Software Engineer II

Guidewire Software•Mississauga, ON

7d•CA$86,000 - CA$108,000

About The Position

Guidewire’s development team is looking for a smart, proactive, and results-oriented Software Engineer II to build elegant solutions for the property & casualty insurance industry’s complex business domain and make our industry-leading products even better. The team is looking for an enthusiastic engineer who is passionate about building high-quality software with a great team and improving the customer experience for millions of people who use our products every day. As part of PDO’s shift toward AI-driven development, you will use AI-native coding approaches and AI-assisted tools (such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot) to build, refactor, and extend our services quickly and safely while maintaining high engineering standards, tests, and observability. Your work will support PDO’s mission to embed GenAI across our products, improve operational excellence, and deliver secure, reliable, and scalable cloud services at scale. Our teams are lean, empowered, and collaborative. You must be a self-starter and able to perform with minimal supervision while working alongside intelligent colleagues who’ve checked their egos at the door in a team environment, communicating effectively with everyone. We foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI, and we’re looking for engineers who can help us maintain it.

Requirements

Minimum 2+ years of Software Development experience, preferably in SaaS or cloud solutions
Proficiency in Core Java, and good working knowledge of the Spring framework
Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python
Experience building microservices on cloud service platforms (e.g. AWS/GCP/Azure) – AWS preferred
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker and Kubernetes)
Experience designing REST or gRPC based APIs
Ability to use AI-assisted coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development while exercising strong judgment around code quality, testing, and security
Good understanding of Object-Oriented Design principles
Understanding of relational database persistence (e.g. MySQL, Oracle); familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, CouchDB) is a plus
Great understanding of CI/CD and DevOps principles; experience with related tools such as TeamCity, Git-based workflows, or Kubernetes is a definite plus
BS/MS degree (Computer Science or related field)

Nice To Haves

Experience working in an agile and fast-paced development environment (e.g. TDD, BDD, Agile, pair programming, etc.)
A passion for code quality demonstrated by thorough testing
A demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to their role, alongside data-driven insights, to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement
Curiosity and internal motivation to constantly improve
Excellent communication skills, comfort level to speak their mind and defend ideas based on merit, yet humility and hunger to learn from others
Experience with LLMs, LangChain, and/or AI patterns such as RAG or ReAct is a plus
Exposure to AI/ML development patterns such as prompt engineering or integrating AI services into production systems is a plus

Responsibilities

Build elegant solutions for the property & casualty insurance industry’s complex business domain.
Improve our industry-leading products.
Use AI-native coding approaches and AI-assisted tools to build, refactor, and extend services.
Maintain high engineering standards, tests, and observability.
Support PDO’s mission to embed GenAI across products, improve operational excellence, and deliver secure, reliable, and scalable cloud services at scale.
Work collaboratively in an empowered, small, cross-functional team.
Embrace AI and apply it to their role, alongside data-driven insights, to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.
Design and write code.
Communicate effectively with everyone.
Learn quickly in a dynamic environment.