Staff Software Engineer - Build & Deploy Platform Lead

Jobless; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Root is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead our Build & Deploy team and drive engineering strategy across development, testing, release, and operations. You will shape tooling, processes, and platforms that improve productivity and reliability for multiple squads across the US.

You will coach engineers, coordinate cross-team initiatives, and contribute code in high-impact areas while modeling strong technical judgment and communication with leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years as a software engineer.
• 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.
• Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams and complex migrations.
• Excellent communication skills with both engineering colleagues and senior leaders.

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 by modeling strong technical judgment, collaboration, and execution.
• Lead by example during incidents and drive improvements to resilience of shared engineering systems.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

CI/CD

Cloud infrastructure

Terraform

Build automation

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Root is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead our Build & Deploy team and drive engineering strategy across development, testing, release, and operations. You will shape tooling, processes, and platforms that improve productivity and reliability for multiple squads across the US.

You will coach engineers, coordinate cross-team initiatives, and contribute code in high-impact areas while modeling strong technical judgment and communication with leadership.