Developer III

Developer III

Canal Insurance Company specializes in insurance for commercial trucking and specialty transportation operations. Canal was founded in 1939 and is located in Greenville, South Carolina. At Canal, we recognize that our success would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our employees. We know that happiness and productivity go hand in hand, and to that end, we consciously cultivate a culture that enables us to recruit and retain the very best talent in the business.

Located in beautiful downtown Greenville, SC

Career growth & advancement opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Employee referral program

Casual dress code

Innovation-focused & customer-centric

80+ years of industry expertise

Committed to giving back to our community

Unquestioned integrity and commitment

Basic & Voluntary Life Insurance Plans

Medical, Dental, & Vision

Short Term & Long Term Disability

401(k) plan with company match up to 6%

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Programs

Generous PTO Plan

The Developer III 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.

Key Responsibilities :

Technical Design & Development

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

Solution Design & Architecture

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

Integration & Architecture

Design and implement integrations using REST/SOAP, messaging, and middleware

Support connectivity between core platforms and third-party systems

Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions

Collaboration

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

Delivery & Support

Support Agile delivery practices including sprint planning and estimation

Collaborate with DevOps teams on build and release processes

Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues

Documentation & Continuous Improvement

Create and maintain technical documentation and design artifacts

Stay current with platform updates and industry trends

Identify opportunities to improve performance and scalability

Required Qualifications :

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

Experience working across core applications (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter)

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

Preferred Qualifications:

Guidewire certifications (nice to have, not required)

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

Key Deliverables :

Configurations across UI, data model, rules, and integrations

Reusable components and scalable development patterns

Technical design documentation and implementation artifacts

Deployment-ready code packages

Production support and performance tuning outputs

Core Competencies:

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

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