Engineering Manager II
Root Insurance
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Since 2015 Root has been on a mission to make lives better through better and more fair insurance. We’re doing this through a focus on an exceptional user experience, robust systems, and modern quantitative methods. We want to attract the best drivers and reward them with fair prices for the coverage they need that ensure profitability for the business.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an Engineering Manager II to join and lead engineering at Root. As an Engineering Manager, you will manage engineers on one or more teams within a product domain (e.g. Pricing, Underwriting, Claims, etc). You’ll be responsible for the effectiveness and health of your team as well as ensuring your direct reports are growing and developing as software engineers and teammates.
Root is a “work where it works best” company. Meaning we will support you working in whatever location that works best for you across the US. We will continue to have our headquarters in Columbus and offices in other locations to give more flexibility and more choice about how we live and work.
Salary Range: $185,000 – $210,000
How you will make an impact
Partner with Product, Data Science, Analytics, and experts in the Insurance group to set the strategy for the quarters to come
Effectively manage the individuals on your team to ensure they are performing well in their role and as members of the team
Use an appropriate mixture of coaching, directive feedback, and delegation to achieve business, team and individual goals
Identify gaps in the team and develop plans to address those gaps via individual development, hiring, or partnership
Engage in regular and productive performance conversations as a part of 1:1s and dedicated reviews
Continuously evaluate the performance and effectiveness of your team’s process in order to improve things over time
Work closely with the Engineering Manager team to improve the effectiveness of the Engineering org as a whole
What you will need to succeed
7+ years as a software engineer
2+ years as a people manager on software teams
Experience in Ruby on Rails
Familiarity with React
Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams across functional domains
Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and senior business leaders
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.
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