DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2015--
Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE), a global provider of software
products to the general insurance industry, today announced the
expansion of its operations in Ireland with the leasing of additional
office space to handle its growing team. To build on its success in the
country, Guidewire anticipates hiring 60-80 new staff in 2015/2016.
Already employing more than 150 people at its Global Services and
Development Centre in Dublin, this expansion will position Guidewire
Software Ireland as the largest office outside of the U.S., where the
company is headquartered. The additional staff will provide consultancy
support and product development resources to some of Guidewire’s 180
customers around the world.
Today’s jobs announcement by Guidewire Software is supported by the
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland, the
Government agency responsible for the attraction and development of
foreign investment in Ireland.
There are two components to the Development Centre and Global Services
in Dublin: the European Development Centre (EDC) and the Guidewire
Services Centre (GSC). Product Development has been a significant factor
in the growth of the EDC this year, where its highly-skilled technical
team is developing product extensions, accelerators, mobile applications
and web portals. The strength of technical talent in Ireland led
Guidewire to designate the Dublin site as its fifth Development Centre,
joining the Guidewire teams in the San Francisco Bay Area, Exton
(Pennsylvania), Tokyo, and Toronto as a product development operation.
“We have been very pleased with the quality of talent and output from
our Dublin office, and I regard our decision to start operations in
Ireland as one of the best we have made in the last several years,” said
Marcus Ryu, chief executive officer, Guidewire Software. “We
intend to build on that success with a significant increase in our
hiring plans and a deeper integration of our Dublin-based personnel into
the career progression opportunities of the company, especially in
Europe.”
Dan Lonborg, engineering director and head of the European
Development Centre, added, “It's a great vote of confidence in
the team and the outstanding work they have done that we've decided to
increase our investment in the European Development Centre. This
expansion will allow us to take on bigger, more complex and new types of
projects in Dublin.” Dan continued, “Guidewire’s goal is to build
the best software possible for our industry and our Dublin team has a
significant role in this. They are committed to our core principles of
product quality.”
Recruitment activity is underway to fill the newly created positions.
Current available roles include:
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Software Engineers/Developers
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Web and Mobile Developers
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Automation QA Engineers
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Dev Ops Engineers
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Product Managers
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Technical Consultants
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Graduate Developers.
Further details are available at: https://careers.guidewire.com/
Guidewire Global Services in Dublin continues to take on more projects,
drawing from experience gained in over 30 successful implementations. Niall
Lalor, distributed consulting director, Guidewire Ireland,
commented, “It's been incredibly exciting to see the Guidewire
Ireland office grow from strength to strength since we established in
2011. This expansion provides more ways for us to serve our customers
while also offering excellent career opportunities for our team.”
Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation,
noted, “Financial services technology is a niche sector which we
have identified as part of our Action Plan for Jobs, and in recent years
we have seen significant jobs expansion in both Irish and multinational
companies in this area. Today’s announcement by Guidewire that it is
hiring up to 80 new staff in Blanchardstown is another great boost. What
is particularly encouraging is how important the Dublin operation has
become in a short time within this global company, and how impressed the
decision-makers have been with the talent they can employ here. I wish
all at Guidewire every success with this investment.”
Martin Shanahan, CEO IDA Ireland, also welcomed today’s
announcement. “Guidewire Software is one of a significant
number of international ICT companies using Ireland as a base to develop
software products for the global financial services industry. Guidewire’s
expansion of its Dublin centre is further evidence of Ireland’s ability
to attract high-value investments from leading companies in software
development. I would like to offer the continued support of IDA Ireland
to Guidewire as it grows its international business from Ireland.”
About Guidewire Software
Guidewire builds software products that help Property/Casualty (general)
insurers replace their legacy core systems and transform their business.
Designed to be flexible and scalable, Guidewire products enable insurers
to deliver excellent service, increase market share and lower operating
costs. Guidewire InsuranceSuite™ provides the core systems used by
insurers as operational systems of record. Additional products provide
support for data management, business intelligence, anytime/anywhere
access and guidance and monitoring. More than 180 Property/Casualty
(general) insurers around the world have selected Guidewire. Please
visit www.guidewire.com.
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NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire
PolicyCenter, and Guidewire BillingCenter are registered trademarks of
Guidewire Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
Source: Guidewire Software, Inc.
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