Staff Software Engineer — Build & Deploy Platform Lead

Root Inc.

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 169,000 - 211,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

Root is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead engineering on the Build & Deploy team. You will guide systems for building, testing, releasing, and operating software, partnering with multiple teams to define strategy and improve developer productivity and deployment safety.

You will influence the reliability of our software delivery platform, contribute code in high-impact areas, and mentor engineers. This role supports working across the US with competitive bonus and equity.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 3+ years leading software teams or major technical initiatives.
  • Experience designing or operating CI/CD, developer tooling, or internal platform systems.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure, containers, and build automation.
  • Familiarity with Terraform and modern application development workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical direction for Root's build and deploy systems in partnership with engineering teams, Platform Engineering, Security, and leadership.
  • Identify and lead high-leverage initiatives that reduce feedback-loop time, toil, and cognitive load across Engineering.
  • Design and evolve reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems for building, testing, releasing, and deploying software.
  • Contribute code strategically each development cycle, particularly in complex or high-impact areas.
  • Coordinate with Staff Engineers across the organization to establish standards and drive adoption.
  • Help coach and grow engineers on the team with strong technical judgment and collaboration.
  • Lead by example during incidents and drive improvements to resilience of shared systems.

Skills

7+ years software engineering
3+ years leadership
CI/CD experience
Cloud infrastructure & containers
Terraform familiarity
Cross-team leadership
Excellent communication

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Root is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead engineering on the Build & Deploy team. You will guide systems for building, testing, releasing, and operating software, partnering with multiple teams to define strategy and improve developer productivity and deployment safety.

You will influence the reliability of our software delivery platform, contribute code in high-impact areas, and mentor engineers. This role supports working across the US with competitive bonus and equity.

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