FBS SR Solutions Lead 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

A Lead Engineer role responsible for technical direction across multiple Guidewire initiatives and teams. The individual is a recognized subject matter expert who influences architecture, delivery strategy, and engineering standards. Owns technical outcomes beyond any single workstream; demonstrates end-to-end system thinking; influences direction across multiple teams; recognized SME; partners with Product, Architecture, and Delivery leadership; balances delivery speed with long-term operational stability.

Key Responsibilities

•Design & Architecture — Leads solutioning for the complex, cross-functional initiatives; sets architectural direction; ensures enterprise-wide adherence to Guidewire standards.

•Development & Delivery — Oversees development quality and delivery across multiple large-scale initiatives; establishes engineering best practices organization-wide.

•Technical Leadership — Serves as the primary technical authority across assigned domains and teams; drives technical direction and continuous improvement at scale; resolves the highest-complexity dependency and risk issues.

•Production Stability — Owns resolution strategy for critical, cross-system production incidents; drives proactive reliability and performance initiatives across the platform.

•Stakeholder Engagement — Advises leadership on technical risk, tradeoffs, and roadmap decisions; represents engineering in enterprise design forums. Communication must be concise, clear, and free of ambiguity.

•Talent Development — Builds organizational Guidewire capability through coaching, reusable assets, and technical standards; develops future technical leaders.

Requirements

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with 8+ years in Guidewire PolicyCenter. (MUST)
• Full English Fluency
• Sustained P&C domain experience; proven track record leading complex and large initiatives
• People Leadership background, MUST
• This role requires some overlapping with the US Time zone: A few hours, 2-3hrs a day

Technical Skills

• Advanced Guidewire configuration and Gosu, Integration Framework, REST/SOAP, Java/J2EE, Spring, SQL/Oracle, batch/event-driven patterns, CI/CD, advanced performance tuning and troubleshooting. - Advanced (7+ Years)
• Hands-on expertise in Guidewire Cloud Platform, PolicyCenter Configuration, Integration Framework, Data Model, Product Model, Rules, Workflows, Messaging and Batch Processing.
• Deep experience with Guidewire Jutro Digital Platform (JDP)
• Earnix rating/pricing engine integration; cloud-based architecture expertise. - Advanced (7+ Years)
• Guidewire Certified Specialist – PolicyCenter Configuration and Insurance Suite Integration; additional Guidewire Cloud Certifications - Advanced (7+ Years) Mandatory
• Proven hands-on experience leveraging AI tools such as Claude AI, Claude Agents, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, OpenAI-based solutions or equivalent.
• Experience building and deploying AI Agents for software engineering, production support, testing or operational automation.
• Strong DevOps background including GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and release management.
• Demonstrated expertise in performance tuning, production stability, observability and root cause analysis.

Benefits

This position comes with competitive compensation and benefits package:

1. Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
2. Comprehensive benefits package
3. Career development and training opportunities
4. Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based)
5. Dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally renowned group
6. Private Health Insurance
7. Pension Plan
8. Paid Time Off
9. 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.