Senior Backend Engineer II, AI Native, Vertical Experiences
Core
Build and operate cloud services for Life360's connected devices (pets, Tile, etc.), translating hardware signals into scalable backend systems for millions of users.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (AI-Native)
Builds
High-throughput, low-latency services for device connectivity, telemetry ingestion, and command/control operations.
Domain
Consumer IoT / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Java/Go/Python, Microservices, AWS (EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB), Kafka/Streaming, Observability, CI/CD, Agentic AI workflows
Preferred skills
IoT/Telematics, Time-series data, SRE practices
Technologies
AWS, EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, Kafka, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
Responsibilities
Design and maintain backend services for device connectivity and telemetry; Build data pipelines for high-throughput streams; Orchestrate AI coding agents for spec writing, code generation, and testing; Participate in on-call rotations and incident response; Collaborate with firmware and mobile teams on API design.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
