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

May 27, 2026

Good work-life balance with no notable downsides

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance is good

Cons

not anything that I can think of

3.0

May 24, 2026

Great internship program but poor management structure

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have a great internship program at the company, I would recommend Guidewire for graduates and students on placement. You'll find most of the perks you'd expect at a modern tech company. Good health plan and subsidies.

Cons

Compared to the market they underpay for engineers. Don't expect the base salary to match other fintech multinationals. The company suffers from significant bloat in middle management. They seem to need 9-10 levels of management to direct their engineers. The engineering management often have no technical background, they have no context of what you're working on and show no interest. They will ask you to spend your time in workday rather than actually write code and solve client's issues and pull you up on it if you don't.

5.0

May 16, 2026

Valuable learning opportunities, but remote work limits connections

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Internal education and freedom to learn about the industry

Cons

Fully remote means less time spent with other team members

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Good work-life balance with no notable downsides

Great internship program but poor management structure

Valuable learning opportunities, but remote work limits connections

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