Summary

Junior Software Consultant
Guidewire Services Centre (GSC) was established to help meet a growing global customer demand for expertise in implementing Guidewire products, currently being used by customers who are household names globally. GSC is looking for smart, proactive, and results-oriented graduate/junior software developers to join the team in Kuala Lumpur.

Job Description

What We Do?

We build innovative solutions for the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry's complex business domain and make our industry-leading products even better.  We are looking for enthusiastic graduate/junior developers who are passionate about building high quality software, and working with great people to improve our customers' experience for millions of users worldwide.

As a GSC software consultant, you will learn and master Guidewire's products, trained and certified to perform configuration and integration of our products, provide technical consulting, and become a subject matter expert.  You will partner with on-site consultants and client teams to understand business objectives and integration requirements.  You will configure Guidewire applications and develop business rules using Guidewire tools.  You will develop custom integration programs to connect Guidewire applications with other internal and external systems using Java and XML.  You will execute configuration/integration tests including monitoring incidents and resolving application issues.

You will have the opportunity to work directly with some of the largest insurance companies all over the world.  We work in lean, empowered, and collaborative teams that communicate daily with our customers and allow us to focus on solving complex technical challenges.  You'll work alongside intelligent colleagues who've checked their egos at the door.  We have a strong culture and a reputation for technical excellence within the industry and are looking for skilled, motivated graduates/juniors to help grow this.

Successful Consultants at Guidewire are typically:

Passionate about solving complex technical problems and working with some of the biggest financial services companies across the world

Focus on writing good quality code that follows industry standards and best practice

Interested in building genuine relationship with the customers and work in a role that values communication and effective presentation skills

Curious and internally motivated to constantly improve

Effective communicators, ability to articulate perspectives and support ideas with substantiated reasoning, coupled with intellectual humility and a strong desire for continuous learning

Who Are We Looking For?

Fresh/Recent graduate with BSc in Computer Science or equivalent from a third level or higher education institution

Understanding of programming languages and grounding in Java, C# or C++

Strong foundation in Object-Oriented Programming principles

Awareness of Web services (e.g. REST, etc.), Cloud Services (e.g. AWS)

Exposure in software development lifecycle e.g. Agile methodology

Knowledgeable in Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Unit Testing, etc.

Eligible to work in Malaysia and available for critical business travel if needed

Good English communication skills, proficiency in any other languages e.g. Chinese or Japanese language (spoken and written) is an added advantage

The ideal candidate will share and be delighted by 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.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.