Great internship program but poor management structure - Software Engineer Guidewire Employee Review

3.0
May 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They have a great internship program at the company, I would recommend Guidewire for graduates and students on placement. You'll find most of the perks you'd expect at a modern tech company. Good health plan and subsidies.

Cons

Compared to the market they underpay for engineers. Don't expect the base salary to match other fintech multinationals. The company suffers from significant bloat in middle management. They seem to need 9-10 levels of management to direct their engineers. The engineering management often have no technical background, they have no context of what you're working on and show no interest. They will ask you to spend your time in workday rather than actually write code and solve client's issues and pull you up on it if you don't.

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5.0
May 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Internal education and freedom to learn about the industry

Cons

Fully remote means less time spent with other team members

2.0
Feb 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

NA, can't think of anything positive anymore. It's a micromanaging mess.

Cons

Guidewire makes majors shift every 2 years and the last one to take PgM out of PD into its own department is a micromanaging nightmare. We have more status meetings and spreadsheets to update than time to do any work anymore. 3 places to update if I want to take PTO. 7am and 7pm meetings are now the norm. 6 bosses in 10 years, no one can make up their mind on the direction of the company, projects start and are abandoned constantly.

5
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