Database Engineer (Hybrid)

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness.

Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year.

Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

Selective Insurance is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Software Engineer - Database to join our IT Application Development team. This role will focus on designing, developing, and optimizing database solutions that power our enterprise applications. You'll play a key role in enhancing data operations, building robust SQL Server stored procedures, and supporting scalable, high-performance systems.

• Design and implement efficient database schemas and stored procedures in SQL Server.
• Collaborate with application developers to integrate database logic into enterprise systems.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes and data pipelines to support business operations.
• Monitor and optimize database performance, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, peer mentoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support data governance and compliance efforts across the organization.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues in production and development environments.
• Develop, optimize and implement database deployment strategies.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in database engineering or software development with a strong focus on SQL Server.
• Proficiency in writing complex stored procedures, functions, triggers, and performance tuning.
• Demonstrated proficiency in data modeling, and schema evolution.
• Experience with data ops practices, including CI/CD for database deployments.
• Familiarity with SSIS, SSRS, and other Microsoft data tools is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or in a team.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in insurance or financial services industry.
• Exposure to cloud-based database platforms (e.g., Azure SQL, AWS RDS).
• Knowledge of data modeling and normalization techniques.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.

Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and 20 days of paid time off. Additional details about our total rewards package can be found by visiting our benefits page.

The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual's unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences - and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.

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