Lead Software Engineer, AI Platform
Root Insurance10 days ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
Base Salary
$164k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of shared AI platform services, tools, deployment patterns, and operational practices.
- Set quarterly technical priorities balancing user needs with foundational platform investments.
- Drive decisions involving reliability, security, observability, cost, and developer experience.
- Coordinate dependencies across product engineering, data, security, and platform teams.
- Establish reusable patterns for architecture, testing, documentation, and production operations.
- Coach engineers through complex designs, delivery challenges, and technical tradeoffs.
- Keep stakeholders informed about progress, risks, and decisions.
Requirements
- Have 5+ years of software engineering experience.
- Have 1+ years leading software teams or major technical initiatives.
- Demonstrate team-level technical delivery leadership and sound decision-making in partially defined problem spaces.
- Bring deep experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS, Terraform, and modern DevOps practices.
- Have experience designing secure, observable, reliable systems and incorporating technical investments into roadmaps.
- Understand AI/LLM application and platform patterns, including operational and security implications.
- Be able to identify cross-team dependencies, align stakeholders, and improve delivery outcomes.
- Demonstrate a coaching mindset and experience helping teammates grow through complex technical work.
- Have clear written and verbal communication skills that drive alignment and action.
Benefits
- Work from any location across the US under Root’s “work where it works best” policy.
- Eligible for a competitive bonus and equity offering.
- Virtual interviews require candidates to be on camera, with reasonable accommodations available upon request.
About Root Insurance
Root Inc. is disrupting the archaic, trillion-dollar insurance industry. We’re driving the FinTech revolution by creating powerful insurance products and technology platforms that rewrite the rules for today’s world, promoting fairness, simplicity, and personalization. And we’re just getting started.