Senior Software Engineer II AI-Native, backend Growth

how we work. We’ve redesigned our team workflows around AI, treating it as a first-class collaborator at every stage: ideation, coding, testing, review, and iteration. We ship faster and go deeper because of it, and we’re looking for someone who wants to help define what that looks like at scale. About the Job Life360 is hiring an AI-Native Backend Focused Engineer — a senior engineer who doesn’t just use AI tools, but thinks natively in them. You’ll be central to how the Growth team builds its products, develops its services, and how we use AI for development in the future. You’ll design and build features and systems to help grow Life360’s payments infrastructure, product integrations, alerting and monitoring, everything. You’ll build and evolve our modern AI-Native engineering workflows — from how we write code, to how we run standups, to how we think about team velocity. You’ll evolve the standard others follow. For candidates based in the US, the salary range for this position is $148,000 to $216,000 USD. For candidates based out of Canada, the salary range for this position is 171,500 to 201,000 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. AI-Native Expectations We use AI coding tools as a professional standard on this team. Here's what that means in practice: Daily use: You use AI coding assistants (we support Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot) for real, substantive tasks: analysis, coding, refactoring, testing, navigating codebases, and documentation. Not just research or autocomplete. Judgment and ownership: AI-generated code gets the same review you'd give any PR. You are accountable for everything you ship. Velocity: We expect senior engineers who use AI well to operate with meaningful leverage — doing more with the same time, taking on problems that would otherwise require a larger team. Team leadership: You share what works. You automate prompting strategies that others can build on and help teammates earlier in their AI workflow adoption get up to speed. Continuous learning: The tooling is changing fast. You stay current and bring recommendations to

the team when something would meaningfully improve

how we work. What You’ll Do Design and build high-quality API and services for our subscribers and payment infrastructure— experiences that are safe, intuitive, and genuinely useful. Work with AI (Claude Code) as a first-class collaborator — your primary workflow involves orchestrating agents to create specs, generate code and tests, verify results, and perform reviews. Help define and codify AI-Native engineering practices for the Growth team, establishing playbooks the broader org can adopt. Build across the full stack as needed — shipping polished, performant, and reliable experiences to tens of millions of users. Collaborate closely with product managers and designers to turn complex user problems into elegant, scalable engineering solutions. Contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, and a culture of craft and continuous improvement. Participate in on-call rotation and incident response. Use agentic workflows to dramatically increase the delivery of strong outcomes — moving faster without sacrificing quality. Mentor team members and contribute to team processes, technical standards, and help evolve

the team's AI-native engineering practices. Support performance, reliability, and accessibility across the features you own. What We’re Looking For Technical foundation: 6+ years of backend software engineering experience Strong proficiency with Java and Spring Boot (this is our primary stack) 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 What matters most to us: Growth mindset - You structure problems precisely, you learn quickly, you can show interest outside “your lane”, and you are always happy to try something new Collaborative approach - You communicate clearly, work well across teams, and value diverse perspectives Ownership mentality - You take responsibility for your work from design through production and beyond AI-native working style - You use AI tooling (Claude Code or equivalent) as a genuine development partner: delegating discrete tasks, reviewing outputs critically, and running parallel workstreams rather than hand-holding one agent at a time Thoughtful communication - You can explain technical tradeoffs and articulate ideas effectively We believe culture fit and problem-solving ability matter more than checking every technical box. We're happy to help you grow into areas where you have less experience. 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 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 above

qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying! #LI-Remote

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