Software Observability Engineer, Guidewire

$108-186k

Plus bonus and equity

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Scala

Java

Kafka

Terraform

ELK

Hadoop

Athena

Redshift

Spark

Flink

Kinesis

Hive

Datadog

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Back-end software for P&C insurance

Job no longer available

Back-end software for P&C insurance

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInsuranceSaaSDevOpsCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$108-186k

Plus bonus and equity

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Scala

Java

Kafka

Terraform

ELK

Hadoop

Athena

Redshift

Spark

Flink

Kinesis

Hive

Datadog

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInsuranceSaaSDevOpsCloud Computing

Company mission

To constantly improve, so insurance companies can successfully respond to customer needs in a world where technology and risk are changing dramatically.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Extensive experience with Big Data and distributed systems
Ability to design large scale distributed systems
Prior experience in building observability and proactive monitoring on public cloud
Prior experience with logging and metric processor and forwarder technologies
Prior experience with AWS (CloudFormation, CloudWatch, EC2, ECS, EKS, ELB, Fargate, IAM, Route53, S3, Metricstream)
Understanding of distributed systems concepts and principles (consistency and availability, liveness and safety, durability, reliability, fault-tolerance, consensus algorithms)
Deep understanding of Algorithms, Data Structures, and Performance Optimization Techniques
Eager to learn new things and passionate about technology!
Comfortable working with Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, and Terraform
Emphasize team wins over individual success
Strong technical interpersonal skills
Excellent software development skills with experience in one or more of the following technologies: Fluent Bit, Terraform, Cloud Formation
Have developed in more than one language and ready to pivot to any language/framework
Understand microservices architecture patterns pattern like Service Discovery/API Gateway/Domain Driven Design etc
Experience with containers technology
Ability to work in an agile fast-paced environment
BS or MS degree (Computer Science or Math)
5+ years of required work experience

Desirable

Prior experience in building data platforms using Big Data stack (Kafka, Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Hive ..) on public cloud
Excellent programming skills in Java
Solid understanding of redshift or similar petabyte-scale data warehouse service in the cloud
Experience with stream processing using Spark or Flink
AWS (Athena, EMR, Glue, Kinesis..)
ELK, Datadog
Experience of building SaaS/PaaS on AWS/GCP/Azure.
AI/ML

What the job involves

This team owns, builds, and operates Guidewire’s cloud native data platform and analytics SaaS offerings
Guidewire’s data platform already processes Billions of real-time data to provide a rich set of AI/ML SaaS solutions
You will work in a highly collaborative environment building next-generation platforms and services using the latest and greatest cutting-edge & bleeding-edge technologies
Design, develop and run cloud-native data platform and analytics SaaS services
You will have fun building cloud-native, enterprise-grade, and internet-scale platforms and SaaS applications
Own architecture and provide technical leadership to multiple teams
Hands-on coding>60% of the time
Design and build large scale real-time stream processing systems
Design, develop and run micro-services and analytics SaaS solutions
Own Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) for your services
Own scalability, availability, and data security for your services
Own, tackle & resolve code defects
Mentor junior developers in standards and best practices!

Our take

Insurance is an age-old industry rooted in ancient technology. Despite the substantial power and revenue of these companies, their backend systems have become outdated, leading to rising relative costs. The challenge of modernizing such entrenched systems has been a significant hurdle for many insurers.

Guidewire is at the forefront of transforming Property and Casualty insurance by offering cutting-edge software solutions delivered via the cloud. The company is dedicated to evolving its offerings through close collaboration with its extensive customer base. This intimate engagement helps Guideire refine and enhance its cloud solutions to better meet the needs of it sclients.

Despite its successes in facilitating the cloud transition, the future may see the emergence of insurance providers built on entirely different infrastructures. Guidewire's ability to adapt and leverage its expertise and adapt will be crucial for maintaining its role as a leading technology provider.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

2% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.3)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Mar 2008

$0.8m

SERIES C

Sep 2007

$24m

SERIES C

Total funding: $24.8m

Company HQ

South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA

Leadership

Mike Rosenbaum

(CEO, not founder)

Prior to Guidewire, they led Product Management and Go-To-Market Strategy for core CRM products at Salesforce and served in the US Navy as a Submarine Officer.

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