The OpportunityWe are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Build & Deploy team. This team owns the systems that let every engineer at Root build, test, deploy, and operate software with confidence. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design and build the CI/CD pipelines, deployment tooling, and release systems that the rest of Engineering depends on, and you'll partner directly with product teams to understand and remove their delivery friction.
Salary Range: $136,500 - $160,000 (Eligible for Competitive Bonus & Equity Offering)
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.
How You Will Make an Impact- Design, build, and maintain the CI/CD pipelines and deployment systems used across Engineering
- Build reusable pipelines, plugins, and automation that other teams can adopt
- Investigate and resolve failures across build agents, pipelines, and shared tooling, addressing root causes rather than symptoms
- Improve build and deployment speed without compromising correctness or safety
- Partner with product engineering teams to understand their delivery challenges and turn them into concrete improvements
- Use operational metrics to identify bottlenecks and prioritize your own work
- Coach teammates and help engineers debug build and deployment issues independently
What You Will Need to Succeed- 4+ years as a software engineer, with meaningful experience in CI/CD, build systems, or release engineering
- Ability to troubleshoot complex failures across systems you don't fully own
- A track record of shipping durable solutions independently, not just tickets
- A demonstrated ability to independently plan and drive large initiatives from problem definition through delivery.
- Comfort partnering with engineers outside your team to diagnose and fix their problems
- Excellent written communication skills, especially for documenting systems and decisions
Bonus if You Have:- Experience with Buildkite or a comparable CI/CD platform
- Experience with Ruby, Terraform, AWS, or Docker
- Experience building internal tools or platforms used by other engineers
- Experience with deployment safety, rollback systems, or release orchestration
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.
