Director, Engineering, Platform/Services (Fully Remote)

Life360; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

AI-native culture

Global engineering team

Job summary

Life360, a remote-first family safety and location sharing platform, is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide multiple teams responsible for scalable backend, cloud infrastructure, and platform reliability.

You will partner with product and security leaders to translate technical strategy into business outcomes, mentoring managers, and shaping the roadmap for systems used by hundreds of millions of members. This role offers a collaborative culture and the chance to influence global scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years leading teams and managers.
• Strong background in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams building critical platforms and set technical direction.
• Partner with Product, Security, Data, and engineering leaders to drive business outcomes.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure AWS

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

• Services engineering teams build and run the systems Life360 members rely on, including location, messaging, identity, and partner platforms.
• We are backend, cloud, and mobile engineers focused on reliability, security, and scale.

About the Job:

• Lead teams building critical platforms, set technical direction, and ensure systems scale to hundreds of millions of members.
• Partner with Product, Security, Data, and engineering leaders to turn technical strategy into business outcomes.

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years leading teams and managing managers.
• Strong background in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and cross-functional leadership.

Life360

Life360 is a family safety and location sharing platform with a category-leading mobile app, Tile tracking devices, and Pet GPS tracker. They are a remote-first company with over 500 employees and an AI-native, mission-driven culture.