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Technical Solutions Architect roles sit squarely in STEM-eligible occupation territory, making them strong targets for F-1 students seeking the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and your degree in computer science, engineering, or a related STEM field must align with the role's technical requirements.
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Guidewire’s Professional Services team partners with P&C insurers to implement our cloud platform and AI-powered solutions, reducing implementation effort and accelerating time-to-value. We collaborate with customers and partners to turn product innovations into repeatable, high-quality delivery patterns that drive measurable business outcomes.
As a Services Solutions Technical Architect Intern, you’ll join a hybrid, cross-functional team in Exton focused on services-led innovation for the US Commercial Lines market. You’ll help design and improve tools and Services Solutions that reduce project timelines and increase cloud adoption and customer value.
Working with Solution Architects, Delivery Consultants, and Project Managers, you’ll use coding and AI-assisted development to automate workflows, support integrations and data transformations, and help maintain a prioritized Services Solutions backlog that supports Professional Services delivery.
Want to join Guidewire Basecamp?
A place for you to belong and thrive. Guidewire Basecamp is our graduate and intern program. Designed through research from our own former interns and graduate level employees, Guidewire Basecamp is the program that all our interns and graduates become a part of when they walk through our doors. We give them the tools to leap further and find their own way, so they can confidently Navigate What's Next in their career.
GWBC = Guidewire Basecamp
JOB DESCRIPTION
What you’ll do
- Help develop or maintain simple tools, scripts, or templates (e.g., spreadsheets, basic scripts) that automate routine Professional Services workflows and improve day-to-day operational efficiency for US Commercial Line Solutions.
- Implement small, well-defined coding tasks (for example, data transformations, simple integrations,) and internal utilities - using languages such as Java, JavaScript, SQL, or Python under guidance from senior engineers.
- Use AI-assisted development tools (for example, code assistants, test generators, and documentation helpers) to prototype improvements, refactor existing code, and document processes in a safe, compliant way.
- Experiment with AI-based automation (scripts, prompts, or small utilities) to streamline repetitive team workflows and propose measurable improvements that support faster, more consistent implementations.
- Support other Solution Service owners by organizing and prioritizing the Solution Services backlog, maintaining clear documentation, and ensuring alignment with overall Commercial Lines Services strategies.
- Document small process issues the team encounters and propose pragmatic, incremental changes to improve business processes and ways of working.
- Participate in agile ceremonies (standups, planning, reviews, retrospectives) and selected field activities (workshops, pilots, go-live support) taking ownership of well-defined follow-up tasks that improve solution adoption and customer outcomes.
- Collaborate with internal Guidewire teams and external partners on clearly scoped tasks that contribute to the development and adoption of USBC Solutions.
- Contribute to knowledge enablement for consultants by drafting or updating quick-reference guides, checklists, and basic training materials for USBC Solution Services.
- At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI–empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.
What You’ll Bring
Required
- Programming fundamentals in at least one of Java, JavaScript, SQL, or Python, with the ability to implement small, well-defined coding tasks and data transformations.
- Ability to build and maintain simple scripts, utilities, and spreadsheet-based tools to automate repetitive tasks and improve operational efficiency.
- Comfort learning and safely using AI-assisted development tools (such as code assistants, test generators, and documentation helpers) safely and responsibly.
- Agile basics: familiarity with sprints, standups, planning, reviews, retrospectives, and taking end-to-end ownership of small, low-risk tasks.
- Ability to work with backlog and work-tracking tools (for example, Jira or spreadsheets) to prioritize, track, and report on tasks.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document processes, issues, and how-to guides for a range of stakeholders (engineers, project managers, consultants, and partners).
- Strong collaboration skills and comfort contributing in cross-functional settings such as workshops, pilots, and go-live activities, with reliable follow through on assigned actions.
- Self-starter mindset with the ability to break vague ideas into concrete tasks, doing the upfront research, and creating an execution plan with light guidance.
- Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.
Preferred
- Coursework, projects, or internships involving Java, JavaScript, SQL, or Python, especially where you built utilities, integrations, or automation scripts.
- Hands-on experience using AI tools (such as, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, test generators) to assist with coding, documentation, or process automation.
- Prior participation in an agile team or structured group project (university project, hackathon, student tech club), including standups and sprint-style planning.
- Exposure to backlog management and collaboration tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, Confluence, Google Docs/Sheets) for tracking tasks and documenting work.
- Experience creating how-to guides, checklists, or basic training materials (for classmates, open-source projects, campus jobs, or prior internships).
- Any customer-facing or field experience (workshops, user testing, support, tutoring, lab assistant) that shows comfort in listening, capturing notes, and following up on actions.
- Interest in P&C insurance, SaaS/enterprise software, or consulting-style environments.
YOUR IMPACT
We believe in clarity and setting you up for success. In your first months, you’ll learn how Professional Services delivers Guidewire’s cloud and AI-powered solutions, then begin owning small, clearly defined tasks across scripting, data transformations, backlog management, and documentation. As you grow, you’ll help the team measure and improve workflows, contribute to AI-driven automations, and refine Solution Services collateral that reduces implementation effort and time while improving adoption.
