Role Overview
As a Backend Engineer II on the Devices Cloud team, you will build and improve the cloud services that power Life360's connected hardware. You will work with growing independence, contribute to technical designs, and deliver reliable, well-tested code. You will collaborate with firmware, mobile, platform, and data teams, and continue to deepen your technical skills.
What You Will Do
Build and maintain components and features of Devices Cloud services, own well-defined features and smaller designs, use AI-native engineering practices, work with firmware, mobile, product, and platform teams, contribute to cross-team efforts, and thoroughly test your own code.
Why It Might Be a Fit
We are looking for engineers who want to help define what AI-native backend development looks like for complex, hardware-connected systems. You will be working with a team that is AI-native and uses AI as a first-class collaborator across coding, testing, and debugging.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering experience building backend or cloud services
- Experience building defined features, investigating and fixing bugs, and writing test code with growing independence
- Working knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure (AWS: EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, Kinesis, etc.)
- Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants for real engineering tasks
- Solid coding and problem-solving skills
- A clear communicator who shares progress, asks insightful questions, and explains their work to peers and their manager
- Able to work semi-independently, unblock yourself, and ask for guidance when you need it
- Experience with high-frequency ingest systems, time-series data, and streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar)
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Technical field, or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (US and Canada)
- 401(k) plan with company matching (US) / RRSP with DPSP matching (Canada)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well-being
- Flexible PTO, plus several 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 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle
- Free Tile Products
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