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Senior Java Fullstack Developer
Guidewire Software
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Build, grow, and retain a high-performing dev pod of Senior and Consultant App Engineers.
- Own hiring, performance, career development, and team operations.
- Dev-Side Architecture: Hold Architect-level authority for app-side technical decisions backend architecture, deterministic business logic, database access patterns, and system scaling choices (e.g., RabbitMQ-backed queues, async processing patterns).
- Delivery Oversight: Set the bar for code quality, review standards, and release readiness across all Strike Teams.
- Day-to-day per-project technical calls are delegated to the SR App Engineers leading each team; you set the standards they execute against.
- Cross-Pod Coordination: Pair with the AI Architect to ensure deterministic and non-deterministic components compose cleanly.
- Work with the Platform Architect on shared CI/CD, infrastructure, and observability requirements.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Translate priorities from PS leadership into project commitments, capacity plans, and quarterly roadmaps.
- Represent the dev pod in regional AI governance forums.
- Hiring & Performance: Drive the hiring pipeline for the open dev-side positions, calibrate leveling, and own performance and growth conversations across your direct reports.
Key Skills
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Experience Education
Bachelorβs or Masterβs degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience
10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing engineering teams of 5+ direct reports. Technical Proficiency: Strong backend development background (Java, Python, or equivalent) with deep experience in system design and distributed systems. Hands-on experience with database access patterns, message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka), and horizontal scaling.
Working understanding of how AI/LLM features get integrated into production systems. You own the architectural decisions where AI and deterministic components meet, partnering with AI specialists on deeper modeling work and knowing when to bring them in. Strong CI/CD and engineering hygiene background (Git workflows, automated testing, observability).
People Excellence: Track record of building inclusive, high-trust engineering teams, managing performance, and growing engineers from mid-level into senior roles. Domain Context: Experience delivering complex enterprise software, ideally in a SaaS or platform productization context.
Preferred Skills
- & Experience Guidewire Knowledge: Prior experience with Guidewire InsuranceSuite or Guidewire Cloud is a significant plus.
- AI Productization: Experience leading teams that ship LLM-powered or AI-assisted features into production.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Familiarity with AWS, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code.
- PS Delivery: Background in Professional Services or consulting delivery organizations.
Eligibility & process
Who can apply
Experience: 10-14 Yrs. Open to matching qualifications.
Skills & stack
Selection process
- Online Assessment / Technical Interview Rounds / HR Review
Prep kit
20 resourcesStudy material 4
Aptitude Practice Questions & Mock Tests
Curated logical, quantitative, and verbal reasoning problems for the initial online screening round.
Company-Specific Interview Preparation Corner
Detailed interview experiences, exam formats, and previous test questions for Guidewire Software and tech roles.
Technical Placement Question Bank
High-yield coding cheat sheets, core CS fundamentals (OOP, DBMS, OS, Networks), and rapid revision guides.
Algorithm, DSA & Live Code Debugger Practice
Hands-on problem sets to improve coding speed and step-by-step memory debugging.
Company-specific guides 4
APTITUDE & LOGIC
Aptitude Practice Questions & Online Mock Tests
Curated logical, quantitative, and verbal reasoning problems to sharpen reasoning skills required for the initial screening test.
COMPANY GUIDE
Guidewire Software Interview Preparation Corner
Comprehensive guide covering typical interview formats, common questions, and preparation tips for Guidewire Software and off-campus tech roles.
MOCK TESTS & PAPERS
Comprehensive Interview Prep Resources & Syllabus
Collection of previous year questions, company-specific test patterns, and interview experiences for technical and HR rounds.
CODING PRACTICE
Algorithm and Data Structure Problem Set
Practice problems to improve coding proficiency and algorithm problem-solving speed for technical rounds.
Likely coding questions 4
Round-wise strategy 4
Round 1: Online Assessment (OA)
Aptitude, Quantitative Logic & 2 Coding Problems
Focus on accuracy and speed. Practice arrays, strings, and standard arithmetic puzzles.
Round 2: Technical Interview 1
Core Tech Stack (Distribution, Java Fullstack, Low Level Design, Distribution System, Java Development, Design, Python, Java) & Live Code Tracing
Explain your thought process aloud. Analyze time & space complexities before coding.
Round 3: System Design & Problem Solving
Database Schemas, APIs & Architecture Basics
Clarify edge cases, diagram schemas cleanly, and discuss scalability trade-offs.
Round 4: HR & Cultural Fit Discussion
Guidewire Software Core Values, Learning Agility & Offer Terms
Demonstrate passion, strong communication, and readiness for full-time collaboration.
Technical questions 5
Explain OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) principles with real-world examples in Distribution. Answer
Model answer: 1. Encapsulation (data hiding via private fields/getters). 2. Abstraction (hiding implementation complexity). 3. Inheritance (code reusability). 4. Polymorphism (method overriding/overloading).
What is the time and space complexity of QuickSort vs MergeSort? Answer
Model answer: QuickSort: Average O(N log N) time, O(log N) space. Worst O(N^2). MergeSort: Guaranteed O(N log N) time, but requires O(N) auxiliary space.
Explain the difference between SQL Indexing (B-Tree vs Hash) and when not to use an index. Answer
Model answer: Indexes speed up SELECT queries via B-Trees. However, they slow down INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations because indexes must be updated on disk. Avoid on low-cardinality columns (e.g., boolean flags).
What happens under the hood when you enter a URL in a browser? Answer
Model answer: 1. DNS lookup (resolves IP). 2. TCP 3-way handshake (SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK). 3. TLS negotiation for HTTPS. 4. HTTP GET request sent. 5. Server responds with HTML/CSS/JS. 6. Browser renders DOM & CSSOM tree.
What is the difference between REST and GraphQL APIs? Answer
Model answer: REST uses multiple fixed endpoints with possible over/under-fetching. GraphQL uses a single endpoint allowing clients to query exact fields in a single request.
Behavioural & HR questions 3
Why do you want to join Guidewire Software as a Senior Java Fullstack Developer?
Highlight Guidewire Software's market reputation, recent tech innovations, and how your skills in Distribution directly solve their team's objectives.
Highlight Guidewire Software's market reputation, recent tech innovations, and how your skills in Distribution directly solve their team's objectives.
Describe a challenging bug or academic project roadblock and how you resolved it.
Use the STAR method: Situation (project context), Task (what needed solving), Action (specific tools/logic applied), Result (quantifiable positive outcome).
Use the STAR method: Situation (project context), Task (what needed solving), Action (specific tools/logic applied), Result (quantifiable positive outcome).
How do you handle strict deadlines or sudden scope changes?
Explain your prioritization strategy, proactive communication with mentors/peers, and agile mindset.
Explain your prioritization strategy, proactive communication with mentors/peers, and agile mindset.
Competitive Package (Best in Industry)
Bengaluru, India
Experience: 10-14 Yrs. Open to matching qβ¦
