Senior Backend Engineer II - Devices Cloud

Life360; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Backend Engineer to build and operate cloud services for connected devices. In this remote-first role, you will design scalable systems that manage telemetry and device state globally. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience with backend development in Java, Go, or Python, and strong skills in cloud infrastructure and microservices. Enjoy competitive benefits and the opportunity to impact millions of users worldwide.

Benefits

Flexible PTO

401(k) plan with company matching

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Free Life360 Platinum Membership

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience building backend services in Java, Go, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful API design, and distributed systems.
• Strong skills with cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, and deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services that support device connectivity and telemetry.
• Collaborate with firmware, mobile, and product teams to define APIs and workflows.
• Deliver scalable, resilient systems in a microservices environment.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

Microservices architecture

RESTful API design

AWS

Container orchestration

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Kafka

DynamoDB

Docker

Job description

Remote, USA; Remote, Canada

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 91.6 million monthly active users (MAU), as of September 30, 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 750 (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.

About The Team

The Devices Cloud team owns backend services that manage a massive fleet of connected devices and high‑frequency data streams. You’ll work on systems that ingest, process, and serve real‑time state for hardware units globally, integrating with API gateways, processing telemetry data, and supporting cross‑team product needs (mobile, firmware, analytics). These services run at scale, and you’ll be helping make them reliable, observable, and easy to operate.

About the Job

As a Backend Engineer on the Devices Cloud team, you’ll build and operate the cloud services that power Life360’s connected devices. This role sits at the intersection of hardware, firmware, and mobile, translating real‑world device signals into reliable, scalable backend systems. You’ll work on high‑throughput, low‑latency services that manage device state, ingest telemetry, and enable new device‑driven features for millions of members worldwide. The work is hands‑on, systems‑oriented, and designed for engineers who enjoy solving messy, real‑world problems at scale.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain backend services that support device connectivity, telemetry ingest, health monitoring, and command/control operations.
• Collaborate with firmware, mobile, and product teams to define APIs and workflows for device features.
• Deliver scalable, resilient systems in a microservices environment running on AWS (EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, etc.).
• Build and own data pipelines for high‑throughput streams using Kafka or similar streaming tech.
• Instrument services for observability, reliability, and SLO compliance.
• Participate in on‑call rotations and live incident response.
• Write clean, testable, performant code and help improve CI/CD and automation.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience building backend services in Java, Go, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful API design, and distributed systems.
• Strong skills with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), container orchestration, and deployments.
• Experience with databases (relational and/or NoSQL), caching layers, and event/streaming systems.
• Comfortable collaborating across teams and articulating technical tradeoffs.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with IoT or telematics systems.
• Familiarity with Kafka, Kinesis, or other streaming platforms.
• Experience with high‑frequency ingest systems and time‑series data.
• A background with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Knowledge of SRE practices and automated testing frameworks.
• 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.
• Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment.
• Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle.

Life360 Values

• 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.

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