Digital Platform, ProducerEngage, or other Guidewire digital applications is preferred. The developer delivers maintainable, secure, accessible, and production-ready functionality each sprint with support and limited guidance from senior developers, solution engineers, or architects.
Essential Job Functions
Develops and configures Guidewire PolicyCenter components and React-based web applications to deliver end-to-end business functionality.
Translates business and user experience requirements into maintainable back-end, integration, and front-end components aligned with architectural direction and engineering standards.
Builds reusable React components, screens, forms, and workflows using modern JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or SCSS, and approved component libraries.
Integrates digital applications with Guidewire and enterprise services using REST APIs, Guidewire Cloud APIs, Digital SDKs where applicable, messaging, and secure authentication patterns.
Reviews and validates code, configuration, component design, automated tests, and supporting documentation produced by team members.
Develops secure and reliable application components with attention to performance, accessibility, error handling, observability, restart and recovery, and efficient resource utilization.
Performs impact assessments across business processes, data, Guidewire configuration, APIs, integrations, digital channels, and downstream systems before implementing changes.
Creates unit, component, integration, and end-to-end tests and applies Test-Driven Development or Behavior-Driven Development practices where appropriate.
Supports implementation and release activities, troubleshoots environment and production issues across Guidewire and React applications, performs root cause analysis, and implements corrective actions.
Uses source control, code quality tools, test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment tooling to improve delivery quality and efficiency.
Provides limited technical guidance, knowledge sharing, code review support, and mentoring to junior team members when needed.
Requirements
Guidewire Technical Requirements
Minimum 5 years of experience in software development, solution engineering, or a related technology field.
Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Guidewire products, preferably PolicyCenter, including configuration and integration development.
Experience configuring PolicyCenter product model, business rules, workflows, user interface components, data model extensions, and validation logic using Gosu and Guidewire standards.
Experience developing PCF components, business rules, data model extensions, plugins, and automated unit tests such as GUnit tests.
Experience integrating PolicyCenter with digital portals and enterprise systems using REST services, Guidewire APIs, messaging, events, message queues, plugins, and batch processes.
Working knowledge of Guidewire Cloud or SaaS delivery practices, including automated build, test, deployment, environment support, and application monitoring.
Advanced Product Designer experience is preferred.
Property and casualty insurance knowledge, including products, coverages, underwriting processes, policy transactions, and integration touchpoints.
React and Digital Experience Requirements
Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience developing production web applications using React and modern JavaScript; TypeScript experience is preferred.
Strong understanding of React…