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The Opportunity
We're seeking a Senior Platform Engineer who's excited to help evolve and scale our AWS-based platform. You'll collaborate closely with both Platform and Product Engineering teams to refine our cloud infrastructure, ensure we align with the AWS Well-Architected Framework, and champion best-in-class DevOps practices across the organization. You will play a key role in shaping how we adopt and integrate new tools—like Spacelift—to further automate and streamline our operations.
You'll have substantial influence on the strategic direction of our platform and an opportunity to amplify the impact of every engineering team. Working from our existing foundation, you'll help us achieve the next level of scalability without compromising our ability to move quickly and innovate. If you're looking for a role where your voice will guide major architectural decisions, and where you can mentor others and drive meaningful change, this is the place to make it happen.
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.
Salary Range: $133,784 - $155,000 (Bonus and LTI Eligible)
How You Will Make an Impact
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Design, build, and manage cloud infrastructure in AWS
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Develop and manage self-service capabilities for engineering teams
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Educate and coach platform and product engineers on cloud infrastructure best practices
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Actively seek to understand our stakeholder’s problems to ensure you are developing effective solutions
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Collaborate closely with teammates to share and improve your work
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Clearly communicate and document your work to help others learn
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Support your systems in production, resolving incidents and issues that affect our customers and stakeholders
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Increase the effectiveness of your team by suggesting code and process improvements
What You Will Need to Succeed
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4+ years as a software/cloud/devops engineer.
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Expertise in Terraform and IAC best practices
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Expertise in AWS Cloud Architecture and foundational AWS services (Networking, ECS, RDS, S3, IAM)
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Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and related concepts
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Proficiency in Ruby or Python
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Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams across functional domains
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Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and senior business leaders
Don’t meet every single requirement?
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!
Join us
At Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.
Who we are
We’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.
What draws people to Root
Our success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:
Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless.
Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business.
Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn.
People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.
Top Skills
What We Do
At Root, we’re doing things differently. We’re reimagining the services people need so that they serve them better. And we’re doing it by using data, technology, and rapid innovation to create products and experiences that are fair, easy, personal, and affordable.
We’ve partnered with Carvana in a partnership that brings an industry-leading, seamless insurance process to the online car buying experience.
The launch of Carvana Insurance Built with Root delivers an elevated customer experience made possible through a deep integration that pre-fills key customer information so that a customer can skip data entry and jump directly to evaluating quotes and customizing coverage. This fully embedded product experience—from quote to payment—happens entirely within the Carvana checkout process. Teams from both Carvana and Root have worked for months to build this bold technology platform. An early iteration involved 24 screens in the customer experience flow—that experience is now just three straightforward steps.
Why Work With Us
Our success is because of the hard work, ingenuity, and exceptional performance of our team. People come to Root because they know they can make an impact in their role, the company, and the industry. We’re passionate and curious self-starters, building a top-notch customer experience. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of?
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