Guidewire reviews

Guidewire offers one the opportunity to do something more interesting than just writing TPS reports or another boring data collection web-app. Guidewire is filled with more than your average amount of highly skilled and intelligent people. It may be that every organization says that, but my experience at Guidewire has shown it to be exceptionally true here. It is truly a great feeling to bring positive change to an industry which is so conservative. It is almost like the "win" is there for the taking and no one has bothered to take it before Guidewire arrived on scene. Guidewire demonstrates its aptitude by winning in spite of the monster challenges it faces, both in the industry and of its own making (see below). Guidewire's company e-culture is very strong, with an advanced and mostly maintained Wiki and a plethora of quite active mailing lists. Unlike a lot of community mailing lists, there is almost zero venom or disdain for silly questions. That shows a great deal of organizational maturity and increases the odds of having everyone participate.

As a current employee of Guidewire I am very proud to be affiliated with this company, and extremely bullish about the company's future. We have a very flat organizational structure on the development side, which ensures that all voices and opinions are heard and our concerns with regard to schedule are factored into all release planning. The flat structure also allows for people to step up where they see a need and act to fill that need. After 8 years, the founders are still very involved with the day to day operations (for example, the CTO writes code on a regular basis). The company has a great tradition of internal and external transparency. Management shares extensive details about company financials, sales pipeline and other critical topics at quarterly meetings. The external transparency is evidenced in how sales and management deal with current and prospective customers, always telling the truth even when it's not going to be popular.