Senior Backend Software Developer, Cloud, Data and Platforms

About Life360

Life360’s mission is to keep people close to the ones they love. Our category-leading mobile app and Tile tracking devices empower members to protect the people, pets, and things they care about most with a range of services, including location sharing, safe driver reports, and crash detection with emergency dispatch. Life360 serves approximately 88 million monthly active users (MAU), as of June 2025 across more than 180 countries.  

Life360 delivers peace of mind and enhances everyday family life with seamless coordination for all the moments that matter, big and small. By continuing to innovate and deliver for our customers, we have become a household name and the must-have mobile-based membership for families (and those friends that basically are family). 

Life360 has more than 500 (and growing!) remote-first employees. For more information, please visit life360.com.

Life360 is a Remote First company, which means a remote work environment will be the primary experience for all employees. All positions, unless otherwise specified, can be performed remotely (within the US and Canada) regardless of any specified location above.  

About the Team

The Data Enablements team is responsible for defining, building and supporting our high volume reusable cloud platform(s) enabling next generation features. These systems are used by all teams at Life360 and have tremendous impact on the overall operations of the product. Some of the maintained and owned services are the highest throughput in the company offering unique scaling challenges and opportunities.

About the Job

As a Senior Backend Software Developer, Data and Platforms, you’ll be working closely with some of our most senior engineers, including Staff, on Java, GO and PHP technologies to enhance and extend our systems as well as building the next generation of high-frequency sensor data ingest by utilizing Java, GO, Kafka and Kafka Connect. Not only will you be building services, but you will have the opportunity to manage their deployment as well.

For candidates based in the US, the salary range for this position is $123,000-$180,500 USD. For candidates based out of Canada, the salary range for this position is $171,500-$201,000 CAD. We take into consideration an individual's background and experience in determining final salary - therefore, base pay offered may vary considerably depending on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes a wide range of medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits, as well as equity.

What You’ll Do

• Building the next generation of high-frequency sensor data ingest utilizing Java, GO and Kafka
• Enhancing our existing authorization and authentication systems which utilize JWTs
• Monitor health, suggest/drive improvements for, and deploy your own services
• Work cross-functionally across teams to gain alignment on team initiatives
• Maintain and improve service level objectives (SLOs)
• Collaborate closely with Senior and Staff engineers to build technical specs 
• Automate deployment of services and component validation with testing suites

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, related field or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum 3+ years experience with Java/Spring Boot
• 2+ years experience with relational or non-relational databases such as MySQL, Apache Pinot, Postgres, DynamoDB, MongoDB
• Experience deploying and maintaining systems, ideally with Kubernetes
• Understands microservices and their architectures
• Communicates effectively with cross-platform teammates

Preferred Qualifications 

• 4+ years experience with Java (bonus for Spring Framework experience)
• Experience with queuing/streaming technologies such as NSQ and Kafka
• Experience with JWTs and public-key encryption
• Adaptive to working across programming languages regularly 
• Experience working remotely with minimal guidance
• Experience working with AWS products 
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Our Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for US employees). We offer supplemental plans for medical and dental for Canadian employees.
• 401(k) plan with company matching program in the US and RRSP with DPSP plan for Canadian employees.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental wellness.
• Flexible PTO and 12 company wide days off throughout the year.
• Learning & Development programs.
• Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment.
• Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle.

Life360 Values

Our company’s mission driven culture is guided by our shared values to create a trusted work environment where you can bring your authentic self to work and make a positive difference 

• Be a Good Person - We have a team of high integrity people you can trust. 
• Be Direct With Respect - We communicate directly, even when it’s hard.
• Members Before Metrics - We focus on building an exceptional experience for families. 
• High Intensity High Impact - We do whatever it takes to get the job done. 

Our Commitment to Diversity

We believe that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better results. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic best selves to work.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Life360. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any legally protected status.  

We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. We believe that a diversity of perspectives and experiences create a foundation for the best ideas. Come join us in building something meaningful. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the below qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying!

 

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