FBS – Farmer Business Services is part of Farmers Insurance operations with the purpose of building a global approach to identifying, recruiting, hiring, and retaining top talent. By combining international reach with US expertise, we build diverse and high-performing teams that are equipped to thrive in today’s competitive marketplace.
We believe that the foundation of every successful business lies in having the right people with the right skills. That is where we come in—helping Farmers build a winning team that delivers consistent and sustainable results.
Since we don’t have a local legal entity, we’ve partnered with Capgemini, which acts as the Employer of Record. Capgemini is responsible for managing local payroll and benefits.
What to expect on your journey with us:
- A solid and innovative company with a strong market presence
- A dynamic, diverse, and multicultural work environment
- Leaders with deep market knowledge and strategic vision
- Continuous learning and development
A Lead Engineer role responsible for technical direction across multiple Guidewire initiatives and teams. The individual is a recognized subject matter expert who influences architecture, delivery strategy, and engineering standards. Owns technical outcomes beyond any single workstream; demonstrates end-to-end system thinking; influences direction across multiple teams; recognized SME; partners with Product, Architecture, and Delivery leadership; balances delivery speed with long-term operational stability.
Key Responsibilities
•Design & Architecture — Leads solutioning for the complex, cross-functional initiatives; sets architectural direction; ensures enterprise-wide adherence to Guidewire standards.
•Development & Delivery — Oversees development quality and delivery across multiple large-scale initiatives; establishes engineering best practices organization-wide.
•Technical Leadership — Serves as the primary technical authority across assigned domains and teams; drives technical direction and continuous improvement at scale; resolves the highest-complexity dependency and risk issues.
•Production Stability — Owns resolution strategy for critical, cross-system production incidents; drives proactive reliability and performance initiatives across the platform.
•Stakeholder Engagement — Advises leadership on technical risk, tradeoffs, and roadmap decisions; represents engineering in enterprise design forums. Communication must be concise, clear, and free of ambiguity.
•Talent Development — Builds organizational Guidewire capability through coaching, reusable assets, and technical standards; develops future technical leaders.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, solution engineering, or technology program leadership.
- Full English Fluency
- Extensive Guidewire Insurance Suite with deep Policy Center expertise (MUST), sustained P&C domain experience; proven track record leading complex
- People Leadership background, MUST
- This role requires some overlapping with the US Time zone: A few hours, 2-3hrs a day
Technical Skills
- Advanced Guidewire configuration and Gosu, Integration Framework, REST/SOAP, Java/J2EE, Spring, SQL/Oracle, batch/event-driven patterns, CI/CD, advanced performance tuning and troubleshooting. - Advanced (7+ Years)
- Deep experience with Guidewire Jutro Digital Platform (JDP)
- Earnix rating/pricing engine integration; cloud-based architecture expertise. - Advanced (7+ Years)
- Guidewire Certified Specialist – PolicyCenter Configuration and Insurance Suite Integration; additional Guidewire Cloud Certifications preferred. - Advanced (7+ Years) Mandatory
- AI Automation Implementation, Claude ai, Claude Agents
Benefits
This position comes with competitive compensation and benefits package:
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Career development and training opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based)
- Dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally renowned group
- Private Health Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Important Hiring Conditions and Disclosures
By applying for this position, candidates acknowledge and agree that:
• Personal Data Processing: The personal data provided during the recruitment and selection process will be collected, processed, and retained for legitimate recruitment and compliance purposes, in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws and FBS internal policies.
• Legal Authorization to Work: Employment with FBS is conditional upon the candidate having valid, local legal authorization to work in the country where the role is based at the time of hire. FBS does not sponsor or obtain work authorization unless explicitly stated.
• Exclusivity of Employment and Conflict of Interest: Upon acceptance of an offer and during employment with FBS, employees will not be permitted to engage in parallel employment, professional activities, or paid work for other entities. Any ownership, partnership, directorship, or participation in other businesses or companies must be fully disclosed and formally reviewed in accordance with FBS internal conflict‑of‑interest and external engagement policies prior to the start date or as soon as such circumstances arise.
Failure to comply with these conditions may impact the hiring decision or employment continuation.