Senior Data Engineer II, AI Native

Senior Data Engineer II, AI Native

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 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 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 Data & Analytics team is building Life360's next-generation data platform — powering real-time decision-making, experimentation, ML, and large-scale analytics. We operate at significant scale and complexity in a high-ambiguity environment, and we expect engineers to own problems, drive clarity, and raise the bar across the org.

We're looking for a high-intensity engineer who wants to envision, design, and build high-impact data products with cutting-edge tools — all while keeping our members ahead of the metrics. You'll become the go-to person for data products across the business, joining a collaborative team that communicates openly, celebrates wins together, and is committed to helping everyone do their best work.

About the Job

At Life360, we collect a lot of data: tens of billions of unique location points, tens of billions of user actions, billions of miles driven every single month, and so much more. As a Senior Data Engineer II, you will enhance and maintain our data processing and storage pipelines for a robust and secure data lakehouse. We're looking for a strong engineering background — and just as important, a genuine desire to take ownership and make our data systems world class.

The US-based salary range for this position is $148,000 to $216,500. 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

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Design, build, and maintain scalable, distributed data pipelines and systems — from ingestion through ELT to storage — supporting streaming and batch processing for real-time analytics, ML, and experimentation.

Automate, test, and harden data workflows to ensure reliability at scale.

Architect logical and physical data models that meet evolving business needs.

Build and maintain features for ML models.

Collaborate with product, analytics, and data science teams to turn data into value.

What We’re Looking For

5+ years of experience working with high volume data infrastructure.

Deep expertise with a modern cloud data warehouse or lakehouse platform (Databricks preferred; Snowflake, BigQuery, or similar also considered) on a major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Proficient in Python and SQL, with the ability to write and optimize complex queries.

Hands-on experience with dbt.

Experience with large-scale data processing using Spark and/or Presto/Trino.

Strong grasp of data modeling, partitioning strategies, storage formats, and analytical workload optimization.

Hands-on experience leveraging LLMs for code generation, analysis, and related work — including reviewing AI-generated output with a close eye on quality, standards, and testing, and owning it as your own.

Experience with modern data engineering tooling — orchestration (Airflow, Databricks Workflows), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, DABs).

BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering (Computer, Electrical, or Software), or a related quantitative field.

AI-Native Expectations

The team leverages LLMs to support code generation, analysis, and other use cases. Your experience with AI / LLM usage should include managing code generation with a close eye on quality, standards, and testing — owning the outputs as your own. Your work with and ability to leverage these tools will drive your velocity and ability to effectively work within our environment.

Nice to Have

Experience working with an experimentation framework.

Experience designing and maintaining real-time streaming architectures.

Our Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees)

401(k) plan with company matching program

Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well-being

Flexible PTO, 12 company-wide days off throughout the year

Winter and Summer Weeklong Synchronized Company Shutdowns

Learning & Development programs

Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment

Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle

Free Tile Products

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 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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