Retirement home for developers - Software Engineer Guidewire Employee Review

3.0
3 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Relaxed work environment (depending on org.) - Flexible work hours

Cons

- Skill stagnation - Culture of mediocrity. Guidewire is a poster child of "Good work is rewarded with more work" - Time-gated promotions and managers are generally detached from the work you do - Ridiculously outdated tech stack. Main suite of products is a group of ancient monoliths. - Everything is about shareholder value - Constant restructuring, it feels like that's the only thing management does - Titles of the roles changed so much, didn't even know what to put on CV - Almost non-existent salary bumps, 1-2% annually at best.

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5.0
16 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Internal education and freedom to learn about the industry

Cons

Fully remote means less time spent with other team members

2.0
25 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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