Staff Software Engineer

Root Insurance

5d•$168,600 - $210,700•Remote

About The Position

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join and lead engineering on Root’s Build & Deploy team. As a Staff Engineer, you will be a primary technical leader for the systems and workflows engineers use to build, test, release, and operate software. You’ll work closely with the software engineers on your team as well as teams across Engineering to define the strategy and roadmap for improving developer productivity, deployment safety, and the reliability of our software delivery platform.

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 both engineering colleagues and senior leaders

Responsibilities

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
Help 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