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

Guidewire reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,474 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 1,474 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Aug 27, 2021

Guidewire - Really good company but salary a bit low in Madrid

Consultant ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stunning place to work, very comfortable, fully remote, working in projects all around the world, really nice company culture, great atmosphere

Cons

Salaries a bit low in Madrid region

Guidewire Response

4y

Thank you for the feedback. It is taken onboard for us to keep progressing.

4.0

Jul 29, 2021

Good place to work, but

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance Generous salary + benefits Cutting edge technologies/constant changes Ability to learn/career path Friendly team/team members Flexible working hours/flexible working

Cons

Too much bureaucracy Hard to climb up the hierarchical ladder Some managers are still believe in the offices and the office presence (however it's the 21th century and not the 19th) Too many promises/too easily promise anything Day to day staffs can be boring / too much time to do nothing / underused tech.professionals

Guidewire Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Also, thank you for pointing out what you were less satisfied with to help us progress.

4.0

Jul 16, 2021

Product Development is great, elsewhere not so much

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work life balance, friendly coworkers

Cons

Work can be fairly dry, it's hard to get excited about insurance

Guidewire Response

4y

Thank you for your review. Would you mind sharing more on the cons you have identified? Feel free to reach out at careers@guidewire.com

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Guidewire - Really good company but salary a bit low in Madrid

Good place to work, but

Product Development is great, elsewhere not so much

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