Guidewire focuses on Property & Casualty Insurance core systems, which we don't kid ourselves in thinking is the sexiest industry. However, there are real and sophisticated problems that we solve with our solutions, and they are used every day by a large and global user base.
Keep up the good work. While the recent changes have been good, the execution is a little rushed (we're bigger than we used to be).
First round with the Director. There was no greeting, and the interviewer directly jumped to a question. The question was to design an Iterator, which was very tricky. The interviewer was helpful in guiding, but did not give any extra time. Overall,
Interview Structure: * Codility test (2 rounds) * Pair programming (2 rounds) * System design (1 round) * Managerial (1 round) The interviewers were comforting and did not focus heavily on LeetCode problems. They also included me in daily meetings
Recruiter call (30 minutes) 1 round coding: Online assessment 1 round technical: 1 hour with hiring manager Panel interview: 3 panelists (including Product Manager and Senior Architect) for half an hour each.
First round with the Director. There was no greeting, and the interviewer directly jumped to a question. The question was to design an Iterator, which was very tricky. The interviewer was helpful in guiding, but did not give any extra time. Overall,
Interview Structure: * Codility test (2 rounds) * Pair programming (2 rounds) * System design (1 round) * Managerial (1 round) The interviewers were comforting and did not focus heavily on LeetCode problems. They also included me in daily meetings
Recruiter call (30 minutes) 1 round coding: Online assessment 1 round technical: 1 hour with hiring manager Panel interview: 3 panelists (including Product Manager and Senior Architect) for half an hour each.