Your work will support our FY26 ambition to revolutionize services execution, scale AI-enabled offerings, and help insurers successfully transform on the Guidewire platform by cutting implementation effort and time and driving measurable customer value.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
The people we employ give their all, and in return, we offer flexibility wherever we can, such as:
- Flexible work environment
- Health and wellness benefits
- Paid time off programs including volunteer time off
- Market-competitive pay and incentive programs
- Continual development and internal career growth opportunities
All roles at Guidewire include an in-person orientation process so you can build relationships, immerse yourself in our culture of determination, collaboration, continuous improvement, and bravery, and ramp up effectively in a hybrid environment.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $52,000 - $78,000. Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance.
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.
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
SUMMARY
Guidewire’s Professional Services team partners with P&C insurers to implement our cloud platform and AI-powered solutions, reducing implementation effort and accelerating time-to-value. We collaborate with customers and partners to turn product innovations into repeatable, high-quality delivery patterns that drive measurable business outcomes.
As a Services Solutions Technical Architect Intern, you’ll join a hybrid, cross-functional team in Exton focused on services-led innovation for the US Commercial Lines market. You’ll help design and improve tools and Services Solutions that reduce project timelines and increase cloud adoption and customer value.
Working with Solution Architects, Delivery Consultants, and Project Managers, you’ll use coding and AI-assisted development to automate workflows, support integrations and data transformations, and help maintain a prioritized Services Solutions backlog that supports Professional Services delivery.
Want to join Guidewire Basecamp?
A place for you to belong and thrive. Guidewire Basecamp is our graduate and intern program. Designed through research from our own former interns and graduate level employees, Guidewire Basecamp is the program that all our interns and graduates become a part of when they walk through our doors. We give them the tools to leap further and find their own way, so they can confidently Navigate What's Next in their career.
GWBC = Guidewire Basecamp
JOB DESCRIPTION
What you’ll do
- Help develop or maintain simple tools, scripts, or templates (e.g., spreadsheets, basic scripts) that automate routine Professional Services workflows and improve day-to-day operational efficiency for US Commercial Line Solutions.
- Implement small, well-defined coding tasks (for example, data transformations, simple integrations,) and internal utilities - using languages such as Java, JavaScript, SQL, or Python under guidance from senior engineers.
- Use AI-assisted development tools (for example, code assistants, test generators, and documentation helpers) to prototype improvements, refactor existing code, and document processes in a safe, compliant way.
- Experiment with AI-based automation (scripts, prompts, or small utilities) to streamline repetitive team workflows and propose measurable improvements that support faster, more consistent implementations.
- Support other Solution Service owners by organizing and prioritizing the Solution Services backlog, maintaining clear documentation, and ensuring alignment with overall Commercial Lines Services strategies.
- Document small process issues the team encounters and propose pragmatic, incremental changes to improve business processes and ways of working.
- Participate in agile ceremonies (standups, planning, reviews, retrospectives) and selected field activities (workshops, pilots, go-live support) taking ownership of well-defined follow-up tasks that improve solution adoption and customer outcomes.
- Collaborate with internal Guidewire teams and external partners on clearly scoped tasks that contribute to the development and adoption of USBC Solutions.
- Contribute to knowledge enablement for consultants by drafting or updating quick-reference guides, checklists, and basic training materials for USBC Solution Services.
- At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI–empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.
What You’ll Bring
Required
- Programming fundamentals in at least one of Java, JavaScript, SQL, or Python, with the ability to implement small, well-defined coding tasks and data transformations.
- Ability to build and maintain simple scripts, utilities, and spreadsheet-based tools to automate repetitive tasks and improve operational efficiency.
- Comfort learning and safely using AI-assisted development tools (such as code assistants, test generators, and documentation helpers) safely and responsibly.
- Agile basics: familiarity with sprints, standups, planning, reviews, retrospectives, and taking end-to-end ownership of small, low-risk tasks.
- Ability to work with backlog and work-tracking tools (for example, Jira or spreadsheets) to prioritize, track, and report on tasks.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document processes, issues, and how-to guides for a range of stakeholders (engineers, project managers, consultants, and partners).
- Strong collaboration skills and comfort contributing in cross-functional settings such as workshops, pilots, and go-live activities, with reliable follow through on assigned actions.
- Self-starter mindset with the ability to break vague ideas into concrete tasks, doing the upfront research, and creating an execution plan with light guidance.
- Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.
Preferred
- Coursework, projects, or internships involving Java, JavaScript, SQL, or Python, especially where you built utilities, integrations, or automation scripts.
- Hands-on experience using AI tools (such as, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, test generators) to assist with coding, documentation, or process automation.
- Prior participation in an agile team or structured group project (university project, hackathon, student tech club), including standups and sprint-style planning.
