Guidewire Reviews

Pros

Everybody is very very friendly, management are very open, salary is great and the stocked kitchens are a big plus.

Cons

Management are being quite indecisive at the moment.

Advice to Management

Make a decision and stick to it.

Pros

Friendly Environment Good starting salary Detailed training (you are not thrown in to the deep end straight away) Plenty of social events

Cons

Promotion process feels a bit too vague and unclear. Some get promoted in 6 months and some take up to 2 years. Never given clear reasoning why outside of vague "They worked hard"

Advice to Management

None that I can think of

Pros

Guidewire is a good place to start your career right after college. You will learn to work in an agile environment and get used to getting things done in software. There are opportunities to work in the US and elsewhere in Europe as a Field Consultant after 1 year here. Overall, you can get some valuable experience during your first two years here. After that, it kind of becomes a rut with little career progression.

Cons

Put simply, if you love coding, if you are a creative engineer who loves to design an idea out of thin air and build it, you should not work as a Consultant for Guidewire (you may consider applying for a Software Engineer position). Over time, doing only simple tasks over and over may crush your spirit, and limit your growth. Also, unless you work in a Digital project, most technologies are proprietary and they will...

Advice to Management

Keep up the social activities. They are great. Raise the base salary, it is not enough to live in Dublin (just take a quick look at how much does rent cost for a 1 bedroom apartment). Allow people to work remotely when they want to do so. Our clients are remote so it wouldn't do any harm having a 1 week remote out of 4 policy or similar. On this line, you should allow people to expense a WeWorks office downtown...

Pros

No micro management, very friendly and cooperative manager

Cons

Nothing specific but salary can be a concern

Pros

Amazing people Great CEO Career Growth Review Process

Cons

Not the most interesting industrie

Pros

- Guidewire offices are clean, have a casual atmosphere, and employees are provided with free snacks and drinks. - Management encourages and facilitates employees to progress their professional and leadership skills with clear career paths outlined. - Employees have control over their own career path with a lot of internal opportunities available. - Guidewire is solving important and complex problems with their...

Cons

- Methodologies are sometimes outdated and it can be difficult to change the internal status quo.

Advice to Management

Review project methodologies and processes more frequently and give the development teams on the ground level more of a voice in this area.

Pros

Good career opportunities, good work/life balance

Cons

Is not close to the city center

Pros

It's a good Company and good culture. Very friendly people around and work environment is really good.

Cons

Less pay. Very less chance to learn new technologies and very less development work involved in day-to-day work.