Jobs in Devon, Canada

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 various services, including location sharing, safe driver reports, and crash detection with emergency dispatch. Life360 serves approximately 66 million monthly active users (MAU) across more than 150 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 who are basically 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 the US and Canada) regardless of any specified location above.

This role is for an Android Engineer within the Life360 team. This person will be an integral part of the core of our app as they will be required to become experts in technologies supporting our highly visible mapping, communication, driving & safety features. As a member of the team, it is expected that you will be highly involved in architecting, designing, and leading the development of the next generation of our systems and features.

Note: Please be aware that the job title for positions in Canada will be "Developer" in lieu of "Engineer."

For candidates based in the US, the salary range for this position is 107,000 to 149,000 USD. For candidates based out of Canada, the salary range for this position is 125,500 to 140,000 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.

• Work with a cross-functional team and collaborate closely with design, back-end engineering, marketing, data science, and product.
• Design and maintain robust frameworks for Android using tools such as Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVVM, or other relevant frameworks.
• Create foundational automation workflows that lead to better product quality and reliability.
• Opportunity to be on the leading edge of location experiences in a high-visibility team
• Roadmap innovative features to bring families closer together through contextual awareness, improved geolocation, and better communication

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Strong debugging skills
• Many problems in the sensor frameworks require understanding hard-to-pinpoint and non-reproducible problems.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs to improve application performance and responsiveness.
• Problem-solving
• We will be solving problems that do not have clear solutions with limited resources available online.
• Architecture mindset
• Will be spending equally as much time designing and prototyping as writing production code
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and experience in making codebases more testable
• Strong understanding of the Android ecosystem
• Expert knowledge of Kotlin and familiarity with Android frameworks and APIs.
• Design, build, and maintain advanced applications for the Android platform with a focus on location-based services
• Adaptable and able to pick up new concepts
• Drive to level up
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers to promote best practices and improve code quality.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to define, design, and ship new features and test strategies.
• A Passion for quality
• We want someone who will take the craftsmanship of their work seriously and strive to improve the areas they work in continually.
• Pioneer new test strategies via automation to enhance the reliability and efficiency of our testing processes.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing automated test strategies
• Strong communication
• Will communicate with multiple teams, including both systems and product teams
• At times, may need to communicate with external partners

• Familiarity with location and other sensors
• Familiarity with background running tasks/services on Android
• Familiarity with networking and persistence technologies
• Familiarity with reactive programming, RxJava or combine
• Familiarity with developing highly polished user interfaces and animations
• Familiarity with all levels of automated testing

• 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.

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 people with high integrity who 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.

We believe that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger, 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 based on 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 creates a foundation for the best ideas. Come join us in building something meaningful. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications below, you should still seriously consider applying!

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