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Life360Director, Engineering, Platform/Services
Life360 is hiring a Director, Engineering, Platform/Services to lead teams responsible for core platforms, including messaging, location, identity, cloud infrastructure, and partner ecosystems. Operating as a…
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Life360 is hiring a Director, Engineering, Platform/Services to lead teams responsible for core platforms, including messaging, location, identity, cloud infrastructure, and partner ecosystems. Operating as a remote-first organization with over five hundred employees, Life360 provides a mobile application, Tile trackers, and Pet GPS trackers focused on family coordination, safety, and location sharing to more than one hundred million monthly active users. In this player-coach leadership position, the director will establish…
Job Description
Life360 is hiring a Director, Engineering, Platform/Services to lead teams responsible for core platforms, including messaging, location, identity, cloud infrastructure, and partner ecosystems. Operating as a remote-first organization with over five hundred employees, Life360 provides a mobile application, Tile trackers, and Pet GPS trackers focused on family coordination, safety, and location sharing to more than one hundred million monthly active users.
In this player-coach leadership position, the director will establish technical strategy, mentor engineering managers and technical leaders, and ensure platforms scale reliably to support hundreds of millions of global members. The role requires balancing reliability, performance, cost, and speed while collaborating across security, product, data, and engineering functions. Candidates should possess extensive background in software engineering, leadership experience managing managers, and hands-on expertise with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering teams building location, messaging, cloud, identity, and partner platforms
- Anticipate scaling challenges, reliability risks, and architectural bottlenecks
- Establish high standards for availability, performance, observability, and incident response
- Hire, mentor, and develop engineering managers, staff engineers, and technical leaders
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with product, security, data, and engineering teams
- Participate in architectural reviews and critical technical decisions
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of software engineering experience
- At least 5 years leading engineering teams, including experience managing managers
- Track record of backend or platform engineering at high scale with distributed systems serving millions of users
- Hands-on technical credibility in cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure
- Experience working with B2B or B2C platforms
Core Skills
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans
- Retirement planning options including a 401(k) with company match for US employees and RRSP with DPSP for Canadian employees
- Paid parental leave
- Mental Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible paid time off, companywide holidays, plus summer and winter shutdowns
- Learning and development programs
- Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a remote work setup
- Complimentary Life360 Platinum Membership and Tile trackers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this position remote?
Yes, Life360 is a remote-first company, and this role can be performed remotely within the United States and Canada.
What is the salary range for this role?
For US-based candidates, the salary range is USD 216,500 to 318,500 per year, while candidates based in Canada range from 251,000 to 295,000 CAD. Total compensation also includes equity via Restricted Stock Units and benefits.
What experience is required for this directorship?
Applicants must have 10 or more years of software engineering experience, which includes at least 5 years leading engineering teams and managing other managers, along with background in high-scale backend or platform engineering.
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