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      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (1,472 total reviews)
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      Mike Rosenbaum

      90% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

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      Guidewire has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,472 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good 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
      3.0
      Jul 21, 2012

      Company is OK, management not very seasoned

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - good worklife balance - lots of smart people in development

      Cons

      - technology and domain is boring - old timers not seemed to be open to new ideas, too many homegrown technologies - engineering managers have very little experience - company is somewhat cheap, sardine- like workplace, noisy and lots of distraction

      5.0
      Jun 16, 2009

      A great company with an awesome future

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a current employee of Guidewire I am very proud to be affiliated with this company, and extremely bullish about the company's future. We have a very flat organizational structure on the development side, which ensures that all voices and opinions are heard and our concerns with regard to schedule are factored into all release planning. The flat structure also allows for people to step up where they see a need and act to fill that need. After 8 years, the founders are still very involved with the day to day operations (for example, the CTO writes code on a regular basis). The company has a great tradition of internal and external transparency. Management shares extensive details about company financials, sales pipeline and other critical topics at quarterly meetings. The external transparency is evidenced in how sales and management deal with current and prospective customers, always telling the truth even when it's not going to be popular.

      Cons

      Not the greatest benefits package. Specifically, no match on the 401(k), and none planned until after a future IPO. In general the management is very frugal, bordering on cheap. On the plus side this has helped the company to surf the economic tsunami successfully and remain in a very strong market position, but a 401k match would be nice.

      2.0
      Feb 25, 2026

      Micromanaging nightmare over the last few years

      Technical program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      NA, can't think of anything positive anymore. It's a micromanaging mess.

      Cons

      Guidewire makes majors shift every 2 years and the last one to take PgM out of PD into its own department is a micromanaging nightmare. We have more status meetings and spreadsheets to update than time to do any work anymore. 3 places to update if I want to take PTO. 7am and 7pm meetings are now the norm. 6 bosses in 10 years, no one can make up their mind on the direction of the company, projects start and are abandoned constantly.

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