Principal Software Engineer

About this role

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.


**The Opportunity
We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join and lead engineering at Root. As a Principal Engineer, you will be the primary technical leader within a product domain. You’ll work very closely with the software engineers on your team(s) to plan, design and deploy valuable software as well as the broad set of stakeholders to define the strategy and overall roadmap for the domain.


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:
$223,552 - $259,000 (Eligible for Competitive Bonus & Equity Offering)


How You Will Make An Impact**

• Drive end-to-end execution of large-scale, strategic initiatives that materially improve business outcomes (e.g., revenue, loss ratio, customer experience).
• Align leaders and teams around high-value initiatives, ensuring clarity on priorities, tradeoffs, and expected impact.
• Make and influence decisions on organizational structure, team topology, and resource allocation to enable successful execution of critical initiatives.
• Set and guide priorities across multiple teams and domains, balancing short-term delivery with long-term scalability and resilience.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product, Data Science, and business stakeholders to transl...