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. 79% 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 3.8 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?

79% 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

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,466 total reviews)

Mike Rosenbaum

90% approve of CEO

70% 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

Feb 9, 2011

Integrity and Quality are ingrained into the company... not just words on a slide.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A fantastic collection of high-quality people Everyone is empowered to provide input and make a difference Strong commitment to being fundamentally sound - from building quality software to successfully implementing it. Customer success is paramount!

Cons

Management has a strong skillset, but seems to lack experience Work environment can get a little hectic... as is the case with a growing company!

4.0

Sep 28, 2013

Great Company to work

Implementation architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Colleagues to work with. Very knowledgeable and willing to help each other. Excellent Product line. Passionate Product Development team. Setting benchmarks in P&C industry. Ample opportunities for Career Growth.

Cons

Lot of travel. Sometimes difficult to balance personal/work life. Recent layoffs created panic in the company

5.0

Sep 25, 2013

Fantastic

Implementation architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is friendly and helpful. We all work together to solve problems and no one is looking for who to blame. We are trusted to get the job done and not watched over minute by minute. I really like working from home when I'm not travelling. We have the most up-to-date tools to allow us to work together effectively even though we are spread throughout the world.

Cons

Still functioning as a small startup. We are starting to transition to being able to handle our number of staff worldwide but management still needs more training in this area.

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