Guidewire

Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - San Mateo, California

February 1, 2020

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I met them at the UC Berkeley career fair in Spring 2020 and received a coding challenge at their table.

From there, I was given an online coding challenge a few days later.

Afterwards, it was an onsite interview at their San Mateo HQ (or an online video interview).

They require Java proficiency, as that's what they mainly use.

The challenges included LeetCode-style problems, and the onsite had a design/coding problem where I had to create a custom iterator according to their request.

It was a very positive experience.

Questions

LinkedList: Remove the kth last node
Seating arrangement on a plane for 3 people

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Guidewire Software Engineer Intern role in San Mateo, California.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

Guidewire's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in San Mateo, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Guidewire's Software Engineer Intern interview process in San Mateo, California.

Guidewire Work Experiences

Great first intern experience working at a modern software company.

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

August 23, 2012

Pros: Very intelligent group of people working at Guidewire, strong adherence to agile development practices, and everyone is willing to help out in any way possible. As this was my first intern experience working at a software company, I did not know what to expect. Luckily, I was pleasantly surprised at how modern software companies run today. The atmosphere and environment at Guidewire are what make working there truly an enjoyable experience.

Cons: The insurance realm is not particularly interesting, but working on the software can be somewhat more removed, making it more interesting.

Great first intern experience working at a modern software company.

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

August 23, 2012

Pros: Very intelligent group of people working at Guidewire, strong adherence to agile development practices, and everyone is willing to help out in any way possible. As this was my first intern experience working at a software company, I did not know what to expect. Luckily, I was pleasantly surprised at how modern software companies run today. The atmosphere and environment at Guidewire are what make working there truly an enjoyable experience.

Cons: The insurance realm is not particularly interesting, but working on the software can be somewhat more removed, making it more interesting.

Great Company

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Pros: Great experience! Interns do the same tasks as the engineers, so the work is really hands on and reflective of work in the real world.

Cons: I don't have any cons to put here.

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Pros: Great experience! Interns do the same tasks as the engineers, so the work is really hands on and reflective of work in the real world.

Cons: I don't have any cons to put here.

Great place to work

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Pros: At my internship, I had the opportunity to work as part of a team with very seasoned engineers. Each team member was super friendly and willing to help with any challenges or questions that I had.

Cons: None really. I didn't really get to work with other interns but I didn't mind

Great place to work

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Pros: At my internship, I had the opportunity to work as part of a team with very seasoned engineers. Each team member was super friendly and willing to help with any challenges or questions that I had.

Cons: None really. I didn't really get to work with other interns but I didn't mind

Great first intern experience working at a modern software company.

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

August 23, 2012

Pros: Very intelligent group of people working at Guidewire, strong adherence to agile development practices, and everyone is willing to help out in any way possible. As this was my first intern experience working at a software company, I did not know what to expect. Luckily, I was pleasantly surprised at how modern software companies run today. The atmosphere and environment at Guidewire are what make working there truly an enjoyable experience.

Cons: The insurance realm is not particularly interesting, but working on the software can be somewhat more removed, making it more interesting.

4.0
Great first intern experience working at a modern software company.
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
August 23, 2012
Pros: Very intelligent group of people working at Guidewire, strong adherence to agile development practices, and everyone is willing to help out in any way possible. As this was my first intern experience working at a software company, I did not know what to expect. Luckily, I was pleasantly surprised at how modern software companies run today. The atmosphere and environment at Guidewire are what make working there truly an enjoyable experience.
Cons: The insurance realm is not particularly interesting, but working on the software can be somewhat more removed, making it more interesting.

Great Company

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Pros: Great experience! Interns do the same tasks as the engineers, so the work is really hands on and reflective of work in the real world.

Cons: I don't have any cons to put here.

5.0
Great Company
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Toronto, ON
May 20, 2025
Pros: Great experience! Interns do the same tasks as the engineers, so the work is really hands on and reflective of work in the real world.
Cons: I don't have any cons to put here.

Great place to work

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Pros: At my internship, I had the opportunity to work as part of a team with very seasoned engineers. Each team member was super friendly and willing to help with any challenges or questions that I had.

Cons: None really. I didn't really get to work with other interns but I didn't mind

5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
March 6, 2024
Pros: At my internship, I had the opportunity to work as part of a team with very seasoned engineers. Each team member was super friendly and willing to help with any challenges or questions that I had.
Cons: None really. I didn't really get to work with other interns but I didn't mind

Guidewire Interview Questions

Construct the Longest New String

You're given counts of 'A', 'B', and 'AB' strings. Combine them to construct the longest possible string where no two adjacent characters are the same.

Greedy Algorithms

Minimum Moves to Spread Stones Over Grid

You're given a grid where some cells have stones and others are empty. Find the minimum number of moves to redistribute the stones so that each cell has exactly one stone.

ArraysGreedy Algorithms

Minimum Number of Operations to Sort a Binary Tree by Level

You're given a binary tree. Determine the minimum number of swaps needed at each level to sort the node values in ascending order.

TreesArraysGreedy Algorithms

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