Senior Data Engineer II

Jiobit; Canada; On-site; CAD 166,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a Senior Data Engineer in Canada. You will enhance and maintain data processing and storage pipelines. The role requires 5+ years in high volume data infrastructure, proficiency in Python, and experience with AWS and SQL. The company offers competitive compensation and benefits, and a remote-first work environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits

Flexible PTO

Learning & Development programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with high volume data infrastructure.
• Extensive experience programming in Python, Java, or Scala.
• Knowledge of modern data platform tech stacks and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage scalable data processing platforms.
• Automate and harden all data workflows.
• Collaborate with product analytics and data scientists.

Skills

Python

Data Infrastructure

SQL

AWS

Databricks

Apache Spark

Education

BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Mathematics

Tools

Databricks

Kinesis/Kafka

Job description

About Life360

Life360’s mission is to keep people close to the ones they love. Our category-leading mobile app and Tile tracking devices 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 88 million monthly active users (MAU), as of June 2025 across more than 180 countries.

Life360 delivers peace of mind and enhances everyday family life with seamless coordination for all the moments that matter, big and small. By continuing to innovate and deliver for our customers, we have become a household name and the must-have mobile-based membership for families (and those friends that basically are family).

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 Canada) regardless of any specified location above.

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.

The Canada-based salary range for this position is 166,500 to 196,000 CAD. 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.

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

Our Benefits

• 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
• 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 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.

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