Senior Software Engineer

Root Insurance

5h • $133,784 - $155,000 • Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Partner Activation Engineering team. In this role, you’ll design, build, and operate systems that enable seamless onboarding, integration, and activation of strategic partners. You’ll work closely with product, partnerships, and other engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions that directly impact company growth.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll take ownership of complex features and services, contribute to architectural discussions, and help raise the technical bar through strong engineering practices and mentorship.

Salary Range: $133,784-$155,000 (Bonus and LTI Eligible)

Root is a “work where it works best” company. This means we will support you working in whatever location that works best for you across the US.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of professional software engineering experience working on production systems
• Strong experience building backend services and APIs in Ruby on Rails
• Experience working with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure
• Comfort owning features and services with minimal oversight
• Solid understanding of data modeling, performance, and system reliability
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines
• A pragmatic, product-minded approach to engineering

Nice To Haves

• Experience building partner-facing platforms or external integrations
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing
• Experience working in regulated or high-availability environments
• Prior experience mentoring junior engineers
• Understanding of API schemas, particularly OpenAPI/Swagger

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain core services, APIs, and workflows
• Own features end-to-end, from technical design through production support
• Collaborate with Product, Partnerships, and Platform teams to translate business needs into well-architected technical solutions
• Contribute to system design discussions and help evolve service architecture over time
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and participate in thoughtful code reviews
• Help identify and reduce technical debt while balancing delivery and maintainability
• Mentor and support other engineers through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
• Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to operational excellence

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed