Is Guidewire a good company to work for?

Guidewire has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,625 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Guidewire to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Guidewire have been left by employees working as Sales Consultant , Senior Implementation Architect and Senior Product Manager .

Does Guidewire pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guidewire employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guidewire. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guidewire?

76% of Guidewire employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guidewire 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guidewire?

Software Engineer (118) , Senior Software Engineer (82) , Consultant (43) , Senior Consultant (29) , Technical Support Engineer (28) , Software Consultant (22) , Senior Architect (20) , Implementation Architect (18) , Senior Implementation Architect (16) , Product Manager (15) , Senior Product Manager (15) , Architect (14) , Sales Consultant (14) , Solution Consultant (14) , Director (12)

What are the pros of working at Guidewire according to real employee reviews?

"Great products and culture!" ((in 194 reviews)); "People are great and helpful too" ((in 193 reviews)); "The company does promote a good work/life balance and there are certain groups that have a very good rapport." ((in 129 reviews)); "The healthcare and benefits are good" ((in 108 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 57 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Guidewire according to real employee reviews?

"Insurance is not the most exciting field." ((in 14 reviews)); "Some senior management are rewarded for failure too many times" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Guidewire layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Guidewire layoffs and their outlook for job security at Guidewire in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Guidewire locations?

Foster City , San Mateo , Exton , Dallas , San Jose , Birmingham , San Francisco , Chicago , New York , Edina , Remote , Philadelphia , Atlanta , Seattle , Tampa , Bedford , Columbia , Austin , Los Angeles , Jacksonville , Miami , Boston , Charlotte , San Diego , Denver , Hartford , Las Vegas , Freehold , Phoenix , Poland

Guidewire reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,474 total reviews)

Mike Rosenbaum

89% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Guidewire has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,474 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guidewire employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Feb 20, 2026

Toxic Work Culture. Strict Work From Office Policy. Dont join if you are looking for good Work Life Balance.

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch at lunch. Wellness benefits. Wifi/Datq benefitd

Cons

Toxic managers who tells you to be online always. Be in office on time else they will complain. Strict WFO policy. 3 days in office. All 5 days in last week. They say if you take WFH, it will affect your performance. Dont fall for benefits. All those dont matter when they start micromanaging you.

5.0

Feb 15, 2026

Fantastic company

Delivery lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and culture across the company

Cons

None that come to mind

5.0

Feb 9, 2026

Good Comapany With Good WLB

Sde3

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Company Good Food Nice Office space

Cons

3 days office mandatory Data Project is slow paced

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Toxic Work Culture. Strict Work From Office Policy. Dont join if you are looking for good Work Life Balance.

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