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Consultant 1, GSC

Guidewire Software

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Location: Malaysia Posted: Apr 29, 2020

Job Description

Graduate Software Consultant

Guidewire's Professional Services team is looking for smart, proactive, and results-oriented graduate software developers to join the Guidewire Services Center (GSC) team.

What we do?

We build innovative solutions for the property & casualty insurance industry's complex business domain and make our industry-leading products even better. We are looking for enthusiastic developers who are passionate about building high quality software, and working with great people to improving our customers experience for millions of users worldwide.

As a GSC consultant, you will learn and master Guidewire's products, trained and certified to perform configuration and integration of our products, provide technical consulting, and become a subject matter expert. You will partner with on-site consultants and client teams to understand business objectives and integration requirements. You will configure Guidewire applications and develop business rules using Guidewire Studio. You will develop custom integration programs to connect Guidewire applications with other internal and external systems using Java and XML. You will execute configuration / integration tests including monitoring software incidents and communicating software issues.
You will have the opportunity to work directly with some of the largest insurance companies all over the world. We work in lean, empowered, and collaborative teams that communicate daily with our customers and allow us to focus on solving complex technical challenges. You'll work alongside intelligent colleagues who've checked their egos at the door. We have a strong culture and a reputation for technical excellence within the industry and are looking for skilled, motivated graduates to help grow this.

Successful consultant developers at Guidewire typically have:

  • Passionate about solving complex technical problems and working with some of the biggest financial services companies across the world
  • Focus on writing good quality code that follows industry standard best practice
  • Interest in talking to customers and working in a role that values communication and presentation skills highly
  • Curiosity and internal motivation to constantly improve
  • Excellent communication skills, comfort level to speak their mind and defend ideas based on merit, yet humility and hunger to learn from others

What are we looking for?

  • BSc in Computer Science or equivalent from third level institution
  • Some Software development lifecycle exposure (Agile) preferred
  • Understanding of programming languages and grounding in Java, C# or C++
  • Some familiarity with Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Unit Testing, etc.
  • Awareness of Object-Oriented Programming principles
  • Awareness of Web services (e.g. REST, etc.), Cloud Services (e.g. AWS)
  • Eligible to work in Malaysia and able to travel occasionally to US, Europe or within APAC

The ideal candidate will share and be delighted by our core values: Collegiality, Integrity, and Rationality.

  • Collegiality - We value strong teams. We work together as professional equals. We strive to continuously improve our processes and make realistic assumptions to maintain a reasonable work-life balance. We are trusted to manage our own time. We value ideas, not titles. We welcome and consider contrary opinions.
  • Integrity - We insist on truthful relationships with customers, prospective customers, partners, investors, and each other in everything that we do.
  • Rationality - We communicate through clear arguments. We decide carefully based on factual evidence. We like calm, systematic, thoughtful solutions. We believe in testing. We never assume that we're building software the "best" way, and constantly seek to improve our processes.

Who are we?

Guidewire is a leading provider of core systems that span the insurance lifecycle – underwriting, policy administration, billing, and claims management. Guidewire delivers the software that property and casualty (P/C) insurers need to adapt and succeed in a time of rapid industry change — and to ensure that every customer succeeds in their journey.

Guidewire was honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award as One of the Best Places to Work in 2019. Guidewire is a mid-sized company, headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices around the world. For more information, visit www.guidewire.com.

About Guidewire Software

Guidewire Software provides core back-end systems software to the global property, casual and worker's compensation insurance industry.

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