Root

Illinois, USA
750 Total Employees
20 Local Employees
Year Founded: 2015

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Benefits at Root

Our benefits exist to support exceptional employees in doing their very best work. We have full health, vision, dental insurance and we cover 100% of the premiums for employees and 75% for dependants.

Financial + Retirement

401(K)

401(K) matching

Root contributes the equivalent of 3% of your salary to your 401(K) regardless of your contribution after one year of service.

Company equity

Root offers incentive stock options that vest over a 4-year period for all of our Engineering roles.

Professional Development

Continuing education stipend

Job training & conferences

Root has a continuing education budget for conferences, online resources, and certifications that are related to their work.

Mentorship program

Online course subscriptions available

Paid industry certifications

Promote from within

Lunch and learns

Root hosts regular lunch and learns covering various topics

Continuing education available during work hours

We have 12 hack days a year for engineers to explore new technologies or build things that aren't prioritized on our product roadmap but pique their interest.

Tuition reimbursement

Diversity

Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff

Diversity employee resource groups

Hiring practices that promote diversity

Health Insurance + Wellness

Dental insurance

Our dental plans offer competitive coverage with a wide network of dentists to choose from

Disability insurance

Root provides short and long-term disability coverage to our associates with at least one year of service.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Root offers HSA, FSA, and/or Dependent care accounts

Health insurance

We offer health plan options as well as monetary savings through incentives and tax-advantaged spending accounts

Life insurance

Root covers life insurance for all employees, and additional insurance coverage is available as well.

Vision insurance

Our vision plan is easy to use and at a very competitive cost.

Mental health benefits

Our robust EAP supports you through all phases of life from counseling to identity theft and more

Culture

Flexible work schedule

Root provides employees with a flexible work schedule but our core hours are generally 9-5.

Pair programming

Partners with nonprofits

Remote work program

Team based strategic planning

OKR operational model

Child Care + Parental Leave

Generous parental leave

Root offers 6 paid weeks to bond with your new child after one year of service. Additional time off is available to the birth parent for recovery.

Vacation + Time Off

Generous PTO

Paid holidays

Paid sick days

Unlimited vacation policy

Office Perks

Onsite office parking

Home-office stipend for remote employees

Additional Perks + Benefits

Our carefully curated benefits and perks exist to empower our employees to do their very best work by bringing their authentic selves to work every day.