Jobs in Ottawa, 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 a range of services, including location sharing, safe driver reports, and crash detection with emergency dispatch. Life360 serves approximately 83.7 million monthly active users (MAU), as of May 2025 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 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 the US) regardless of any specified location above.

The Experiences Mobile team at Life360 is leading the transformation of our core mobile application into a more dynamic, intuitive, and emotionally engaging product for families. We own the foundational in-app surfaces, such as navigation, home experiences, engagement loops, and contextual UI, that shape how members interact with Life360 every day.

Our mission is to increase the depth and utility of the app, helping members discover value faster and return more frequently. We are driving the overhaul of our information architecture and defining a new north star user experience, with a focus on clarity, speed, and delight. Working closely with design, product, and platform teams, we’re building the systems and experiences that turn Life360 into the everyday operating system for modern families.

We are product-minded engineers who think in platforms and obsess over building elegant, scalable, and performant UX patterns that serve tens of millions of members across people, pets, and things.

Life360 is undergoing a major redesign of its mobile application to make it faster, more intuitive, and emotionally engaging for families worldwide. As a Senior Android Engineer on the Experiences Mobile team, you will play a key role in executing this vision. You'll contribute to the development of high-impact surfaces across the Life360 app, including our app navigation, home screen experience, and personalized content surfaces to create valuable engagement loops for our customers.

You’ll work closely with design, product, and platform engineers to bring new experiences to life and evolve how millions of users interact with the Life360 platform every day. You’ll be expected to take ownership of features, contribute to architectural decisions, and support a culture of quality, learning, and collaboration.

This role is an excellent fit for someone who thrives in cross-functional environments, values thoughtful user experience, and is excited to contribute to one of the most essential apps for families.

For candidates based in the US, the salary range for this position is $123,000 to $213,000 USD. For candidates based out of Canada, the salary range for this position is $145,000 to $199,500 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.

• Build and iterate on core app experiences that drive engagement and improve daily utility for Life360 members.
• Implement modular, reusable, maintainable, and performant UI components using modern Android practices such as Jetpack Compose and Kotlin.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to turn user problems and experience goals into scalable engineering solutions.
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the ongoing Compose migration and app redesign efforts.
• Ensure a high level of UI polish and user experience consistency by creating UX frameworks that orchestrate experiences leveraging our design system.
• Support app performance, accessibility, and reliability through testing, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct thoughtful code reviews and contribute to a strong, inclusive engineering culture.
  
  

• 5+ years of experience building high-quality Android applications, preferably for consumer-scale products.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and modern Android frameworks, including Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, and Architecture Components.
• Experience working within or contributing to design systems and reusable UI component libraries.
• A clear understanding of Android app architecture, UI performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset when working with product managers, designers, and cross-platform teams.
• Familiarity with A/B testing frameworks, remote config, or server-driven UI concepts is a plus.
• Experience developing high-quality, delightful UX experiences.

• Experience creating UI flexible systems that scale to hundreds of engineers.
• Experience working on large-scale refactors or Compose migrations.
• Background in location-aware, contextual, or real-time mobile apps.
• Experience working across multiple mobile platforms (Android/iOS) in collaboration with design.
• High familiarity with AI development tools to boost productivity and rapid prototyping.

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees)
• 401(k) plan with company matching program
• Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well-being
• Flexible PTO, 13 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

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.

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.Even if you don’t meet 100% of the below qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying!

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