Guidewire PolicyCenter Developer

Guidewire PolicyCenter Developer 6+ Months Contract Remote Roles & Responsibilities: • Write high-quality code for complex scenarios with good test coverage. • Review and translate product requirements into robust designs to ensure high-quality distributed application systems that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, and are fast, effective, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable. • Lead design and code reviews of multiple applications to ensure best practices, adherence to Mercury standards, and high quality. • Lead multiple sprint teams within the same product area to deliver new or improved features, addressing any impediments in delivering high-quality solutions for items in the product backlog. • Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders as necessary to ensure overall successful delivery of the intended functionality. • Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across multiple teams within the same functional area, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within Mercury engineering. • Collaborate with product managers to estimate effort, prioritize work, plan, and deliver prioritized roadmap items. Experience: Minimum: • 7+ years software engineering experience with proven experience in cutting-edge Technologies and/or those used at Mercury. • 3+ years hands-on experience leading multi-team engineering initiatives for building features in a distributed application systems environment. Preferred: • 5 or more years of experience with Guidewire Policy Center (Version 10 and up) • 5 or more years of experience with Java/J2EE • 4 or more years of experience with relational databases (such as SQL Server) • 2 or more years of experience supporting Guidewire Policy Center in production • Exposure to integrations with Billing or Claims Center Skills: • Proficient in programming in one or more industry-standard languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, C++, JavaScript). • Proficient in leveraging various data structures, algorithms, and design patterns. Experienced in relational databases, NoSQL, and caching solutions. • Skilled in APIs using modern protocols like REST and gRPC. • Experienced in message queuing, data streaming, workflow, and integration frameworks (such as Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, Amazon SQS, MS MQ, Apache Camel, etc.). Knowledgeable in microservices architecture. • Experienced in containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Proficient in cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. • Experienced in leveraging DevSecOps to improve engineering efficiency. • Proficient in designing and implementing high-quality distributed application systems that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, and are fast, effective, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable. • Experienced in leveraging analytics data and experimentation to design and improve systems for speed, scalability, and effectiveness. • Excellent problem-solving skills leading to innovative solutions. • Strong communication skills. Strong ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders across multiple functional areas to address impediments and deliver desired results. • Demonstrated leadership skills through mentoring and providing technical guidance to multiple teams within a functional area. • Experienced in championing operational excellence and best practices with a focus on quality, performance, scalability, maintainability, and observability.