Staff /Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Guidewire
Generative AI
$122-244k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Back-end software for P&C insurance
Open for applications
Back-end software for P&C insurance
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$122-244k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To constantly improve, so insurance companies can successfully respond to customer needs in a world where technology and risk are changing dramatically.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent level of demonstrable professional competency
- 5+ years of professional experience working in Machine Learning and Data Science
- Demonstrated leadership experience on technical projects
- Experience conducting code reviews and being a coach and mentor to other developers
- Knowledge of ML Ops good practices for model development, deployment and monitoring
- Expert in Python programming language
- A strong understanding of AWS cloud technologies such as S3, EC2, RDS, etc
- Experience developing model pipelines using AWS Sagemaker
- Experience using statistical learning algorithms such as GLM, XGBoost, and Random Forest to solve real world business problems
- Deep understanding of neural network and transformer algorithms for large language and chat models
- Familiarity with the setup and use of various open source LLM foundation models
- Prompt engineering and fine tuning concepts for LLM performance
- Creating and using vectorized databases for data storage and retrieval
- Familiarity with various LLM architecture patterns such as RAG and FLARE
- Understanding of LLM performance evaluation and monitoring using NLP and LLM-assisted metrics
Desirable
- Data engineering experience with SQL, Spark or AWS Glue
- Experience using Docker or Kubernetes to deploy containerized applications
- Creating APIs services for backend application functionality
- Experience using TeamCity and Terraform for infrastructure setup and CI/CD
- Insurance industry or related experience such as banking and finance
What the job involves
- Be a technical leader for a cross-functional team implementing Generative AI (GenAI) solutions for some of the most critical business needs in the insurance industry
- You will be a primary stakeholder and key developer for the complete end-to-end GenAI platform at Guidewire. Design, test and build GenAI infrastructure for guidewire Large Language Models (LLMs). Creating data solutions, prompt engineering for models, fine tuning and deploying LLMs
- This role is a great opportunity for individuals motivated by learning cutting edge technologies and their application to solve real world business problems
- Guidewire is the AWS for insurance companies that use our platforms and applications
- The GenAI solutions developed by you and this team will be used by hundreds of insurance companies and impact billions of dollars in annual transactions
Our take
Insurance is an age-old industry rooted in ancient technology. Despite the substantial power and revenue of these companies, their backend systems have become outdated, leading to rising relative costs. The challenge of modernizing such entrenched systems has been a significant hurdle for many insurers.
Guidewire is at the forefront of transforming Property and Casualty insurance by offering cutting-edge software solutions delivered via the cloud. The company is dedicated to evolving its offerings through close collaboration with its extensive customer base. This intimate engagement helps Guideire refine and enhance its cloud solutions to better meet the needs of it sclients.
Despite its successes in facilitating the cloud transition, the future may see the emergence of insurance providers built on entirely different infrastructures. Guidewire's ability to adapt and leverage its expertise and adapt will be crucial for maintaining its role as a leading technology provider.
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Company Specialist
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2008
$0.8m
SERIES C
Sep 2007
$24m
SERIES C
Total funding: $24.8m
Company values
- Integrity: We build and maintain honest, candid, and caring relationships with clients, potential customers, partners, investors, and of course, each other!
- Rationality: All we do is supported by factual evidence—whether it’s building awesome products, making decisions, or communicating with each other
- Collegiality: We’re in it together—so we’re all equal. We work in professional harmony, with respect, without arrogance, and as part of a structure where responsibility is shared and owned by all of us
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Leadership
Mike Rosenbaum
(CEO, not founder)Prior to Guidewire, they led Product Management and Go-To-Market Strategy for core CRM products at Salesforce and served in the US Navy as a Submarine Officer.
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