Sr. Solutions Engineer (Guidewire)

FBS – Farmer Business Services is part of Farmers Insurance operations with the purpose of building a global approach to identifying, recruiting, hiring, and retaining top talent. By combining international reach with US expertise, we build diverse and high-performing teams that are equipped to thrive in today’s competitive marketplace.

We believe that the foundation of every successful business lies in having the right people with the right skills. That is where we come in—helping Farmers build a winning team that delivers consistent and sustainable results.

Since we don’t have a local legal entity, we’ve partnered with Capgemini, which acts as the Employer of Record. Capgemini is responsible for managing local payroll and benefits.

What to expect on your journey with us:

• A solid and innovative company with a strong market presence
• A dynamic, diverse, and multicultural work environment
• Leaders with deep market knowledge and strategic vision
• Continuous learning and development

The Sr Solution Engineer will serve as the senior engineering leader responsible for driving technical delivery, execution governance, and engineering excellence across multiple Guidewire programs and delivery teams. This role acts as the bridge between Architecture, Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders, ensuring successful delivery of modernization initiatives while maintaining platform stability, scalability, and operational excellence.

💡 Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across multiple Guidewire initiatives.
• Partner with Architecture to translate solution designs into executable implementation plans.
• Drive delivery predictability through dependency management and risk mitigation.
• Facilitate technical decision-making, design reviews, and implementation planning.
• Ensure engineering best practices, governance, and quality standards.
• Promote automation, reusable frameworks, and engineering accelerators.
• Lead production readiness, performance optimization, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate critical production incidents and major release activities.
• Mentor technical leads and senior engineers.
• Drive scalability, reliability, and modernization efforts across the platform.
• Lead Guidewire modernization initiatives leveraging experience from 2–3 full transformation journeys.
• Apply modernization best practices to mitigate risks and accelerate delivery.
• Guide teams through complex Guidewire implementation and cloud transformation challenges.

Requirements

• 15+ years of overall software engineering experience.
• 9+ years of Guidewire Insurance Suite experience.
• 7+ years of advance Gosu, Java/Spring Boot, REST APIs,
• 3Hrs Overlap with US Time zone (Pacific Time) Flexibility
• 5+ years leading multiple delivery teams or large-scale programs.
• Strong background in Guidewire PolicyCenter implementations and modernization initiatives.
• Experience driving cloud transformation and Guidewire Cloud Platform adoption.
• Proven ability to lead technical strategy and execution across cross-functional teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influence without direct authority.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and technical leads.
• Ability to manage technical risks, dependencies, and large-scale enterprise delivery.
• Strong communication skills with business and technical stakeholders.
• Fluent English.

Benefits

This position comes with competitive compensation and benefits package:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Career development and training opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based)
• Dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally renowned group
• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development

Important Hiring Conditions and Disclosures

By applying for this position, candidates acknowledge and agree that:

• Personal Data Processing: The personal data provided during the recruitment and selection process will be collected, processed, and retained for legitimate recruitment and compliance purposes, in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws and FBS internal policies.
• Legal Authorization to Work: Employment with FBS is conditional upon the candidate having valid, local legal authorization to work in the country where the role is based at the time of hire. FBS does not sponsor or obtain work authorization unless explicitly stated.
• Exclusivity of Employment and Conflict of Interest: Upon acceptance of an offer and during employment with FBS, employees will not be permitted to engage in parallel employment, professional activities, or paid work for other entities. Any ownership, partnership, directorship, or participation in other businesses or companies must be fully disclosed and formally reviewed in accordance with FBS internal conflict‑of‑interest and external engagement policies prior to the start date or as soon as such circumstances arise.

Failure to comply with these conditions may impact the hiring decision or employment continuation.