Senior Software Engineer, Verticals (AI Native)

Life360

1d • $103,500 - $192,000 • Remote

About The Position

Life360 is hiring a senior software engineer for its Verticals team, initially focused on building products for Aging in Place: helping aging parents stay safely independent while giving their families peace of mind. The role may also support other emerging verticals, including Things (connected trackers) and Pets, as priorities change. The engineer will own features end to end, from implementation through production operation, on-call, and member impact, and will help define AI-native engineering practices for the team.

The role requires full-stack work across backend services and mobile apps. The backend stack includes Java, Spring Boot microservices, Kafka, and Kafka Streams on AWS; client applications are native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin). The team uses AI tools as first-class collaborators throughout ideation, coding, testing, review, and iteration. Success in the first year includes shipping end-to-end features for Aging in Place and establishing an AI-native workflow adopted by the broader team.

Life360 is a remote-first company; positions can be performed remotely within the US and Canada unless otherwise specified. The role includes an on-call rotation and incident response. US salary range is $103,500–$192,000 USD; Canada salary range is $149,500–$177,500 CAD. Total compensation includes RSUs and a benefits package.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience building and operating high-quality, consumer-scale services.
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience prompting, evaluating, and building with LLMs.
• Full-stack proficiency across backend services (Java, Spring Boot, Kafka) and mobile client development (Swift for iOS and/or Kotlin for Android).
• Hands-on experience with agentic workflows, prompt engineering, context window management, and MCP/function calling.
• Demonstrated use of AI tooling to increase personal output as a development partner, not just as autocomplete.
• Strong ownership and follow-through from development through production operation at scale.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with product, design, and platform engineers.
• Interest in defining AI-native engineering practices and writing playbooks.
• Empathy for product users, including aging parents and family members supporting them.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Ability to review and take accountability for AI-generated code.
• Willingness to use AI coding tools routinely for substantive tasks and share effective practices with teammates.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with IoT, telematics, or embedded/hardware-adjacent systems.
• Familiarity with Kafka, Kinesis, or other high-throughput streaming platforms.
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or DataDog.

Responsibilities

• Ship end-to-end features across backend services and APIs and the iOS and Android applications.
• Use Claude Code and other AI tools as collaborators to create specifications, generate code, and perform reviews.
• Define and codify AI-native engineering practices and playbooks for the Verticals team and broader organization.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to develop scalable engineering solutions to user problems.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, and continuous improvement of engineering craft.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response.
• Mentor team members and contribute to team processes and technical standards.
• Support performance, reliability, and accessibility in owned features.
• Adapt Aging in Place patterns and services to future verticals, including Things and Pets.
• Take ownership of features from implementation through production and member impact.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans; medical, dental, life, and disability coverage details vary for Canadian employees.
• 401(k) with company matching in the US; RRSP with DPSP plan in Canada.
• Paid parental leave.
• Mental Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible PTO, companywide holidays, and summer and winter shutdowns.
• Learning and Development programs.
• Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment.
• Free Life360 Platinum Membership and Tile trackers.
• Equity compensation in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior