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 products and culture!" ((in 195 reviews)); "People are great and helpful too" ((in 189 reviews)); "The company does promote a good work/life balance and there are certain groups that have a very good rapport." ((in 133 reviews)); "The healthcare and benefits are good" ((in 119 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 58 reviews))

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

"Low salary increment." ((in 38 reviews)); "Insurance is not the most exciting field." ((in 13 reviews)); "Much of upper management in professional services is run more of a club than a business with respect to favoritism and some policy making" ((in 9 reviews)); "In recent year(s), compensation has not been competitive and leadership has not been as strong and lacks diversity, which leads to a lack of perspectives in my opinion." ((in 2 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

5.0

Oct 31, 2013

Employment at Guidewire

Implementation architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really professional environment. Everyone is professional and helpful but you are expected to make extra effort. Both to understand the relevant issues and to help those around you as well.

Cons

The expectations of employees are high.

4.0

Oct 31, 2013

Amazing Place To Work With Talented People

Senior qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Guidewire is a wonderful place to work where you feel like what you are doing counts and is making a difference in the product that goes out the door. You get to work with talented people that are friendly and smart. This is probably the first job where I don't feel like I have to put in many hours of overtime to get the my job done. I am able to maintain a good balance between work and my personal time.

Cons

People don't know about Guidewire unless they follow the stock market. And even then, they really don't know what the company does, they just know the name.

5.0

Oct 30, 2013

I will be staying here for a long time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love the culture at Guidewire. The people are really nice here. I feel like I am working with some of the smartest people in Silicon Valley. Despite the work being cutting edge, the work-life balance is pretty good. You can work one day from home if you want. There is no micro management and you are kind of driving everything yourself. You can go to anyone to ask anything. The VP of engineering sits next to engineers on a similar desk. No cubicles, no offices. Everyone is treated the same.

Cons

The company is a little conservative with the perks. But the work-life balance compensates for that

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