Staff Software Engineer

The Opportunity

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.

What You Will Need To Succeed

• 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

Salary Range

$168,600 - $210,700 (Eligible for competitive bonus and equity offering)

Work Environment

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.