[Hiring] Guidewire Developer @Kemper

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Guidewire ClaimCenter Developer to be a deep technical expert in the property & casualty insurance claim domain. In this role, you will design and code scalable solutions, influence architecture, and provide guidance through technical excellence - not people management. You will work on Guidewire ClaimCenter and its surrounding middleware (Java/SpringBoot, AWS SQS/SNS, AWS Lambdas, AWS PostgreSQL, etc.).

• Design robust, high-performance solutions across systems and services
• Serve as a key technical contributor on critical projects or initiatives within the property & casualty insurance claim domain
• Act as a resource for others by sharing deep technical knowledge and context - without formal leadership or management duties
• Evaluate and advocate for improvements in system architecture, technical standards, and development processes
• Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering and product to align technical implementation with business needs
• Create proof of concepts to demonstrate capabilities
• Enforce standard coding and security best practices
• Work within SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 8 years of developer experience with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity
• Extensive current Guidewire ClaimCenter developer experience is required
• Languages such as Java, Gosu, Kotlin, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
• Knowledge of auto insurance; commercial or personal auto lines preferred
• Expert-level understanding of the full SDLC
• Ability to identify bottlenecks or inefficiencies in the software development lifecycle and propose improvements
• Deep familiarity with a wide range of software design patterns and architectural principles, applying them to design scalable and maintainable systems

Requirements

• Expertise with most of the following:
• Standard design patterns
• CI/CD, Containerization and Orchestration
• Unit testing and integration testing
• Version control systems (e.g. Git)
• RESTful APIs and microservices
• AI Prompt/Agentic Engineering
• Monitoring and logging via tools like AppDynamics and Splunk
• Spring Boot and container orchestration (EKS/ECS)
• SQL and secure coding practices
• Cloud-native architecture and AWS services
• Build tools & dependency management using Maven or Gradle
• Frameworks such as Angular, React, Vue
• Responsive Design and Progressive Web Apps
• Build tools & packaging managers such as Webpack/NPM
• Guidewire InsuranceSuite (ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, BillingCenter)
• Guidewire InsuranceSuite’s PCF, message queues, business rules
• Screen design using Guidewire InsuranceSuite’s PCF
• Guidewire InsuranceSuite’s database model
• Guidewire InsuranceSuite’s assignment rules
• Integrations with internal systems and vendors using Guidewire InsuranceSuite’s REST APIs, messaging queues, and batches
• Troubleshooting and resolving InsuranceSuite issues
• Guidewire Profiler to analyze performance issues
• Guidewire Cloud InsuranceSuite Professional Developer certification is preferred but not required

Benefits

• This position can work remotely from a US based home if candidate is not local to a Kemper office
• The range for this position is $89,000 to $148,100
• This job is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and Kemper benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.)