# Software Engineer III - Cloud Data Platform at Guidewire

- Company: Guidewire
- What the company does: Elevate your P&C insurance with Guidewire's industry-leading software! Streamline workflows, enhance customer experience, and drive growth. Learn more today! Backed by Battery.
- Company website: http://www.guidewire.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: United States - San Mateo, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $132K to $228K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-12
- Apply by: 2026-11-26
- Apply: https://guidewire.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/United-States---San-Mateo-CA/Software-Engineer-III---Cloud-Data-Platform_JR_15062?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/guidewire-software-engineer-iii-cloud-data-platform/

## About the role

Architect, design, and implement high-performance, cloud-native data platform and analytics SaaS services that process billions of real-time data points. Development of large-scale, distributed systems using modern big data technologies (Kafka, Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Hive) and Java/Scala. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement
- 5+ years’ experience in software engineering roles focused on data platforms or data engineering
- Deep expertise in Java, with proficiency in designing and building large-scale distributed systems
- Strong understanding of distributed systems principles (consistency, availability, durability, reliability, fault-tolerance, consensus algorithms)
- Advanced knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and performance optimization
- Experience with Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform/CloudFormation)


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/guidewire-software-engineer-iii-cloud-data-platform/