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 values that serve customers well" ((in 197 reviews)); "People are great and helpful too" ((in 188 reviews)); "The company does promote a good work/life balance and there are certain groups that have a very good rapport." ((in 128 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 112 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 57 reviews))

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

"Insurance is not the most exciting field." ((in 14 reviews)); "Some senior management are rewarded for failure too many times" ((in 8 reviews)); "defined career path with some really crazy policies and titles." ((in 7 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

4.0

Sep 4, 2008

Solid place to work, but not much growth potential.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work-life balance. Lots of good people doing good things. Intense focus on pleasing customers. Renewed focus on agile development processes.

Cons

Too much reliance on internal, proprietary technologies. A strong desire to reinvent the wheel. Too inwardly focused: very little looking around at the software development industry. Retention starting to be an issue.

4.0

Dec 16, 2025

Stay for the people

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers Fair amount of flexibility Relative drama free

Cons

Compensation middling Promotions related to how assertive your manager

3.0

May 16, 2025

Working atleast 3+ years in this company

Senior data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Paid leaves were good 2. All benefits are available. 3. 4 months paternal leave

Cons

1. Working culture is toxic 2. Work life balance is not good

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Solid place to work, but not much growth potential.

Stay for the people

Working atleast 3+ years in this company

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