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Guidewire Software · 1 day ago

Senior Data Engineer

Guidewire Software is a leading platform for P&C insurers, focusing on digital, core, analytics, and AI services. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join a new team that will leverage data to build advanced predictive models and drive growth in the insurance market.

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Responsibilities

Participate in multiple simultaneous projects with a focus on data preparation and pipeline development for predictive modeling and machine learning. Includes:
Data interrogation, exploratory data analysis, profiling, and reconciliation
Data pipeline creation, revision and monitoring based on product manager and data scientist/actuarial input
Feature creation, initial testing, and ongoing management
Work collaboratively with other staff including product managers, data scientists, other data analysts, architects to solve problems, develop innovative approaches, and provide project status
Create and manage data assets, datasets, features, and code with a focus on simplicity, scalability, reusability, and clear documentation
Additional work assignments not related to specific project work such as new feature development, external data research, providing user feedback on new products and tools under development
At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes

Qualification

Data pipeline developmentPredictive modelingDBTAWS data capabilitiesExpert SQL skillsApache SparkMLOps principlesVersion control systemsPythonData qualityGovernanceData modeling methodologiesSelf-motivatedDetail-oriented

Required

Bachelors or Masters degree or equivalent industry experience
Passion for solving complex data problems
7-10+ years of relevant experience
Advanced, hands on experience building modeling datasets, pipelines and features for predictive modeling
Extensive experience using DBT, Apache Iceberg, and AWS data capabilities like Airflow, Glue, Redshift, EMR to build ML data pipelines, with a strong focus on data quality and governance
Expert SQL skills, including advanced functions, table design, view creation, stored procedure and script design and coding, general performance tuning
Proficient in data processing and transformations using Apache Spark
Working knowledge of Python
Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) for managing data pipelines and features
Understanding of MLOps principles and practices related to data preparation and feature engineering; experience using Sagemaker and feature stores a plus
Familiarity with common challenges in integrating RDBMS-sourced data into a data warehouse, including temporal data handling, Change Data Capture (CDC), Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD), and data modeling methodologies like Kimball and Data Vault
Experience within a regulated industry (finance, insurance, etc…); P&C policy administration and claims processing concepts as well as US/Canadian P&C standard lines of business experience a plus
Self-motivated and detail-oriented with desire to solve problems
Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your role as well as use data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off
Company sponsored retirement plan
Annual company bonus plan
Commissions
Long term incentive awards

Company

Guidewire Software

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

H1B Sponsorship

Guidewire Software has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (79)
2024 (80)
2023 (85)
2022 (117)
2021 (108)
2020 (148)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$624.75M
2024-10-15Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2012-01-25IPO
2008-03-28Series C· $0.75M

Leadership Team

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Mike Rosenbaum
CEO
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Alex Naddaff
Senior Vice President
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