Guidewire

Software Engineer - Java Developer Interview Experience - Ireland

July 22, 2021

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First-round.

Codelity coding (3 programming questions). The questions were quite hard, and the duration was 2 hours.

Call with a recruiter to discuss the job role and explain the whole process.

Questions

Arrays

Linked list

Database

SQL

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Guidewire's interview process for their Software Engineer - Java Developer roles in Ireland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Guidewire's Software Engineer - Java Developer interview process in Ireland.

Guidewire Work Experiences

Great place to work

Application Support Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Pros: Amazing company culture, lovely people to work with.

Cons: I have nothing much to criticize for now.

Great place to work

Application Support Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Pros: Amazing company culture, lovely people to work with.

Cons: I have nothing much to criticize for now.

Great Place to Work

Database Administrator • Current Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: Company policies in general are good. * Flexible work culture. * Opportunities to learn new technologies.

Cons: Work pressure is high. Working weekends (depends on profile).

Great Place to Work

Database Administrator • Current Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: Company policies in general are good. * Flexible work culture. * Opportunities to learn new technologies.

Cons: Work pressure is high. Working weekends (depends on profile).

Great place and people, but less than good pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

October 24, 2015

Pros: Nice people and a nice place to work. Lots of discussions around the best ways to do things, and everyone's opinion matters. It's a relaxing work environment most of the time.

Cons: Pay is not competitive. Shares are said to make the pay equal to other companies, but with extra taxes, the black-out periods when you can't sell them, and vesting times, they are really frustrating and not worth much in the end. It's widely said in the office that a higher base pay instead of shares would be preferable.

Great place and people, but less than good pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

October 24, 2015

Pros: Nice people and a nice place to work. Lots of discussions around the best ways to do things, and everyone's opinion matters. It's a relaxing work environment most of the time.

Cons: Pay is not competitive. Shares are said to make the pay equal to other companies, but with extra taxes, the black-out periods when you can't sell them, and vesting times, they are really frustrating and not worth much in the end. It's widely said in the office that a higher base pay instead of shares would be preferable.

Great place to work

Application Support Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Pros: Amazing company culture, lovely people to work with.

Cons: I have nothing much to criticize for now.

4.0
Great place to work
Application Support Engineer • Current Employee
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
July 30, 2025
Pros: Amazing company culture, lovely people to work with.
Cons: I have nothing much to criticize for now.

Great Place to Work

Database Administrator • Current Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pros: Company policies in general are good. * Flexible work culture. * Opportunities to learn new technologies.

Cons: Work pressure is high. Working weekends (depends on profile).

4.0
Great Place to Work
Database Administrator • Current Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
April 16, 2021
Pros: Company policies in general are good. * Flexible work culture. * Opportunities to learn new technologies.
Cons: Work pressure is high. Working weekends (depends on profile).

Great place and people, but less than good pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

October 24, 2015

Pros: Nice people and a nice place to work. Lots of discussions around the best ways to do things, and everyone's opinion matters. It's a relaxing work environment most of the time.

Cons: Pay is not competitive. Shares are said to make the pay equal to other companies, but with extra taxes, the black-out periods when you can't sell them, and vesting times, they are really frustrating and not worth much in the end. It's widely said in the office that a higher base pay instead of shares would be preferable.

4.0
Great place and people, but less than good pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
October 24, 2015
Pros: Nice people and a nice place to work. Lots of discussions around the best ways to do things, and everyone's opinion matters. It's a relaxing work environment most of the time.
Cons: Pay is not competitive. Shares are said to make the pay equal to other companies, but with extra taxes, the black-out periods when you can't sell them, and vesting times, they are really frustrating and not worth much in the end. It's widely said in the office that a higher base pay instead of shares would be preferable.

Guidewire Interview Questions

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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.

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