Is Guidewire a good company to work for?

Guidewire has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,625 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 (118) , 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 expectations" ((in 193 reviews)); "People are great and helpful too" ((in 192 reviews)); "People here have a good work/life balance and people understand the needs of family life." ((in 121 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 107 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 9 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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Guidewire reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,474 total reviews)

Mike Rosenbaum

89% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Guidewire has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,474 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Oct 4, 2021

Great

Junior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, employees are nice and helpful

Cons

Lower comp compared to other places in Dublin

Guidewire Response

Thank you for your review! We truly appreciate it.

5.0

Sep 17, 2021

Really good company

Applications support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.) Could Learn a lot 2.) Teammates are easy to work with 3.) Work from home

Cons

Hope could offer more money

Guidewire Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.

4.0

Sep 16, 2021

Excellent Company with good work culture

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing work culture Collaboration among teams Practice what they preach Work from home hybrid policy

Cons

Salary could have been better.

Guidewire Response

Thanks for the feedback.

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