Senior CI/CD Engineer: Release & Deployment Platform

Root Insurance; United States; Remote; USD 137,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Root Insurance in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Build & Deploy team. You will design and build the CI/CD pipelines, deployment tooling, and release systems that power engineering across the company.

You will partner with product teams, improve build speed, and mentor others. The role supports remote work nationwide and requires 4+ years in CI/CD, Buildkite, and cloud tooling. As part of the interview process, candidates should be on camera for virtual interviews.

Qualifications

• 4+ years as a software engineer with CI/CD/build systems experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex failures across unfamiliar systems.
• Proven track record shipping durable solutions independently.
• Ability to plan and drive large initiatives end-to-end.
• Excellent written communication for documenting systems and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment systems.
• Build reusable pipelines, plugins, and automation.
• Investigate and resolve failures across build agents and pipelines.
• Improve build and deployment speed while preserving safety.
• Partner with product teams to address delivery challenges.
• Use metrics to identify bottlenecks and prioritize work.
• Mentor teammates and help others debug deployment issues.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Build systems

Release engineering

Troubleshooting complex failures

Independent initiative

Written communication

Buildkite

Ruby

Terraform

AWS

Docker

Internal tools

Deployment safety

Tools

Buildkite

Ruby

Terraform

AWS

Docker

Job description

Root Insurance in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Build & Deploy team. You will design and build the CI/CD pipelines, deployment tooling, and release systems that power engineering across the company.

You will partner with product teams, improve build speed, and mentor others. The role supports remote work nationwide and requires 4+ years in CI/CD, Buildkite, and cloud tooling. As part of the interview process, candidates should be on camera for virtual interviews.