Is Guidewire a good company to work for?

Guidewire has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,624 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 78% 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 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guidewire. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guidewire?

78% 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 3.7 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?

"People are great and helpful too" ((in 186 reviews)); "People here have a good work/life balance and people understand the needs of family life." ((in 128 reviews)); "The healthcare and benefits are good" ((in 110 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 56 reviews)); "Great team and a very friendly atmosphere ." ((in 48 reviews))

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

"Insurance is not the most exciting field." ((in 13 reviews)); "While leadership will point to token examples of diversity, the aggregate data tells a different story; upper management is predominantly white." ((in 9 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

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,473 total reviews)

Mike Rosenbaum

91% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Guidewire has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,473 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent 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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1K reviews

5.0

Jan 30, 2011

Terrific engineering culture and genuinely nice people across the board

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The first place I have worked here office politics seems non-existent. Nobody building personal empires, no obstructionism, no disingenuous behavior...just honest, committed people working rationally to make the products better. Totally willing to spend money for productivity increases...none of the "do more with less" attitude that you see at large companies. Small enough that an individual can really have an impact.

Cons

San Mateo office is beautiful, but it can be a long commute. P&C insurance is not a "sexy" business to be in.

5.0

Jan 30, 2011

Guidewire does not treat its employees as merely numbers in the spreadsheet.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Very flexible working environment and supportive management team. Provides good career path and opportunities for professional growth. People are great to work with and are always willing to assist to make you successful in your field. Guidewire is very transparent in terms of information shared from executive management to the employees.

Cons

Potentially a lot of travel involved specially on the services team.

4.0

Jan 22, 2011

competent, fun and requires to develop skills as all rounder

Anonymous employee

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Pros

There is enough opporunity to complex technical problems to solve, good support from various teams while working on customer problems, good level of transparency for customer and management communication. Guidewire culture promotes competence with team work. Open with customers on product limitation and new features.

Cons

Company has more focus on technology driven changes than on increasing it's presence, customer is treated good for new features , but not so well on commitments for bugs.

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Terrific engineering culture and genuinely nice people across the board

Guidewire does not treat its employees as merely numbers in the spreadsheet.

competent, fun and requires to develop skills as all rounder

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