Is Guidewire a good company to work for?

Guidewire has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,616 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Guidewire to a friend and 69% 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 (116) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , Consultant (43) , Senior Consultant (28) , 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 193 reviews)); "The company does promote a good work/life balance and there are certain groups that have a very good rapport." ((in 135 reviews)); "The healthcare and benefits are good" ((in 103 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 53 reviews)); "Salary is good and competitive" ((in 45 reviews))

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

"Insurance is not the most exciting field." ((in 13 reviews)); "At the beginning you sit through 3 months of mind numbing training for the different centers that make up the product (Policy, Claim and Billing) and then take a bizarre exam of no meaning which if you pass (85% or higher) you then do a small assignment with a trainer who is somewhere else in the world that you speak to for 10minutes every day and finally whom you'll do a demo to at the end." ((in 12 reviews)); "While leadership will point to token examples of diversity, the aggregate data tells a different story; upper management is predominantly white." ((in 11 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 Guidewire locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Birmingham , Edina , Remote , Chicago , Atlanta , Foster City , Dallas , San Francisco , Exton , New York

Guidewire reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,466 total reviews)

Mike Rosenbaum

89% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

Guidewire has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,466 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Jan 31, 2011

Great people, doing what they love.

Implementation architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

challenging technical work quality people focus - a chance to be the world's best at what we do unglamorous, but meaningful work...try doing without P&C insurance! dedicated management, passionate about the company

Cons

airline travel - but it wasn't a surprise It's hard to come up with anything substantive. I'm blessed to love what I do for a living.

5.0

Jan 31, 2011

Best company I have worked for (and I am not into superlatives)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) At a previous company - ranked by Fortune Magazine as the #1 place to work in the US - I was stabbed in the back. At Guidewire, my team HAS my back. What a difference. 2) The company values of collegiality, integrity and rationality are referenced in conversation and in decision making.

Cons

I took a pay cut to come here. But it was worth it!

5.0

Jan 31, 2011

Smart colleagues, great collaboration, and a decent work/life balance

Almost ideal place

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with smart and capable people. Great work/life balance - not expected to work long hours. Best collaborative environment in Silicon Valley. Steady growth. Rational decision making.

Cons

We've grown at a slow and steady pace, with increasing sales; need to make sure that as the company continues to grow that it does not become burdened with bureaucracy and hierarchy. As the company has grown more management levels have been added so the organization is not as flat as it was; this is probably inevitable but it needs to be kept under control.

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