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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

• Set the technical direction for Root’s build and deploy systems in partnership with engineering teams, Platform Engineering, Security, and engineering leadership • Identify and lead high-leverage initiatives that reduce feedback-loop time, manual toil, and cognitive load across Engineering • Design and evolve reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems for building, testing, releasing, and deploying software • Contribute code strategically each development cycle, particularly in complex or high-impact areas • Coordinate with Staff Engineers across the organization to establish standards, build paved paths, and drive adoption • Coach and grow engineers on the team by modeling strong technical judgment, collaboration, and execution • Lead by example during incidents and drive improvements to the resilience and operability of shared engineering systems

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years as a software engineer • 3+ years leading software teams or major technical initiatives • Experience designing or operating CI/CD, developer tooling, or internal platform systems • Experience with cloud infrastructure, containers, and build automation • Familiarity with Terraform and modern application development workflows • Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams and complex migrations • Excellent communication skills with engineering colleagues and senior leaders • Must be on camera for virtual interviews

🏖️ Benefits

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