Simon Reading
Director of Product, AI Developer Experience
- Role
- Director of Product, Ai Developer Experience at Guidewire Software
- Location
- San Mateo, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Simon Reading
I lead product design and strategy of Guidewire\'s AI development assistant agents, applying large language models and AI agents to boost developer productivity and code quality for insurance software teams and systems integrators.At Guidewire, I\'ve driven products across the full stack:AI Developer Assistant - Built AI coding assistant enabling faster insurance software development across Gosu, Integration Gateway, and Jutro platforms- Launched Early Access program with 7 enterprise customers (insurance carriers + system integrators)- Demonstrated 10-20% productivity improvement; reduced common integration tasks from hours to minutes- Presented product vision to 300+ attendees at Guidewire Connections 2025 (rated 4.8/5)- Architecting next-generation agentic capabilities using MCP, LLM and agent technologiesCloud Integration Frameworks- Built cloud integration frameworks connecting PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter to platforms like SalesforceClaimCenter- Led multiple major releases of Guidewire\'s flagship productBefore Guidewire, I built diverse products spanning war game simulations to financial systems, giving me a broad technical foundation for solving complex enterprise challenges.
Experience
Director of Product, Ai Developer Experience
Jul 2024 — Present · San Mateo County, CA, US
Built AI coding assistant enabling faster insurance software development across Gosu, Integration Gateway, and Jutro platforms- Launched Early Access program with 7 enterprise customers (insurance carriers + system integrators)- Demonstrated 10-20% productivity improvement; reduced common integration tasks from hours to minutes- Presented product vision to 300+ attendees at Guidewire Connections 2025 (rated 4.8/5)- Architecting next-generation agentic capabilities using MCP and LLM technologies
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
MBA
2006 — 2007
Skills
- Competitive Analysis
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Product Strategy
- Product Development
- Product Management
- Business Analysis
- Business Strategy
- Enterprise Software
- Web Applications
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
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