Guidewire reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,473 total reviews)
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Mike Rosenbaum

91% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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).

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1K reviews
4.0
May 8, 2015

Senior Software Engineer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Agile development process with an emphasis on quality, transparency and collaboration. You rarely see such robust process and highly customizable software product else where. The culture is also very friendly.

Cons

Too rigid to make a change or introduce new technologies unless you have a lot of influence.

1.0
May 1, 2015

Worst company ever- don't work there!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It looks good on the outside, small company with lots of perks such as bagels on Mon, Wed, and Fridays and free snacks/drinks. They got voted one of the best companies to work for and when you take a tour you understand why. They pay very well- they need to be able to compete against companies to find great talent like Google and Apple.

Cons

However don't let the benefits fool you. Its in the insurance business which is neither sexy or riveting work. Though they try to convince you otherwise. Its a horrible place to work. Some nice people, but those that are in the power seat have very little management and strategy experience. They aren't open minded about ideas and hiring a diverse group of people. WORK COMPANY to work at! They also expect you to work 15 hour days.

5.0
Apr 30, 2015

Product Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Excellent team and working environment. Rational discussion and decision making even when there are tough trade-offs and choices to be made.

Cons

Biggest downside for product management is a focus on inbound PM. If you like working closely with dev as a PM, this is a great fit.

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