Senior Software Engineer

Root is on a mission to unbreak insurance by creating experiences people love at prices they can't believe. We believe that investing in world-class technology will facilitate a new class of insurance products, driving a massive positive impact on the hundreds of millions of drivers who carry auto insurance in the US. Root's Engineering team is committed to building a flexible platform on which our product designers and quantitative scientists can quickly test ideas, deploy them into production, and iterate, with the ultimate objective of a delightful customer experience coupled with effective risk management.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the Independent Agents team in the Engineering department at Root. The Independent Agents team builds and scales the core platforms that power our partner agents, empowering them to seamlessly write, manage, and retain policies while delivering a modern, frictionless experience. You’ll play a key role in solving our customers’ and business problems in collaboration with your teammates.

This is a full-stack role with a front-end focus; the Independent Agents team works closely with many non-technical stakeholders, such as Design and Product departments, to implement delightful user experiences for our customers. 

Salary Range:  $136,500 - $160,000 (Eligible for competitive bonus and equity offering)
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.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Write, test, and deploy software solutions that are accurate and resilient
• Actively seek to understand the customer’s problem to ensure you are developing effective solutions
• Collaborate closely with supportive teammates to share and improve your work
• Clearly communicate and document your work to help others learn
• Support your systems in production, resolving incidents and issues that affect our customers
• Increase the effectiveness of your team by suggesting code and process improvements

What You Will Need to Succeed

• 4-8 years as a software engineer
• Experience with React and JavaScript
• Experience with a high-level object-oriented programming language
• Experience modifying, maintaining, and consuming APIs
• An eagerness to work closely with your team in a collaborative environment
• Curiosity in clearly defining the customer problem that needs to be solved
• Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and team stakeholders

Bonus if You Have

• Experience with Ruby on Rails 
• Experience with Typscript
• Experience with server-driven UI
• Experience with creating and maintaining integration tests
• Experience with system monitoring and observability tools, such as Datadog

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