Is Guidewire a good company to work for?

Guidewire has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,620 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 (116) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , 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 200 reviews)); "Great products and culture!" ((in 190 reviews)); "The company does promote a good work/life balance and there are certain groups that have a very good rapport." ((in 127 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 116 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 58 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Guidewire according to real employee reviews?

"Also, Guidewire develops software for the insurance industry, which is extremely slow and behind in terms of technology." ((in 15 reviews)); "Insurance is not the most exciting field." ((in 14 reviews)); "Career paths are non" ((in 7 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

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,470 total reviews)

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 1,470 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Aug 19, 2025

Best Work Environment and Benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lovely work environment, easy to reach out to anyone in the company via dm and follows a no blame but solution first mindset.

Cons

Due to great benefits, the off the bat salary is bit low compared to similarly scaled companies.

5.0

Aug 17, 2025

Great Company Overall

Enterprise architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, good compensation and collegial culture are part of the company DNA.

Cons

Leadership and management have problems when assigning projects and managing workload, career progression can sometimes stall.

5.0

Aug 13, 2025

Comp

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture throughout departments.

Cons

Not using cutting edge stuff in many teams.

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