Life360

Staff Android Engineer, Experiences

Life360

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $167,000 - $245,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Help drive and define Android experiences across Maps, Realtime, Feed, Notifications, History, and coordination features.
  • Work closely with technical leads across individual teams to align on patterns, architectural guardrails, and execution plans.
  • Provide direction that helps teams sequence work effectively and build toward a cohesive, long-term experience.
  • Influence product and design direction, translate goals into clear engineering plans, and ensure teams understand tradeoffs and implementation paths.
  • Unblock complex technical challenges, deliver prototypes, perform deep reviews, and raise the bar for engineering quality across the department.
  • Write production code while focusing on high-leverage activities that accelerate teams and improve architectural consistency.
  • Improve engineering efficiency through better tooling, workflow automation, and AI-enabled development practices.
  • Collaborate closely with Design to deliver polished, intuitive, and emotionally expressive interactions.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience building consumer-facing Android applications at scale, ideally in high-engagement, high-MAU products.
  • Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development practices such as Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, and Architecture Components.
  • Strong architectural skills and the ability to define patterns and guide technical direction across multiple teams.
  • Experience leading complex, multi-team initiatives and delivering cohesive end-to-end user experiences.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with Design to build polished, intuitive, and high-quality interactions.
  • Ability to influence product direction through technical insight, clear framing, and thoughtful evaluation of tradeoffs.
  • Demonstrated strength as a hands-on technical multiplier through mentorship, deep reviews, prototyping, and unblocker-level problem solving.
  • Experience with AI-enabled tooling or developer workflow automation.
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.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
KotlinJetpack ComposeCoroutinesArchitecture ComponentsAndroid developmentproduction codeworkflow automationAI-enabled development practicesprototypingengineering quality
Soft skills
collaborationinfluencementorshipproblem solvingcommunicationdirectiontechnical insightevaluation of tradeoffsleadershiporganizational skills