Life360
Mobile App
SeniorSoftwareEngineerIIAI-Native,backend
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“Senior Software Engineer II AI-Native, backend at Life360. Skills: AI-Native engineering, Backend development, Java, Spring Boot. Design and build API and services. Work with AI as collaborator”
What You'll Achieve.
Grow Life360’s payments infrastructure; Ship faster and go deeper because of AI; Help define and codify AI-Native engineering practices; Shipping polished, performant, and reliable experiences; Dramatically increase the delivery of outcomes
Industry & Context.
Structure problems precisely; Turn complex user problems into scalable solutions
Participate in on-call rotation and incident response
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of backend software engineering experience, proficiency with Java and Spring Boot, Experience with Apache Kafka or similar distributed streaming platforms, Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts: consistency, fault tolerance, replication, and data durability, Comfortable with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and containerized deployments, Heavy user of agentic workflows, understands research-plan-implement cycle but doesn’t outsource thinking to agents, Growth mindset, Collaborative approach, Ownership mentality, AI-native working style, Thoughtful communication
Nice to Have
Background in stream processing frameworks (Kafka Streams, Flink), Experience with schema registries and schema evolution strategies, Knowledge of Confluent Platform or Confluent Cloud, Understanding of CI/CD patterns, GitHub Actions, and artifact management (Maven, Nexus), Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog), Previous work on ecosystems or integration tooling
What You'll Do.
Design and build API and services
Work with AI as collaborator
Define and codify AI-Native practices
Build across the full stack
Collaborate with product managers and designers
Contribute to architectural decisions
Participate in on-call rotation
Use agentic workflows
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate closely with product managers and designers; Contribute to a culture of craft and continuous improvement; Mentor team members; Work well across teams; Value diverse perspectives
Communication Scope
Communicate clearly; Explain technical tradeoffs; Articulate ideas effectively
Full Job Description
About Life360 Life360’s mission is to keep people close to the ones they love. Our category-leading mobile app,Tile tracking devices, and Pet GPS tracker 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 97.8 million monthly active users (MAU), as of March 31, 2026, 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. We are AI Native We are building an AI native company where AI is an integral part of how we build and operate. AI tool usage during interviews varies by role. You may be asked to demonstrate proficiency with AI tools, discuss how you leverage AI, or complete interview exercises without AI assistance. Your Recruiter will provide clear guidance as you move through the interview process. Undisclosed use of AI not previously discussed with or approved by your Recruiter may impact your candidacy. About The Team The Growth team at Life360 is responsible for building the next frontier of meaningful connection for our Subscribers and paying customers — our mission is to deepen Life360’s peace-of-mind platform beyond the existing product offerings of crash detection, safety incidents, roadside support, and more. Ou
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