Guidewire reviews

Guidewire is a pretty special place. Great technology, a lot of people who really care about building software that works, and a lot of practicality. Bullsh*t doesn't fly here: there is a lot of skepticism around things that make other organizations starry-eyed. Pragmatic applications of unit testing is a good example: we test much better than most organizations, but we recognize there isn't a silver bullet out there, and testing is no substitute for good architecture. We also don't let pure architects exist: if you've got an opinion on something you better damned well be writing code for it. Best crew I've ever worked with.

Guidewire offers one the opportunity to do something more interesting than just writing TPS reports or another boring data collection web-app. Guidewire is filled with more than your average amount of highly skilled and intelligent people. It may be that every organization says that, but my experience at Guidewire has shown it to be exceptionally true here. It is truly a great feeling to bring positive change to an industry which is so conservative. It is almost like the "win" is there for the taking and no one has bothered to take it before Guidewire arrived on scene. Guidewire demonstrates its aptitude by winning in spite of the monster challenges it faces, both in the industry and of its own making (see below). Guidewire's company e-culture is very strong, with an advanced and mostly maintained Wiki and a plethora of quite active mailing lists. Unlike a lot of community mailing lists, there is almost zero venom or disdain for silly questions. That shows a great deal of organizational maturity and increases the odds of having everyone participate.