Guidewire tech stack
Guidewire builds mostly with Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL. Its stack also includes AWS, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Spring Boot. AWS is named in 104 of the 151 job postings Guidewire published in the last 12 months (69%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Guidewire, updated Nov 12, 2026.
What programming languages does Guidewire use?
Java is named in 49% of job postings at Guidewire, followed by Python (43%), JavaScript (22%), SQL (14%).
Java
74 49%
Python
65 43%
JavaScript
33 22%
SQL
21 14%
TypeScript
20 13%
Go
14 9%
Bash
7 5%
Kotlin
7 5%
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What frameworks and libraries does Guidewire use?
Spring Boot is named in 15% of job postings at Guidewire, followed by React.js (12%), OpenTelemetry (7%), Hadoop (5%).
Spring Boot
22 15%
React.js
18 12%
OpenTelemetry
10 7%
Hadoop
8 5%
FastAPI
7 5%
Pydantic
7 5%
Angular
6 4%
SQLAlchemy
6 4%
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And 2 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Guidewire use?
PostgreSQL is named in 15% of job postings at Guidewire, followed by Amazon Aurora (11%), Amazon Redshift (7%), MySQL (5%).
PostgreSQL
22 15%
Amazon Aurora
16 11%
Amazon Redshift
10 7%
MySQL
7 5%
Oracle
7 5%
Redis
6 4%
DynamoDB
5 3%
CouchDB
4 3%
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What cloud and platforms does Guidewire use?
AWS is named in 69% of job postings at Guidewire, followed by Kubernetes (48%), Azure (24%), TeamCity (24%).
AWS
104 69%
Kubernetes
72 48%
Azure
36 24%
TeamCity
36 24%
Datadog
29 19%
GCP
28 19%
GitHub Actions
25 17%
Apache Kafka
24 16%
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And 9 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Guidewire use?
Docker is named in 33% of job postings at Guidewire, followed by Terraform (32%), Rest API (22%), Git (17%).
Docker
50 33%
Terraform
48 32%
Rest API
33 22%
Git
26 17%
Jenkins
25 17%
Crossplane
15 10%
Terragrunt
13 9%
Helm
13 9%
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What AI and ML technologies does Guidewire use?
LLM is named in 11% of job postings at Guidewire, followed by Claude (4%), Gemini (1%).
Which engineering practices does Guidewire ask for?
CI/CD is named in 52% of job postings at Guidewire, followed by AI Agents (19%), GitOps (17%), Incident Management (12%).
CI/CD
79 52%
AI Agents
28 19%
GitOps
25 17%
Incident Management
18 12%
SLI/SLO/SLA
16 11%
Platform Engineering
15 10%
Self-Healing
15 10%
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And 3 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each Guidewire team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
38 postingsDevOps
23 postingsEnterprise Apps
18 postingsProduct
13 postingsAI/ML
10 postingsManagement
9 postingsHow does your stack fit Guidewire?
How much does Guidewire pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Guidewire postings with stated pay: $228k across 30 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 21 | $202k | −11% |
| Kubernetes | 21 | $199k | −13% |
| Python | 17 | $202k | −11% |
| Java | 11 | $164k | −28% |
| Azure | 10 | $228k | 0% |
| GCP | 9 | $228k | 0% |
| TeamCity | 8 | $243k | +7% |
| JavaScript | 8 | $215k | −6% |
| Apache Kafka | 7 | $254k | +11% |
| LLM | 6 | $244k | +7% |
How is the Guidewire stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Guidewire stack?
Guidewire scores 82 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Guidewire stack in its industry?
Share of the 337 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Guidewire apart
Companies with a stack like Guidewire
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137 shared technologies
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150 shared technologies
NICE
152 shared technologies
The Hartford
142 shared technologies
Questions about the Guidewire tech stack
What programming languages does Guidewire use?
The languages named in Guidewire job postings are Java (49%), Python (43%), JavaScript (22%), SQL (14%), TypeScript (13%), as a share of the 151 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Guidewire use Spring Boot?
Yes. Spring Boot is named in 22 of 151 job postings (15%) and required in 21 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Guidewire use?
The cloud and platforms named in Guidewire job postings are AWS (104), Kubernetes (72), Azure (36) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Guidewire?
Backend postings at Guidewire most often require AWS (28), Kubernetes (21), Java (18), Python (17), out of 38 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Guidewire tech stack changing?
Yes. ElasticSearch, Kibana, Context Engineering, LiveKit first appeared in Guidewire job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Guidewire tech stack?
Guidewire scores 82 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Guidewire tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Guidewire publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 151 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 12, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Guidewire tech stack: 203 technologies from 151 job postings", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/guidewire/technologies