Staff Data Engineer
Quick Summary
Python, SQL Proficiency in Data & Infrastructure: Redshift, Spark, Apache Iceberg, Terraform Proficiency in Orchestration & Transformation: Airflow,
Root is on a mission to unbreak insurance by creating experiences people love at prices they can’t believe. We believe that investing in world-class technology will facilitate a new class of insurance products, driving a massive positive impact on the hundreds of millions of drivers who carry auto insurance in the US. Root’s Engineering team is committed to building a flexible platform on which our product designers and quantitative scientists can quickly test ideas, deploy them into production, and iterate, with the ultimate objective of a delightful customer experience coupled with effective risk management.
Nice to Have
~2 min read- Partner with Finance, Product, Data Science, Analytics, and experts in the Insurance group to set the strategy for the quarters to come.
- Identify and socialize important technical initiatives that increase the effectiveness of our products, systems, and teams.
- Coach and guide engineers on your team in planning experiments and projects that align with our strategic objectives.
- Contribute code each development cycle to advance the impact of the team.
- Lead by example in incident response ensuring we take action to continuously improve the resiliency of our systems.
- Coordinate with Staff Engineers across the organization to establish and evangelize standards and best practices.
While not required, we’d be excited to talk to candidates who bring additional expertise in these areas:
- Expertise in building large scale finance, payments, and commissions systems
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Responsibilities
~1 min read- →8+ years of data engineering or software engineering experience with extensive expertise in data engineering
- →Proficiency in Languages: Python, SQL
- →Proficiency in Data & Infrastructure: Redshift, Spark, Apache Iceberg, Terraform
- →Proficiency in Orchestration & Transformation: Airflow, dbt
- →Expertise in Cloud Architecture - AWS Preferred
- →Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams across functional domains
- →Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and senior business leaders
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- First seen
- September 26, 2026
- Last seen
- September 27, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 66%
- Scored at
- September 27, 2026
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