Is Guidewire a good company to work for?

Guidewire has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,627 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 (120) , 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 culture and work load" ((in 197 reviews)); "People are great and helpful too" ((in 194 reviews)); "People here have a good work/life balance and people understand the needs of family life." ((in 121 reviews)); "The healthcare and benefits are good" ((in 115 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Also, Guidewire develops software for the insurance industry, which is extremely slow and behind in terms of technology." ((in 16 reviews)); "Insurance is not the most exciting field." ((in 15 reviews)); "At the beginning you sit through 3 months of mind numbing training for the different centers that make up the product (Policy, Claim and Billing) and then take a bizarre exam of no meaning which if you pass (85% or higher) you then do a small assignment with a trainer who is somewhere else in the world that you speak to for 10minutes every day and finally whom you'll do a demo to at the end." ((in 14 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

(1,476 total reviews)

Mike Rosenbaum

89% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Guidewire has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,476 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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Oct 31, 2013

Great CEO, field consultants are amazing, and only negative is poor mid-level management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very collegial - Field consultants will go above and beyond to help each other - Salary is very competitive - Well respected in the insurance space - Great CEO in terms of being the face of the company

Cons

- Mid-level management were promoted despite their lack of management skill - Performance evaluation is poor at best (poorly managed due to quick growth in company size) - Lack of leadership skills in forecasting, and again poor management, which led to furloughs and poor moral (yet no leaders were held accountable) - Lack or mix communication on the direction of the company as a whole - Getting lost in the shuffle is starting to surface even though the company is not big enough to be so

5.0

Oct 31, 2013

Collegial environment, opportunity for growth and competitive pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Value retaining top talent; encourage employees to move within the company - Challenge employees to succeed and reward accordingly - Pay competitive wages, have good benefits and offer other perks and rewards - Promote a good work / life balance - Focus on only one target market - the P&C industry, and extends this focus globally

Cons

- The sales cycles are very long, complex and challenging (but very much worth it!) - The fast growth and success of the company has left some challenges around creating and maintaining effective processes and documentation

5.0

Oct 31, 2013

Amazing fulfilling experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture is very collegial and positive. The work is challenging but there are very little roadblocks.

Cons

To date I haven't had a less than positive impression of things here.

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