Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company Name: Root

Job Url: https://ats.rippling.com/en-GB/joinroot/jobs/125eb9e1-6121-4455-8bdd-78c79c79d2ff?src=jobright&jr_id=698ed50a0f6f7e7a2ceaf3ee

Job Description: We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Partner Activation Engineering team. In this role, you’ll design, build, and operate systems that enable seamless onboarding, integration, and activation of strategic partners. You’ll work closely with product, partnerships, and other engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions that directly impact company growth.



As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll take ownership of complex features and services, contribute to architectural discussions, and help raise the technical bar through strong engineering practices and mentorship.



Salary Range: $133,784-$155,000 (Bonus and LTI Eligible)

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.



While this role is remote-friendly, candidates must be located in the U.S. and some travel for interviews or meetings may be required.



How You Will Make an Impact

Design, build, and maintain core services, APIs, and workflows
Own features end-to-end, from technical design through production support
Collaborate with Product, Partnerships, and Platform teams to translate business needs into well-architected technical solutions
Contribute to system design discussions and help evolve service architecture over time
Write high-quality, well-tested code and participate in thoughtful code reviews
Help identify and reduce technical debt while balancing delivery and maintainability
Mentor and support other engineers through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to operational excellence
What You Will Need to Succeed

4–7 years of professional software engineering experience working on production systems
Strong experience building backend services and APIs in Ruby on Rails
Experience working with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure
Comfort owning features and services with minimal oversight
Solid understanding of data modeling, performance, and system reliability
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines
A pragmatic, product-minded approach to engineering
Nice to Have

Experience building partner-facing platforms or external integrations
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing
Experience working in regulated or high-availability environments
Prior experience mentoring junior engineers
Understanding of API schemas, particularly OpenAPI/Swagger 
Tech Stack

Backend: Ruby on Rails monorepo
APIs & Integrations: RESTful APIs, webhook-based integrations, Kafka-based event streaming
Cloud & Infrastructure: Docker, Terraform, AWS (ECS/EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, Redshift), Buildkite
Observability: Datadog and Sentry for logging, metrics, and alerting
Security: OAuth2, JWT-based authentication, role-based access control