Senior Data Engineer, Marketing Operations

<meta><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Opportunity</strong></b></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Data Platform team to drive marketing operations, finance, analytics, and data science enablement at Root. In this role, you will be responsible for guiding complex technical implementations with engineers on your team or aligned to your domain, supporting marketing and data science workflows and delivery, and working with a broad set of stakeholders to define the strategy and overall roadmap for the domain. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will help us make decisions and deliver software with lasting effects on the order of quarters and years.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">At Root we’ve built an end-to-end marketing solution with multiple data collection tools, scoring pipelines, and analytics interfaces. Our data scientists and marketing teams leverage this system to build marketing solutions across a wide array of channels. We’re looking to increase our capabilities in this space. Your role is to achieve platform level tooling to allow faster onboarding of data sources, integrate data with partners, create faster experimentation cycles, and build the analytics and data science data infrastructure to enable more rapid decision loops.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">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 </span><i><em style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">how they drive</em></i><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">, not based solely on their demographics. With its technology-forward products, Root is working to fundamentally change an industry for the better.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"=""><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Salary Range</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">: </span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">$136,500 - $155,000 (Eligible for Competitive Bonus & Equity Compensation) </span><br><br><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">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, Ohio.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"=""><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">How You Will Make an Impact</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner with Marketing, Product, Data Science, Analytics, and experts in the Insurance group to set the strategy for the quarters to come.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Identify and socialize important technical initiatives that increase the effectiveness of our products, systems, and teams.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Coach and guide engineers on your team in planning experiments and projects that align with our strategic objectives.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Contribute code each development cycle to advance the impact of the team.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead by example in incident response ensuring we take action to continuously improve the resiliency of our systems.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Coordinate with Staff Engineers across the organization to establish and evangelize standards and best practices.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"=""><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">What You Will Need to Succeed</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">4+ years as a software engineer</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Expertise in Python, Terraform, SQL, and Spark</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Expertise in Cloud Architecture - AWS Preferred</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Expertise in Machine Learning Operations (Preferred)</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Expertise in Data Driven Marketing (Preferred)</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams across functional domains</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and senior business leaders</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);white-space:pre-wrap;">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.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);white-space:pre-wrap;">Please see our Privacy Notice available </span><a href="http://inc.joinroot.com/california-job-applicant-privacy-notice/" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);white-space:pre-wrap;">HERE</span></a><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);white-space:pre-wrap;"> for more information on how we process your personal data.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);white-space:pre-wrap;">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.</span></p>

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