at Guidewire
Want to Work for a Different Type of Software Company? Join the Guidewire team!
At Guidewire, we don’t just hire people who fit in; we want to work with anyone who complements our business, teams, and company culture – by being exactly who they are, 24/7. We strive to create an employee community where everyone is valued, respected, included, and can be their authentic self. If you believe you have what we need, we encourage you to apply!
We pride ourselves on our inclusive and collaborative company culture. As part of our intern program, our talented engineers will train and mentor you as you engage in meaningful work on our industry-leading software products.
Who are we and what do we do?
Guidewire is a rapidly growing software company that delivers the industry standard platform that Property and Casualty insurers rely upon to stay ahead of the curve in a time of accelerating change. We provide software, services, and a partner ecosystem that empower our customers to run, differentiate and grow their business.
What will I be doing?
Guidewire is offering a 6-month Guidewire Basecamp internship program from February through July 2025, this program is designed to give active undergraduate college students, or those registered in a masters’ program, an opportunity to work in a real-world business environment. Learn how to interact with customers, solving complex problems, and help create software that is used by some of the largest Insurance companies in the world.
You will be part of our Professional Services Team in Ireland and will work directly with customer projects to understand and customise solutions that best suit their needs.
You will work with a dedicated mentor and other fellow interns on a software project that adds value to our mission here at Guidewire. You will experience what it is like to be a part of an Agile development team. Guidewire is an Agile development shop: we do iterative development, break features into stories, work in priority order, encourage pair programming and more. Our focus is to make the highest quality software for our customers and deliver it on-time. We spend a significant amount of time focusing on software development as a craft. If you intern here, you will collaborate with teammates, mentors and stakeholders while learning what it means to be a professional consultant developer.
Intern Requirements
Penultimate year of study in a bachelor’s or master’s degree studying Computer Science or equivalent I.T course
Understanding of programming skills and grounding in Java, C# or C++
Awareness of object-oriented design principles
Some Software development lifecycle exposure (Agile) preferred
Enthusiasm to learn and support others in your team
Good communication skills
Willingness to participate in Guidewire Basecamp Internship program events and activities
Other types of things that we like to cultivate:
Curiosity based on genuine love of technology and solving technical problems
Accountability based on an earnest desire to do what is expected without prompting
Kindness and respect for your fellow teammates
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. provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.