About Us: 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 2024 and certification as a Great Place to Work® in 2024 for the fifth 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. Overview:
Selective Insurance is looking for a Senior Cloud Software Engineer to build our next generation software solutions for our customers, agents, and employees. We are focused on Microsoft Azure cloud technologies for green field custom software development, and are looking for experienced, passionate software engineers to create, evangelize, and implement these new software architectures. This individual will build and deploy cutting edge, cloud-first solutions that delight our customers.

Responsibilities:

• College degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field or work equivalent
• 5+ years hands-on software engineering experience using modern software engineering technologies, tools, best practices, and design patterns
• Strong understanding of a variety of full stack software engineering platforms and languages, e.g. C# / Java, Angular / React, JavaScript / Node.js
• Experience with cloud-first architectures and related Azure services, e.g. Container Apps, API Management / App Gateway, Key Vault, App Services, Logic Apps, SQL MI
• Experience operating complex technology solutions, managing service interruptions, triaging defects, troubleshooting and debugging issues
• Familiarity with modern cloud-native patterns principles, e.g. Twelve-Factor Apps, Service Oriented Architectures / microservices / REST, DevOps, Continuous Deployment, and Site Reliability Engineering
• Understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code patterns and related technologies e.g. Bicep, ARM, Terraform
• Strong understanding of cloud-native security and networking patterns and technologies
• Ability to mentor and coach other software engineers and act as a technical leader for an agile product team
• Experience working on agile teams in a complex, scaled technology environment
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to self-manage priorities and balance across multiple competing objectives simultaneously
• Experience with SDLC and change management processes in a highly controlled and regulated environment (e.g. Property Casualty insurance, Financial Services) is preferred

Qualifications:

• College degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field or work equivalent
• 5+ years hands-on software engineering experience using modern software engineering technologies, tools, best practices, and design patterns
• Strong understanding of a variety of full stack software engineering platforms and languages, e.g. C# / Java, Angular / React, JavaScript / Node.js
• Experience with cloud-first architectures and related Azure services, e.g. Container Apps, API Management / App Gateway, Key Vault, App Services, Logic Apps, SQL MI
• Experience operating complex technology solutions, managing service interruptions, triaging defects, troubleshooting and debugging issues
• Familiarity with modern cloud-native patterns principles, e.g. Twelve-Factor Apps, Service Oriented Architectures / microservices / REST, DevOps, Continuous Deployment, and Site Reliability Engineering
• Understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code patterns and related technologies e.g. Bicep, ARM, Terraform
• Strong understanding of cloud-native security and networking patterns and technologies
• Ability to mentor and coach other software engineers and act as a technical leader for an agile product team
• Experience working on agile teams in a complex, scaled technology environment
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to self-manage priorities and balance across multiple competing objectives simultaneously
• Experience with SDLC and change management processes in a highly controlled and regulated environment (e.g. Property Casualty insurance, Financial Services) is preferred

Total Rewards: 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 paid time off plans. Additional details about our total rewards package will be provided during the recruiting process.
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. Pay Range: USD $104,000.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr. Additional Information: 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

• College degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field or work equivalent
• 5+ years hands-on software engineering experience using modern software engineering technologies, tools, best practices, and design patterns
• Strong understanding of a variety of full stack software engineering platforms and languages, e.g. C# / Java, Angular / React, JavaScript / Node.js
• Experience with cloud-first architectures and related Azure services, e.g. Container Apps, API Management / App Gateway, Key Vault, App Services, Logic Apps, SQL MI
• Experience operating complex technology solutions, managing service interruptions, triaging defects, troubleshooting and debugging issues
• Familiarity with modern cloud-native patterns principles, e.g. Twelve-Factor Apps, Service Oriented Architectures / microservices / REST, DevOps, Continuous Deployment, and Site Reliability Engineering
• Understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code patterns and related technologies e.g. Bicep, ARM, Terraform
• Strong understanding of cloud-native security and networking patterns and technologies
• Ability to mentor and coach other software engineers and act as a technical leader for an agile product team
• Experience working on agile teams in a complex, scaled technology environment
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to self-manage priorities and balance across multiple competing objectives simultaneously
• Experience with SDLC and change management processes in a highly controlled and regulated environment (e.g. Property Casualty insurance, Financial Services) is preferre