Senior Data Engineer II

Life360; Canada; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data technology company in Canada is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to enhance and maintain their data processing and storage systems. Ideally, you will have over 5 years of experience with high-volume data infrastructure and be proficient in programming languages like Python, Java, or Scala. This role offers competitive pay, remote flexibility, and a commitment to inclusivity and diversity.

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Free Life360 Platinum Membership

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with high volume data infrastructure.
• Experience programming in Python, Java, or Scala.
• Proficient with SQL and data frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage scalable data processing platforms.
• Implement data workflows and architecture.
• Automate and test data processing systems.

Skills

Data infrastructure management

Python

AWS

SQL optimization

Apache Spark

Data modeling

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

ETL tools

Kinesis

Kafka

Job description

About The Team

The Data Platform team’s purpose is to design, build, and maintain scalable and efficient data infrastructure that empowers Life360 teams to make data-driven decisions. We transform raw data into reliable, accessible, and actionable insights, ensuring data quality, compliance, security, costs and performance at every step. By leveraging innovative technologies and best practices, we enable Product, Analytics and Partners to unlock the full potential of data, driving operational excellence and strategic growth.

About the Job

At Life360, we collect a lot of data: 60 billion unique location points, 12 billion user actions, 8 billion miles driven every single month, and so much more. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will contribute to enhancing and maintaining our data processing and storage pipelines/workflows for external and internal data consumers. You should have a strong engineering background and even more importantly a desire to take ownership of our data systems to make them world class.

What You’ll Do

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Design, implement, and manage scalable data processing platforms used for real-time analytics and exploratory data analysis.
• Manage our data from ingestion through ETL to storage and batch processing.
• Automate, test and harden all data workflows.
• Architect logical and physical data models to ensure the needs of the business are met.
• Collaborate with product analytics, data scientists, while applying best practices
• Architect and develop systems and algorithms for distributed real-time analytics and data processing
• Implement strategies for acquiring data to develop new insights

What We’re Looking For

Experiences required for success in this role include:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience working with high volume data infrastructure.
• Experience with Databricks, AWS, ETL and Job orchestration tooling.
• Extensive experience programming in one of the following languages: Python / Java / Scala.
• Experience in data modeling, optimizing SQL queries, and system performance tuning.
• Knowledge and proficiency in the latest open source and data frameworks, modern data platform tech stacks and tools.
• You are proficient with SQL, AWS, Databases, Apache Spark, Spark Streaming, EMR, and Kinesis/Kafka
• You delight in crushing messy unstructured data and making the world sane by producing quality data that is clean and usable
• Always be learning and staying up to speed with the fast moving data world.
• You have good communication skills and can work independently
• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent experience
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans
• RRSP plan with DPSP company matching program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well being
• Flexible PTO, several company wide days off throughout the year
• Winter and Summer Week-long Synchronized Company Shutdowns
• 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 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.