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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Jan 22, 2011

1 year in, still feeling good about my decision.

Integration architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unequivocally, it's the people. Everyone helps. All you have to do is ask.

Cons

In pro services, we travel. The travel is not all that bad for me. It's where you have to go when you work in the insurance industry. Think cold and gray winters in the northeast and the northern mid-west.

5.0

Jan 13, 2011

Excellent place to work with smart colleagues

Development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Smart and fun folks - Complex problems to solve - Customers love us - Adapting agile practices for enterprise software - Selling with integrity and product driven - Flat organizational structure despite consistent growth

Cons

Guidewire focuses on Property & Casualty Insurance core systems which we don't kid ourselves in thinking is the sexiest industry. However, there are real and sophisticated problems that we solve with our solutions and are used everyday by a large and global user base.

4.0

Dec 23, 2010

Solid place to work, good work life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The people who work at Guidewire are excellent. The products are high quality most of the time. There are opportunities for advancement as the company keeps growing every year. They do promote from within which gives us opportunities to move up, if we want to. Insurance is not the most glamorous industry, but there are good problems to work on. Technology is top notch, albeit sometimes a bit "not invented here".

Cons

Not really many downsides, besides that the benefits could be better. Had unlimited vacation policy, but the new CEO got rid of that.

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1 year in, still feeling good about my decision.

Excellent place to work with smart colleagues

Solid place to work, good work life balance

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