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The team focuses on AI-enabled delivery, automation, cloud adoption, repeatable services, and measurable customer value while partnering closely with customers and systems integrators.You will work in an inclusive, learning-oriented environment shaped by curiosity, innovation, determination, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\nThis role contributes to Guidewire’s mission of transforming how the world’s property and casualty insurers do business. As a Senior Java Developer, you will design and deliver dependable backend solutions that support customer implementations, accelerate cloud adoption, and improve delivery efficiency.\nYou will bring strong Java expertise, modern engineering practices, and Japanese-language capability to support effective collaboration with customers and partners in Japan-related engagements.\nJob Description\nJob Description\nWhat you’ll do\nDesign, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices patterns.\nTranslate functional and technical requirements into maintainable, secure, and production-ready solutions.\nCollaborate with Guidewire consultants, architects, product teams, customers, and systems-integrator partners to deliver successful implementations.\nContribute to cloud adoption and services-led innovation by improving automation, reusable components, delivery methods, and implementation efficiency.\nInvestigate complex technical issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement durable solutions that improve system reliability and customer outcomes.\nParticipate in design reviews, code reviews, technical documentation, testing, deployment, and production-support activities.\nCommunicate clearly in English and Japanese with relevant stakeholders, using your valid JLPT certification and language skills to support effective delivery.\nAt Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI-empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.\nWhat you’ll bring\nRequired\n5-8 years of professional experience developing Java backend applications.\nStrong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful services, and microservices architecture.\nExperience with software engineering fundamentals, object-oriented design, design patterns, automated testing, debugging, and performance optimization.\nExperience working with relational or NoSQL databases, version control, build tools, and continuous integration practices.\nAbility to understand complex requirements, solve problems systematically, and deliver high-quality outcomes in a customer-focused environment.\nStrong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across distributed, cross-functional teams.\nValid Japanese-Language Proficiency Test certification, preferably JLPT N2 or above, and the ability to communicate professionally in Japanese.\nDemonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.\nPreferred\nDegree preferred in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.\nExperience with cloud platforms, containerization, orchestration, observability, or cloud-native application development.\nExperience in insurance technology, enterprise software, system integration, or customer implementation projects.\nFamiliarity with Agile delivery, DevOps practices, event-driven architecture, or messaging technologies.\nExperience working with Japanese customers, delivery teams, or business stakeholders.\nYour Impact\nWe believe in clarity and setting you up for success. During your first six months, you will learn Guidewire’s products, delivery practices, engineering standards, and customer context; build relationships with Professional Services and partner teams; contribute to production-quality Java services; and identify opportunities to automate or standardize delivery. Your impact will be measured through reliable and maintainable software, successful delivery milestones, effective Japanese-language collaboration, reduced rework, improved implementation efficiency, and contributions to AI-enabled and repeatable services. Over time, your work will help customers realize value from Guidewire’s cloud platform, support Professional Services’ goals for faster and more efficient delivery, and strengthen the team’s ability to deliver consistent outcomes at scale.\nWhat’s in it for you\nThe people we employ give their all, and in return, we offer flexibility wherever we can, such as:\nFlexible work environment\nHealth and wellness benefits\nPaid time off programs, including volunteer time off\nMarket-competitive pay and incentive programs\nContinual development and internal career growth opportunities\nOpportunities to work on innovative cloud, AI, data, and insurance technology initiatives with global teams\nA collaborative and inclusive culture that values every perspective, encourages learning, and supports meaningful career growth\nGuidewire’s culture is centered on determination, collaboration, continuous improvement, and bravery, with opportunities to work on complex problems and cutting-edge technology. All roles include in-person interviews, and new hires participate in Guidewire’s onsite orientation process.\nGuidewire is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, skills, experience, and business needs, without regard to legally protected characteristics.\nAbout Guidewire\nGuidewire 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.\nAs 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.\nFor more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.\nGuidewire 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.\nGuidewire is proud to be a disability inclusive employer. We are committed to providing individualized accommodations and support to candidates for any part of our hiring process. 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