Lead AI Platform Engineer – Scalable, Secure Cloud

Root Insurance; United States; Remote; USD 164,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Root Insurance is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the AI Platform to guide the building of reusable AI foundations, set technical direction, and coach engineers while staying close to hands-on work. The role emphasizes scalable, secure, observable systems and close collaboration with product, data, security, and platform teams.

You will lead quarterly priorities, drive shared services, and shape deployment patterns that empower multiple Root products to leverage AI capabilities with strong

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a software engineer.
• 1+ years leading software teams or major technical initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead team-level technical delivery and make sound decisions in partially defined problem spaces.
• Deep experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS, Terraform, and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience designing secure, observable, reliable systems and incorporating technical investments into team roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of AI/LLM application and platform patterns, including their operational and security implications.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of shared AI platform services, tools, deployment patterns, and operational practices.
• Set quarterly technical priorities balancing current user needs with foundational investments.
• Drive reliability, security, observability, cost, and developer experience decisions to ease AI adoption.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and align stakeholders to accelerate delivery.
• Create reusable architecture, testing, documentation, and production operations patterns for scale.
• Coach engineers to grow through complex technical work and delivery challenges.
• Communicate progress and risks clearly to stakeholders to improve outcomes.

Skills

Software engineering

Team leadership

Cloud infrastructure

AI/LLM patterns

Security & observability

Tools

AWS

Terraform

DevOps

Job description

Root Insurance is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the AI Platform to guide the building of reusable AI foundations, set technical direction, and coach engineers while staying close to hands-on work. The role emphasizes scalable, secure, observable systems and close collaboration with product, data, security, and platform teams.

You will lead quarterly priorities, drive shared services, and shape deployment patterns that empower multiple Root products to leverage AI capabilities with strong