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 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 workplace 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. About the Job

As a Senior Android Engineer on the Location Platform Mobile team, you will play a key role in making location an even more engaging and delightful part of our members’ lives. Since location is a core component of the Life360 app, you'll be expected to develop deep expertise in location technologies, along with related aspects of the mobile stack such as battery consumption and performance optimization. In this role, you'll be highly involved in architecting, designing, and leading the development of the next generation of our core location systems and features.



Your contributions will directly shape how millions of people experience location within the Life360 ecosystem. You’ll lead architectural efforts, design and implement core location features, and shape the future of how families experience contextual location services on Android. 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. What You’ll Do

Contribute to technical architecture and design decisions. Own end-to-end development of features from ideation to release. Collaborate with design, product, back-end, marketing, and data science teams. Design and maintain location-specific features and experiments on Android. Build automation workflows for high product quality and reliability. Contribute to a high-visibility, innovation-driven platform. Roadmap and develop advanced location features to connect families through geolocation, awareness, and contextual triggers. Scale app performance through deep system optimization. What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering,



related field or equivalent practical experience Extensive Android development experience. Proficiency in Kotlin and Java; strong grasp of Android frameworks and APIs. Deep understanding of the Android app lifecycle. Experience with FusedLocationProviderClient, Geofencing APIs, Activity Recognition, and Android’s sensor APIs (accelerometer, magnetometer, etc.). Expertise in battery optimization, background processing, and power constraints. Strong understanding of software architecture and making codebases scalable and testable. Commitment to quality: Implement automated tests and CI strategies. Collaboration mindset: Work cross-functionally across engineering, design, and product. Strong debugging skills, especially with hard-to-reproduce sensor and location-related issues. Problem-solving ability in technically ambiguous areas. Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and champion best practices. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. Bonus

Familiarity with analytics and marketing SDKs. Experience with reactive programming (e.g., RxJava, Kotlin Flow). Polished UI/UX development and animation skills. Proficiency in Room, Retrofit, and Jetpack libraries. Experience with end-to-end test automation. Familiarity with multi-process applications in Android. Our Benefits

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 Equipm

📌 Senior Android Engineer, Location Engine (Winnipeg)
🏢 Life360
📍 Winnipeg