Senior Backend Engineer II, AI Native, Vertical Experiences

The role

You will build and operate cloud services that power connected devices. You will design backend services for device connectivity, telemetry ingest, and command/control operations using AI-native workflows.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain backend services for device connectivity, telemetry ingest, health monitoring, and command/control operations.
• Collaborate with firmware, mobile, and product teams to define APIs and workflows.
• Deliver scalable, resilient systems in a microservices environment on AWS.
• Build and own data pipelines for high-throughput streams using Kafka or similar tech.
• Instrument services for observability, reliability, and SLO compliance.
• Participate in on-call rotations and live incident response.
• Write clean, testable, performant code and improve CI/CD and automation.
• Orchestrate AI coding agents daily for spec writing, code generation, test authoring, incident triage, PR review, and system design.

Required qualifications

• 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.
• Hands-on agentic AI workflow experience.

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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for US employees).
• Supplemental plans for medical and dental for Canadian employees.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with company matching program in the US.
• RRSP with DPSP plan for Canadian employees.
• Mental Wellness Program & EAP.
• Flexible PTO and 12 company-wide days off throughout the year.
• Learning & Development programs.
• Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment.
• Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle.
• Free Tile Products.

Before you apply

• AI tool usage during interviews varies by role.
• You may be asked to demonstrate proficiency with AI tools, discuss how you leverage AI, or complete interview exercises without AI assistance.
• Undisclosed use of AI not previously discussed with or approved by your Recruiter may impact your candidacy.

About the company

Life360 is a remote-first company with more than 500 employees. Its mission is to keep people close to the ones they love through mobile apps, Tile tracking devices, and Pet GPS trackers.