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Senior Platform Engineer

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Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
134K-155K Annually
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
134K-155K Annually
Senior level
The Senior Platform Engineer will enhance our AWS platform by refining cloud infrastructure, championing DevOps best practices, and mentoring teams.
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The Opportunity

We're seeking a Senior Platform Engineer who's excited to help evolve and scale our AWS-based platform. You'll collaborate closely with both Platform and Product Engineering teams to refine our cloud infrastructure, ensure we align with the AWS Well-Architected Framework, and champion best-in-class DevOps practices across the organization. You will play a key role in shaping how we adopt and integrate new tools—like Spacelift—to further automate and streamline our operations.

You'll have substantial influence on the strategic direction of our platform and an opportunity to amplify the impact of every engineering team. Working from our existing foundation, you'll help us achieve the next level of scalability without compromising our ability to move quickly and innovate. If you're looking for a role where your voice will guide major architectural decisions, and where you can mentor others and drive meaningful change, this is the place to make it happen.

Root is a “work where it works best” company. This means we will support you working in whatever location that works best for you across the US.

Salary Range: $133,784 - $155,000 (Bonus and LTI Eligible)

How You Will Make an Impact

  • Design, build, and manage cloud infrastructure in AWS

  • Develop and manage self-service capabilities for engineering teams

  • Educate and coach platform and product engineers on cloud infrastructure best practices

  • Actively seek to understand our stakeholder’s problems to ensure you are developing effective solutions

  • Collaborate closely with teammates to share and improve your work

  • Clearly communicate and document your work to help others learn

  • Support your systems in production, resolving incidents and issues that affect our customers and stakeholders

  • Increase the effectiveness of your team by suggesting code and process improvements

What You Will Need to Succeed

  • 4+ years as a software/cloud/devops engineer.

  • Expertise in Terraform and IAC best practices

  • Expertise in AWS Cloud Architecture and foundational AWS services (Networking, ECS, RDS, S3, IAM)

  • Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and related concepts

  • Proficiency in Ruby or Python

  • Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams across functional domains

  • Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and senior business leaders

As part of Root's interview process, we kindly ask that all candidates be on camera for virtual interviews. This helps us create a more personal and engaging experience for both you and our interviewers. Being on camera is a standard requirement for our process and part of how we assess fit and communication style, so we do require it to move forward with any applicant's candidacy. If you have any concerns, feel free to let us know once you are contacted. We’re happy to talk it through.


 

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

Join us

At Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.

Who we are

We’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.

What draws people to Root

Our success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:

Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless.

Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business.

Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn.

People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.

Top Skills

AWS
Ci/Cd
Python
Ruby
Terraform

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