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 [http://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) regardless of any specified
location above.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Data Platform team’s purpose is to design, build, and maintain scalable and
efficient data infrastructure that empowers Life360 teams to make data-driven
decisions. We transform raw data into reliable, accessible, and actionable
insights, ensuring data quality, compliance, security, costs and performance at
every step. By leveraging innovative technologies and best practices, we enable
Product, Analytics and Partners to unlock the full potential of data, driving
operational excellence and strategic growth.
For candidates based in the US, the salary range for this position is $166,500
to 245,000 USD. For candidates based out of Canada, the salary range for this
position is 195,500 to 230,000 CAD. Note: Please be aware that the job title for
positions in Canada will be "Developer" in lieu of "Engineer." 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.
ABOUT THE JOB
At Life360, we collect a lot of data: 60 billion unique location points, 12
billion user actions, 8 billion miles driven every single month, and so much
more. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will contribute to enhancing and modernizing
our data platform infrastructure towards a robust and secure data system. You
should have a strong engineering background and even more importantly a desire
to take ownership of our data systems to make them world class.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Design, implement, and manage scalable data processing platforms used for
real-time analytics and exploratory data analysis.
- Build and Manage our core data infrastructure from ingestion through ETL to
storage and batch and real-time processing utilizing the latest tools and
tech in the industry.
- Automate, test and harden all data workflows.
- Architect logical and physical data models to ensure the needs of the
business are met.
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders like mobile app, cloud, product, data
science and analytics teams, in recommendation and applying best practices
- Architect and develop systems and algorithms for distributed real-time
analytics and data processing
- Implement strategies for acquiring data to develop new insights
- Mentor junior engineers, imparting best practices and institutionalizing
efficient processes to foster growth and innovation within the team
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Experiences required for success in this role include:
- Minimum 5+ years of experience working with high volume data infrastructure.
- Experience with Databricks, AWS, ETL and Job orchestration tooling.
- Extensive experience programming in one of the following languages: Python /
Java.
- Experience in data security, data governance, data contracts, data quality,
cost management, optimizing SQL queries, and system performance tuning.
- You are proficient with SQL, AWS, Databases, Apache Spark, Spark Streaming,
EMR, and Kinesis/Kafka
- Experience in modern data engineering SDLC including Agile methodology,
CI/CD, automated deployments using Terraform, GitHub Actions etc.
- Knowledge and proficiency in the latest open source and data frameworks,
lakehouse architecture, open table format, modern data platform tech stacks
and tools.
- Always be learning and staying up to speed with the fast moving data world.
- You have good communication skills and can work independently
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent
experience
OUR BENEFITS
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans (100% paid for
US employees). We offer supplemental medical and dental plans for Canadian
employees.
- RRSP plan with DPSP company matching program
- 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 people with high integrity who 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.
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