Lead Software Engineer, Front-End

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The Opportunity

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer with Front-End expertise to join engineering at Root. As a Lead Engineer, you will be a strong technical leader within the Onboarding product domain. You’ll lead your team both through coaching and mentorship and also by example as a primary contributor each iteration. In partnership with your Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer, and Product Manager you’ll clearly define problems the team will solve on a quarterly time horizon and plan the projects and experiments that will solve those problems.

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.

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: $165,248 - $188,000 (Bonus and LTI Eligible)

How You Will Make an Impact

• Contribute significantly to the work of the team each iteration through direct coding, code review, and project leadership

• Document designs and plans for projects with clear writing and diagrams that give the team and its stakeholders clarity on the work to be done and the expected outcomes

• Coach and guide engineers on your team in writing accurate, resilient code

• Build relationships with our partners in Product Management, Design and other areas of the business in order to ensure the team is working on the best things each quarter

• Improve the performance of the team by suggesting code patterns, process improvements, and technical upgrades

• Lead in incident response ensuring we proactively communicate and resolve issues

What You Will Need to Succeed

• 4+ years as a software engineer

• 2+ years leading software teams

• Expertise in front-end development and fundamentals, front-end frameworks, with a strong experience in JavaScript, HTML, CSS

• Experience with React, TypeScript, React Native

• Possess a solid understanding of APIs, specifically REST, and be capable of effectively modifying and consuming them in front-end applications

• Expertise with a high-level object-oriented programming language

• Proven experience in planning experiments and projects that are completed successfully by your team and achieve the expected outcomes or drive significant learning

• Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and team stakeholders

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.