Senior Engineering Manager, Data Platform

Root Insurance

9h•$182,000 - $231,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Engineering Manager leads our Data Platform team at Root. In this critical role, you’ll lead a team of data engineers focused on maintaining our data pipelines, data orchestration, and advanced analytics and data science capabilities. You will partner across all business units and functions to set and execute against Root’s foundational data strategy.

Requirements

7+ years as a data engineer
5+ years as a people manager on engineering teams
Experience with SQL, Python, Terraform, and AWS cloud infrastructure
Experience building and maintaining OLAP systems and data platforms
Familiarity with Ruby on Rails
Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams across functional domains
Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and senior business leaders

Nice To Haves

Expertise in Cloud Architecture preferred

Responsibilities

Set the short and long term strategy for the Data Platform in partnership with Qualitative Science, Decision Science and Product
Effectively manage the individuals on your team to ensure they are performing well in their role and as members of the team
Use an appropriate mixture of coaching, directive feedback, and delegation to achieve business, team and individual goals
Identify gaps in the team and develop plans to address those gaps via individual development, hiring, or partnership
Proactively dive into code, design reviews, and technical challenges alongside your team when necessary, demonstrating a hands-on approach to problem-solving and leading by example to ensure high-quality software development and timely project delivery
Work closely with the Engineering Leadership team to improve the effectiveness of the Engineering org as a whole