- Exposure to backlog management and collaboration tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, Confluence, Google Docs/Sheets) for tracking tasks and documenting work.
- Experience creating how-to guides, checklists, or basic training materials (for classmates, open-source projects, campus jobs, or prior internships).
- Any customer-facing or field experience (workshops, user testing, support, tutoring, lab assistant) that shows comfort in listening, capturing notes, and following up on actions.
- Interest in P&C insurance, SaaS/enterprise software, or consulting-style environments.
YOUR IMPACT
We believe in clarity and setting you up for success. In your first months, you’ll learn how Professional Services delivers Guidewire’s cloud and AI-powered solutions, then begin owning small, clearly defined tasks across scripting, data transformations, backlog management, and documentation. As you grow, you’ll help the team measure and improve workflows, contribute to AI-driven automations, and refine Solution Services collateral that reduces implementation effort and time while improving adoption.
Your work will support our FY26 ambition to revolutionize services execution, scale AI-enabled offerings, and help insurers successfully transform on the Guidewire platform by cutting implementation effort and time and driving measurable customer value.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
The people we employ give their all, and in return, we offer flexibility wherever we can, such as:
- Flexible work environment
- Health and wellness benefits
- Paid time off programs including volunteer time off
- Market-competitive pay and incentive programs
- Continual development and internal career growth opportunities
All roles at Guidewire include an in-person orientation process so you can build relationships, immerse yourself in our culture of determination, collaboration, continuous improvement, and bravery, and ramp up effectively in a hybrid environment.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $52,000 - $78,000. Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance.
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.
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
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization in Technical Solutions Architect
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code maps to a STEM-designated field recognized by ICE. A mismatch between your CIP code and the Solutions Architect role's technical requirements is the most common reason DSOs reject I-983 training plans.
Filter job postings by E-Verify status
Before sending any application, confirm the employer is actively enrolled in E-Verify, not just registered. Use the E-Verify employer search tool to check enrollment status. Expired or inactive enrollment disqualifies the employer from signing your I-983, regardless of how strong the offer is.
Build your I-983 training plan around architecture deliverables
Generic training plans get rejected. Map each learning objective in your I-983 directly to Solutions Architect outputs: system design documents, proof-of-concept builds, or stakeholder presentations. USCIS reviewers look for role-specific goals, not broad technical skill lists.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers with STEM OPT hiring history
Target companies that have sponsored STEM OPT students in technical roles before. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified E-Verify enrollment and STEM OPT hiring patterns for Solutions Architect and adjacent roles, so you can prioritize outreach where authorization is already understood.
Time your application around cap-gap protection
If your OPT expires before October 1 and your employer files an H-1B visa petition on your behalf before your EAD end date, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization. Coordinate your Solutions Architect start date with your DSO and the employer's legal team to avoid any gap in employment.
Use O*NET to anchor your job description in STEM terms
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for Solutions Architect roles to identify the exact technical tasks and knowledge domains recognized by DOL. Use that language in your I-983 and when briefing hiring managers on why the role qualifies, since vague job descriptions are the second most common source of extension denials.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Technical Solutions Architect role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Yes, if your degree is in a STEM-designated field such as computer science, information technology, systems engineering, or a related discipline, and the role requires applying that technical knowledge directly. Solutions Architect positions typically meet USCIS criteria because they demand specialized engineering and systems design expertise. Confirm your degree's CIP code with your DSO before filing the extension.
What E-Verify requirement applies to my STEM OPT employer?
Any employer who signs your I-983 training plan must be actively enrolled in E-Verify at the worksite where you'll be employed. Enrollment at the company's headquarters doesn't automatically cover a different office or subsidiary. Verify the specific worksite's E-Verify status through the E-Verify employer search before accepting an offer, since a non-enrolled site voids your extension eligibility.
What should my I-983 training plan include for a Solutions Architect position?
Your I-983 must connect every learning objective to the specific technical outputs of the Solutions Architect role, such as designing cloud architectures, producing system integration documentation, or conducting feasibility analyses. Objectives written in generic terms like 'develop technical skills' are regularly rejected. Work with your employer's engineering manager, not just HR, to draft goals tied to actual project milestones and deliverables.
How does cap-gap work if my OPT ends before my H-1B start date?
If your employer files an H-1B petition before your EAD expiration date and you're selected in the lottery, cap-gap extends your STEM OPT work authorization automatically through September 30. You can continue working as a Technical Solutions Architect during this period without interruption. USCIS does not issue a new physical document for cap-gap; your I-20 with the cap-gap notation from your DSO serves as proof.
Where can I find Technical Solutions Architect jobs where the employer already understands STEM OPT?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 students on OPT and STEM OPT, and surfaces Technical Solutions Architect roles at employers with verified E-Verify enrollment. Targeting companies already familiar with STEM OPT requirements shortens the negotiation process around training plans and reporting timelines, and reduces the risk of an offer falling through over authorization paperwork.