API Engineering Intern
United States - Philadelphia, PA
Product Strategy/Full time/Onsite
Guidewire is seeking a motivated and curious Software Engineering Intern to join our team and contribute to the development of cutting-edge APIs and microservices. This internship is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience designing, architecting, and maintaining a scalable, event-driven microservices system as part of HazardHub NextGen, the industry’s most comprehensive platform for property, casualty, and hazard risk data in the P&C insurance space.
Job Description
As an intern, you will be paired with an experienced Software Engineer and play an integral role in shaping the future of our geospatial and hazard data services. You’ll gain exposure to real-world software engineering practices and contribute meaningfully to our production systems.
What You’ll Do:
Collaborate with your mentor and other engineers to design, build, and maintain APIs and microservices that power HazardHub’s data products.
Contribute to architectural and technology decisions related to middle-tier services, API structure, and database design.
Develop and maintain geospatial APIs and microservices that deliver hazard and risk-related data efficiently and securely.
Investigate and troubleshoot live systems, identify bugs, and assist in implementing fixes and enhancements.
Participate in code reviews, share your ideas, and grow your software development skills in a supportive team environment.
Technologies You’ll Work With:
OpenAPI – for designing and documenting RESTful APIs
REST – for API design and communication
SQL – for querying and managing data
Go (Golang) – primary programming language for service development
PostGIS – geospatial database extension for PostgreSQL
Kubernetes – for container orchestration and deployment
Helm – for managing Kubernetes applications
Terraform – for infrastructure as code
GitHub & GitHub Actions – for version control and CI/CD
What You’ll Gain:
Practical experience building and deploying production-grade microservices
Exposure to modern DevOps practices and infrastructure tools
Mentorship from experienced engineers and opportunities to grow as a developer
A chance to contribute to impactful, real-world solutions used across the insurance industry
Intern Requirements
Currently enrolled in a BS or MS program in Computer Science, with an expected graduation date from Spring 2025 to Spring 2026
Programming proficiency in Java, Python & React or other modern OO programming languages.
Analytical and structured thinker—you can break down complex challenges, identify patterns, and frame solutions that align with business goals.
Excellent communication skills- with the ability to translate customer and market insights into actionable product strategies.
Collaborative and adaptable- able to work effectively with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders.
Comfort with ambiguity—you enjoy tackling open-ended challenges and iterating on ideas based on discovery and feedback.
Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to Accommodations@guidewire.com. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail Accommodations@guidewire.com to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.
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About Guidewire
Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.
As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.
For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.
Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.
As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.
For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.
Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.
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