Guidewire Developer-ClaimCenter

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Location(s)

Alpharetta, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, Boston, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois, Cleveland, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, Downers Grove, Illinois, Jacksonville, Florida, P&C-Ingram Rd-San Antonio-TX, Remote-CT, Remote-GA, Remote-IL, Remote-IN, Remote-OH, Remote-PA, Remote-TX, Remote-VA, Richardson, Texas, Tampa, Florida

Details

Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises.

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…).

Position Responsibilities:

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)

Position Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred

Guidewire ClaimCenter experience is required

Minimum of 8 years of developer experience with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity.

Expert-level understanding of the full SDLC

Ability to identify bottlenecks or inefficiencies in the software development lifecycle and propose improvements

Deep familiarity with wide range of software design patterns and architectural principles, applying them to design scalable and maintainable systems

Knowledge of auto insurance; commercial & personal auto lines a bonus

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

Languages such as Java, Gosu, Kotlin, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript

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

This position works in the Kemper office or can be remote if candidate is not local.

The range for this position is $89000 to $148100. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors. This job is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and Kemper benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.).

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper is focused on expanding our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts to align with our vision, mission, and guiding principles. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it.

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

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$89k–148.1k/yr AI reading of the posting

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