Senior Security Engineer

Root is on a mission to unbreak insurance by creating experiences people love at prices they can't believe. We believe that investing in world-class technology will facilitate a new class of insurance products, driving a massive positive impact on the hundreds of millions of drivers who carry auto insurance in the US. Root's Engineering team is committed to building a flexible platform on which our product designers and quantitative scientists can quickly test ideas, deploy them into production, and iterate, with the ultimate objective of a delightful customer experience coupled with effective risk management. The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior Security Engineer to lead our Data Security domain and help define how the organization protects sensitive data at scale. In this role, you will contribute to the data security roadmap and help establish the standards, control requirements, and risk priorities across the data lifecycle. You will partner closely with Data Platform, Analytics, Engineering, Security Operations, and GRC teams to protect policyholder and corporate data in cloud-native environments. Your responsibilities will include data discovery and classification, encryption and key management, data obfuscation and de-identification, fine-grained access controls, secure data sharing, retention and deletion, backup protection, monitoring, and data loss prevention. This is a hands-on, highly collaborative role. You will establish secure patterns and standards, influence technical decisions, automate repeatable workflows, and help teams adopt practical controls that enable secure use of data for business and analytics purposes. Salary Range : $111,500 - $139,400 (Eligible for competitive bonus and 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 Help establish the data security strategy and roadmap for sensitive policyho