Few months in, and excellent all-around
Few months in, and excellent all-around
There is a lot of freedom to implement new technologies, as Guidewire seeks to become more than just a software product and more of a platform. This is good, and it shows in the types of hiring they have been moving towards.
Benefits are excellent, especially if you're young, since they offer an HSA and Roth 401k, both excellent tax choices, along with several decent perks such as reduced prices on movie tickets and theme parks.
The company is growing quickly, and management is onboard with what it takes to be competitive while this growth happens by planning transparent quarterly meetings.
Still a lot of cruft from old "NIH" systems. They are progressing in adopting external technologies such as cloud and open-source frameworks, so this will take some time. Everyone seems onboard though, which helps.
Make sure your layers of management stay as small as possible. I have noticed some teams with 7 layers, so there might be room for a re-org in these parts.
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Foster City, California, United StatesDecember 20, 2016The process was good and quick. I talked to recruiters Marissa and Victoria, and within a week, I was onsite for an interview. The onsite scrutiny was more interesting, wherein I was asked to either write or fix code such that tests passed.
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Foster City, California, United StatesMay 1, 2015The interview process was typical. I submitted my resume and received a phone call from a recruiter. I then interviewed with the hiring manager over the phone. The next step was to interview with five to six employees, and then I finished up with th
Senior Software Engineer
Foster City, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2016One technical telephonic interview, followed by four onsite interviews (three technical and one behavioral). The interview was good and mainly focused on Data Structures, Algorithms, and Design. There was no blackboard coding; however, you will be
