Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Data Platform - Exton, PA

Job Description

Are you passionate about building large scale multi-tenant cloud native data platforms? Do you have prior experience in building data platform / data lake and analytics SaaS services in public cloud? Do you have expertise in modern Big Data stack (Kafka, Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Hive ..), Java and/or Scala. Come join our Data platform and Analytics team. This team owns, builds, and operates Guidewire’s cloud native data platform and analytics SaaS offerings. Guidewire’s data platform is targeted to be best-in-class in enabling our customers with mission critical insights and decision-making capabilities. The platform is designed to support all of our analytics, data science, and data applications. You will work in a highly collaborative environment building next generation platform and services.

Required Skills

• Extensive experience with Big Data and distributed systems.
• Excellent programming skills in Java and/or Scala
• Experience with stream processing using Spark or Flink
• Prior experience of building data platforms using Big Data stack (Kafka, Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Hive ..) on public cloud
• Understanding of distributed systems concepts and principles (consistency and availability, liveness and safety, durability, reliability, fault-tolerance, consensus algorithms)
• System design skills. Ability to design large scale distributed systems
• 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.

What you would do

• Design, develop and run cloud native data platform and analytics SaaS services
• Design and build large scale real-time stream processing systems
• Design, develop and run micro-services and analytics SaaS solutions
• Do test driven unit and end to end testing of any code you develop.
• Own Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) for your services
• Own scalability, availability and data security for your services
• Own, troubleshoot & resolve code defects
• Mentor other developers in best practices

What you would need to succeed

• Prior experience and passion for building large scale multi-tenant cloud native data platforms
• Emphasize team wins over individual success
• Strong technical communication skills
• Excellent software development skills in one or more of the following languages: Java/Scala
• Extensive experience with Big Data and distributed systems. Expertise in Spark or Flink, Kafka and Hadoop ecosystem
• System design skills. Ability to design large scale distributed systems
• Have developed in more than one language and ready to pivot to any language/framework
• Understand REST API for data interchange. Understand API-driven system designing
• Understand micro services architecture patterns pattern like Service Discovery/API Gateway/Domain Driven Design etc
• Understand Serverless function and their relevant use
• Ability to work in an agile fast paced environment
• BS or MS degree (Computer Science or Math)
• 5+ years relevant work experience
• Refer to ‘Required Skills’ section more details

Bonus

• AWS (EMR, S3, Glue, Kinesis..)
• ELK
• Experience of building SaaS/PaaS on AWS/GCP/Azure..
• AI/ML

The ideal candidate will share 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.

Download our Culture and Values deck:

https://careers.guidewire.com/application/files/9515/5238/7933/guidewire_values_and_practices.pdf

About Guidewire

Guidewire exists to deliver the industry platform that P&C insurers rely upon to adapt and succeed in a time of accelerating change—and to ensure that every customer succeeds in the journey. We provide the software, services, and partner ecosystem to enable our customers to run, differentiate, and grow their business.
Guidewire InsurancePlatform is the P&C industry platform that unifies software, services, and partner ecosystem to power our customers’ business. InsurancePlatform provides the standard upon which insurers can engage their customers, optimize their operations, drive smart decisions, and innovate quickly. We are privileged to serve more than 350 P&C insurers in 32 countries. We invest heavily in R&D to build a technology platform that combines three elements—core processing, data and analytics, and digital engagement—to enhance insurers’ ability to engage and empower their customers and employees.
Intermediate to Senior