Root Insurance tech stack

Root Insurance builds mostly with Python, SQL, Ruby. Its stack also includes AWS, Spark, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake. AWS is named in 15 of the 25 job postings Root Insurance published in the last 12 months (60%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Root Insurance, updated Oct 6, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 6, 2026
Technologies in use
46
Postings analysed
25
Open now
11
Modernity
81 /100
New in 6 months
3

What programming languages does Root Insurance use?

Python is named in 40% of job postings at Root Insurance, followed by SQL (24%), Ruby (4%).

Python 10 40% required in 90% · 6 open now · since May 2026
SQL 6 24% required in 83% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Ruby 1 4% optional · since Aug 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Root Insurance use?

Dagster is named in 8% of job postings at Root Insurance, followed by FastAPI (4%), Metaflow (4%).

Dagster 2 8% optional · since May 2026
FastAPI 1 4% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Metaflow 1 4% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What databases does Root Insurance use?

Amazon Redshift is named in 8% of job postings at Root Insurance, followed by Snowflake (8%), Apache Iceberg (4%).

Amazon Redshift 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Snowflake 2 8% optional · since May 2026
Apache Iceberg 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What cloud and platforms does Root Insurance use?

AWS is named in 60% of job postings at Root Insurance, followed by Spark (12%), MLFlow (12%), Azure (8%).

AWS 15 60% required in 73% · 8 open now · since May 2026
Spark 3 12% required in 33% · 1 open now · since May 2026
MLFlow 3 12% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026
Azure 2 8% required in 100% · since May 2026
GCP 2 8% required in 100% · since May 2026
Databricks 2 8% optional · since May 2026
Airflow 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Amazon EC2 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Amazon SageMaker1
DLP1
Power BI1
Tableau1
AWS Step Functions1
Buildkite1
Datadog1

What developer tools does Root Insurance use?

Terraform is named in 36% of job postings at Root Insurance, followed by dbt (16%), Git (12%), Docker (12%).

Terraform 9 36% required in 89% · 4 open now · since May 2026
dbt 4 16% required in 25% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Git 3 12% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Docker 3 12% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Model Context Protocol 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Copilot 1 4% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
OpenAI Codex 1 4% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What AI and ML technologies does Root Insurance use?

LLM is named in 24% of job postings at Root Insurance, followed by Claude (4%).

LLM 6 24% required in 83% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
Claude 1 4% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does Root Insurance ask for?

Machine Learning is named in 60% of job postings at Root Insurance, followed by CI/CD (20%), AI Agents (16%), Feature Store (16%).

Machine Learning 15 60% required in 100% · 5 open now · since May 2026
CI/CD 5 20% required in 60% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
AI Agents 4 16% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Feature Store 4 16% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Platform Engineering 3 12% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Time Series Forecasting 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
A/B Testing 1 4% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
IAM 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Interpretability1
Prompt Engineering1
RAG1
Tokenization1
Tool Use1

What does each Root Insurance team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Data Science

6 postings
Python4
SQL3
AWS2
Amazon Redshift2

AI/ML

5 postings
LLM4
AWS3
Python3
Terraform3

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How much does Root Insurance pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Root Insurance postings with stated pay: $218k across 20 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
AWS13$215k−1%
Python7$214k−2%
LLM5$240k+10%

How is the Root Insurance stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
Time Series ForecastingSep 2026
GitSep 2026
Amazon RedshiftSep 2026

How modern is the Root Insurance stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 81/100

Root Insurance scores 81 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.

Questions about the Root Insurance tech stack

What programming languages does Root Insurance use?

The languages named in Root Insurance job postings are Python (40%), SQL (24%), Ruby (4%), as a share of the 25 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Root Insurance use AWS?

Yes. AWS is named in 15 of 25 job postings (60%) and required in 11 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Root Insurance use?

The cloud and platforms named in Root Insurance job postings are AWS (15), Spark (3), MLFlow (3) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Data Science job at Root Insurance?

Data Science postings at Root Insurance most often require Python (4), SQL (3), AWS (2), Amazon Redshift (2), out of 6 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Root Insurance tech stack changing?

Yes. Time Series Forecasting, Git, Amazon Redshift first appeared in Root Insurance job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Root Insurance tech stack?

Root Insurance scores 81 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Root Insurance tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Root Insurance publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 25 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 6, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Root Insurance tech stack: 46 technologies from 25 job postings", as of Oct 6, 2026. https://alion.io/company/root-insurance/technologies

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