Is Guidewire a good company to work for?

Guidewire has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,623 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 (117) , 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 192 reviews)); "Great culture and values that serve customers well" ((in 192 reviews)); "People here have a good work/life balance and people understand the needs of family life." ((in 130 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 104 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 56 reviews))

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

"Salary under the average" ((in 39 reviews)); "Insurance is not the most exciting field." ((in 15 reviews)); "Upper management is rude and only focusing on shares" ((in 8 reviews)); "Career paths are non" ((in 7 reviews)); "In recent year(s), compensation has not been competitive and leadership has not been as strong and lacks diversity, which leads to a lack of perspectives in my opinion." ((in 2 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

(1,472 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 1,472 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

2.0

Nov 20, 2025

Not the same culture anymore

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and salaries overall

Cons

Since senior leadership change couple of years ago, the culture has changed dramatically. Micromanagement and the rule of big boys club.

2.0

Oct 17, 2024

Challenging but woke

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good opportunity to learn about enterprise data software. The engineering teams are extremely professional and competent.

Cons

* Product base is complex, divided into many SKUs, so it can be difficult to keep track of exactly what you're delivering. * The company has a woke culture, with plenty of Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. C suite lectures about politics.

1.0

Nov 2, 2023

Do not join GSC/PS

Software consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some people are nice and helpful

Cons

Poor Management, Low Salary, Very few opportunities for growth, Work is not exciting and job requirements are unclear

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Do not join GSC/PS

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