Developer III
About the role
The Developer III at Canal Insurance serves as a senior technical contributor across Guidewire applications, supporting end-to-end delivery of capabilities spanning policy lifecycle, billing operations, and claims processing. This individual works closely with architects, business analysts, QA, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable across the enterprise.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and configure Guidewire applications using Gosu across UI, data model, configuration, rules engine, and integrations
- Deliver end-to-end development across InsuranceSuite components (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter)
- Implement and maintain business rules, workflows, rating logic, and system configurations
- Develop and maintain plug-ins, batch jobs, messaging, and APIs
- Build reusable components and standardized patterns to improve development efficiency
- Contribute to solution design by evaluating business requirements and recommending scalable technical approaches
- Define and document high-level and detailed design for configurations, integrations, and custom components
- Design integration patterns and data flows between core systems and external services
- Ensure alignment with architecture standards, performance expectations, and security guidelines
- Evaluate system impacts and ensure compatibility with existing architecture
- Identify opportunities to standardize design patterns and improve maintainability
- Partner with architects, business analysts, QA, and product owners
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to development standards
- Work across teams to ensure alignment between requirements, implementation, and standards
- Support Agile delivery practices including sprint planning and estimation
- Collaborate with DevOps teams on build and release processes
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
- Create and maintain technical documentation and design artifacts
- Stay current with platform updates and industry trends
- Identify opportunities to improve performance and scalability
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 5+ years of hands-on Guidewire development experience
- Strong proficiency in Gosu, Java, and Guidewire Studio
- Strong experience in configuration, rules, and integrations
- Experience designing and implementing REST/SOAP services and integrations
- Strong understanding of P&C insurance processes
- Experience with Agile tools such as JIRA, Git, Jenkins
Qualifications
- Preferred: Guidewire certifications
- Experience with cloud deployments (AWS, Azure)
- Experience with CI/CD and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with portals or platform extensions
- Experience with microservices architecture
- Property & Casualty insurance domain experience
Skills
- Strong platform expertise across InsuranceSuite
- Advanced problem-solving and debugging capabilities
- High attention to detail and coding standards
- Effective collaboration across business and IT teams
Benefits
At Canal Insurance, we offer comprehensive benefits including basic & voluntary life insurance plans, medical, dental, and vision coverage, short term and long term disability, a 401(k) plan with company match up to 6%, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs, generous paid time off, and more. We also provide a casual dress code, an innovative and customer-centric environment, and opportunities for career growth and advancement.
Pay
Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.
Schedule
Full-time position.