Staff Data Engineer, Financial Data Operations

Root Insurance

United States

United States

About

Staff Data Engineer, Financial Data Operations 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.
We are looking for a Staff Data Engineer to join our Data Platform team to drive financial data operations at Root, including commissions payments, incentive programs, and other critical backend financial systems. In this role, you will lead complex technical initiatives across engineers within your domain, ensuring the accuracy, scalability, and reliability of data pipelines that power financial processes. You will partner closely with Finance, Product, and Engineering stakeholders to define strategy, shape the technical roadmap, and deliver systems that support high‑stakes financial workflows. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will operate as a technical leader, making architectural decisions and delivering solutions with lasting impact over quarters and years.
Root is a technology company revolutionizing personal insurance with a pricing model based upon fairness and a modern customer experience. Using the power of telematics, Root offers customers auto insurance based on how they drive, not based solely on their demographics. With its technology‑forward products, Root is working to fundamentally change an industry for the better.
Salary Range
: $168,600 - $215,000 (Bonus and LTI Eligible)
How You Will Make an Impact
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.
What You Will Need to Succeed
8+ years as a software engineer
Expertise in Python, Terraform, SQL, and Spark
Expertise in building large scale finance, payments, and commissions systems
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
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is the policy of Root to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for Root. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact recruiting@joinroot.com.
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