Pros: Guidewire is probably the most reasonable place I have ever worked. Management is focused on delivering quality software to insurance companies, so software engineers are treated very well. The insurance industry is notoriously slow, which gives us the opportunity to make good choices and not cut corners. Guidewire is full of humble geniuses -- seriously, there's a lot of brain power behind the keyboards.

Cons: Most of the technology that Guidewire uses is developed in-house. Because of that, there are fewer opportunities to gain experience in technologies that other software companies expect when hiring. Also, Guidewire develops software for the insurance industry, which is extremely slow and behind in terms of technology.

Pros: Work-life balance Smart colleagues Office is good

Cons: Boring projects Low salary Gosu Insurance domain US management

Pros: Extremely smart colleagues who are also always willing to help. Just ask! Leadership thinks rationally and focuses on real use cases rather than someone's whims and fancies. At the same time, there is a willingness to stretch the limits of what enterprise software can do. You can literally feel that these folks have a passion to serve the P&C insurance industry. Work hours are flexible and working from home is okay, but working in the office is so much fun that I cannot think of working from home more than a day a week. Lots of freedom along with accountability. These folks take software quality very, very seriously. There are code clean-up days organized, and pair programming encouraged. Truly an agile workplace. You are not only allowed but even encouraged to try out different roles and/or teams, rather than stagnate in the same role for years.

Cons: No free lunch like Google/Facebook. This would be a nice addition; however, it is not a deal breaker.