Lead AI Enablement Engineer for Platform Impact

OhioX; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Root is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the AI Enablement Squad to guide a portfolio of AI engagements across the company. You will set quarterly priorities, coach engineers, and drive platform improvements that create compounding value for product teams and data partners.

Join a flexible, US-wide team that values practical AI adoption, reusable capabilities, and clear communication. The role requires 5+ years as a software engineer and 1+ year leading technical initiatives with a focus on

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a software engineer.
• 1+ years leading software teams or major technical initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead team-level delivery of customer-facing or internal technical solutions.
• Fluency with AI tools and technologies, plus practical judgement about responsible deployment and adoption.
• Strong product instincts: evaluate opportunities, define success, and make tradeoffs within a quarter.

Responsibilities

• Shape a quarterly portfolio of embedded engagements that helps Root teams adopt AI where it can create the most meaningful leverage.
• Guide the team from workflow discovery and platform learning through clear requirements and reusable AI Platform improvements.
• Protect capacity for the work that compounds: reusable capabilities, adoption patterns, and the team practices that make them stick.
• Connect AI Platform, product engineering, data, security, and business partners around the opportunities that deserve shared investment.
• Create repeatable engagement models and playbooks that make successful AI adoption easier for each new team.
• Coach engineers to pair technical judgment with curiosity, empathy, and crisp communication about complex AI concepts.
• Make the team's outcomes visible, helping stakeholders understand where adoption is working, what is blocking it, and what to do next.

Skills

Software engineering

Team leadership

AI tooling

Cross-team collaboration

Communication

Tools

AI Platform

Cloud platforms

Job description

Root is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the AI Enablement Squad to guide a portfolio of AI engagements across the company. You will set quarterly priorities, coach engineers, and drive platform improvements that create compounding value for product teams and data partners.

Join a flexible, US-wide team that values practical AI adoption, reusable capabilities, and clear communication. The role requires 5+ years as a software engineer and 1+ year leading technical initiatives with a focus on