Engineering Manager II, AI Systems

🕒 August 18

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $188k - $259.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👮‍♀️ Software Engineering Manager

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Root Inc.

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2015

🚘 Automotive

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

💰 $200M Post IPO debt on 2024-11

Automotive • Consulting • Insurance

Root Inc. is an auto insurance company that uses a mobile app and smartphone sensor telematics to measure driving behavior and price policies primarily based on how safely customers drive. The company offers a "test drive" period to gather driving data, provides in-app quotes, policy management, and claims filing, and sells roadside assistance and other coverages across many U. S. states. Root targets consumer drivers (B2C) seeking usage-based insurance and emphasizes savings for safer drivers.

📋 Description

• Lead and grow the AI Platform and AI Enablement Squad engineering teams • Build internal tooling, deployment patterns, and integrations powering Root's AI features • Partner with product managers, data scientists, and quantitative scientists to define and execute the AI engineering roadmap • Establish engineering standards for AI system development, including reliability, observability, security, and responsible AI practices • Manage team members through coaching, feedback, and delegation • Identify team gaps and address them through individual development, hiring, or cross-functional partnership • Engage directly with code, design reviews, and technical challenges when necessary • Collaborate with Engineering Leadership to improve the effectiveness of the Engineering organization • Coordinate AI infrastructure work across Platform, Data Platform, and product engineering teams

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years as a software engineer • 3+ years as a people manager on engineering teams • Experience leading teams building AI/ML infrastructure, integrations, or developer tooling • Familiarity with large language model APIs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, or AI agent frameworks • Proven ability to manage in ambiguity and drive execution on evolving technical strategy • Excellent communication skills with engineering colleagues, data scientists, and senior business leaders • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and modern application development workflows • Candidates must be on camera for virtual interviews • Reasonable accommodation available for qualified applicants with disabilities

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive bonus • Equity offering • Work in whatever location works best across the US • Reasonable accommodation throughout the hiring process