Is Guidewire a good company to work for?

Guidewire has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,627 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 76% 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 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guidewire. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guidewire?

76% 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 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guidewire?

Software Engineer (120) , 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?

"Great culture and work load" ((in 196 reviews)); "People are great and helpful too" ((in 194 reviews)); "The company does promote a good work/life balance and there are certain groups that have a very good rapport." ((in 128 reviews)); "The healthcare and benefits are good" ((in 108 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 56 reviews))

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

"Insurance is not the most exciting field." ((in 13 reviews)); "Much of upper management in professional services is run more of a club than a business with respect to favoritism and some policy making" ((in 10 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

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,476 total reviews)

Mike Rosenbaum

89% 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 1,476 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

Apr 11, 2022

Great stable work environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great work/life balance - interesting problems - lots of freedom to investigate and go on tangents - decent pay for type of work/industry

Cons

- niche tech (not much disruption or cutting edge tech in the insurance industry as you can imagine) - not much team engagement - can be a big stagnant

4.0

Apr 7, 2022

Company review

Applications engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary, Benefits and working environment. You will never feel pressurised

Cons

Salary composed of Base Salary, Incentive and Bonus.. The incentive is paid every quarter and bonus will be paid ones in a year.. so your basic salary will be low

5.0

Apr 7, 2022

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Software consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits for the employee

Cons

Nothing that springs to mind

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