Lead Software Engineer, AI Platform
Root Insurance3 months ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
Base Salary
$164k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of shared AI platform services, tooling, deployment patterns, and operational practices.
- Set quarterly technical priorities and balance immediate user needs with foundational investments.
- Drive decisions around reliability, security, observability, cost, and developer experience.
- Coordinate product engineering, data, security, and platform stakeholders to resolve dependencies.
- Create reusable patterns for architecture, testing, documentation, and production operations.
- Coach engineers through complex designs, delivery challenges, and technical tradeoffs.
- Communicate progress, risks, and decisions to build stakeholder trust in the platform.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of software engineering experience.
- At least 1 year leading software teams or major technical initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to lead team-level technical delivery and make decisions in partially defined problem spaces.
- Deep experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS, Terraform, and modern DevOps practices.
- Experience designing secure, observable, and reliable systems and incorporating technical investments into roadmaps.
- Strong understanding of AI/LLM application and platform patterns and their operational and security implications.
- Ability to identify cross-team dependencies, align stakeholders, and improve delivery outcomes.
- Experience coaching teammates through complex technical work.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
- Salary range of $164,200–$240,000, plus eligibility for a competitive bonus and equity offering.
- Work from whatever location works best across the United States.
- Virtual interviews require candidates to be on camera.
- Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants with disabilities.
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.