Software Engineer Intern: Agent Commerce
Root Insurance5 hours ago
Remote, United StatesIntern
Responsibilities
- Implement and test MCP tools in Python and FastMCP covering the auto insurance quote lifecycle, coverages, legal disclosures, handoff, and post-handoff readback.
- Integrate the MCP server with Root’s Bind API in a sandbox environment, including token handling and asynchronous operations.
- Build and run an agent evaluation suite using golden-path transcripts to validate reliable end-to-end quote flows.
- Improve agent discoverability through the MCP Registry, /.well-known/mcp.json, and llms.txt, and write tool documentation.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, team rituals, and an end-of-internship showcase.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Comfortable writing Python, or possessing strong fundamentals in another language with eagerness to learn Python.
- Familiarity with APIs, HTTP, and Git.
- Comfort working with AI coding assistants, self-directed work, and asynchronous written documentation and review.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with LLM APIs, agents, tool-calling or function-calling; familiarity with MCP, FastAPI, Docker, or AWS; and an end-to-end personal or class project.
Benefits
- Flexible project-based arrangement of 550 hours over roughly three months.
- Part-time hours can fit around the school schedule initially, with full-time work primarily during December winter break.
- Work from whatever location works best across the United States.
- Receive day-to-day technical mentorship from a Staff engineer and participate in production engineering, design, code review, deployment, and compliance work.
About Root Insurance
Root Insurance is a publicly traded auto insurer that sells policies directly to U.S. drivers through a mobile app and website. It prices risk using smartphone-based telematics and machine-learning models, and manages end-to-end underwriting and claims. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Root is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker ROOT and operates across multiple U.S. states.