Principal Agentic Engineer, AI Ecosystem

The role

You will architect and build the agentic ecosystem across AI Platforms, AI DevX, and Agentic PDLC. You will define agent standards, build execution frameworks, and lead technical direction across multiple teams.

What you will do

• Hold the system view across AI Platforms, AI DevX, and Agentic PDLC
• Drive build-vs-buy decisions for PDLC-critical agents and ecosystem capabilities
• Build execution frameworks, context and retrieval systems, and telemetry
• Define the agent reusable unit, interfaces, and standards
• Design non-human identity and agent authZ models
• Stand up shared eval and regression infrastructure
• Ship production code for high-leverage components
• Mentor Agentic Engineers and Staff engineers
• Write architecture decision records, standards docs, and playbooks

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of engineering experience
• Deep platform or systems architecture work at consumer scale
• Demonstrated experience architecting agentic systems in production
• Direct experience with non-human identity, service-account, or agent authZ models
• Experience designing and consuming structured interfaces for AI systems (MCP-style tool definitions, JSON Schema, OpenAPI)
• Experience building eval and regression frameworks for AI systems
• Strong architectural instincts across multiple services and teams
• Fluency in AI economics
• Track record of driving technical direction across teams you don't manage
• Excellent written communication

Nice to have

• Experience building or operating an agent orchestration or deployment platform, or an MCP-style connector gateway
• Background in ML infrastructure, model observability, or production AI systems
• Experience with mobile engineering (iOS/Android) or high-throughput cloud systems

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees)
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company matching program
• Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible PTO
• Companywide holidays throughout the year plus summer and winter shutdowns
• Learning & Development programs
• Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment
• Free Life360 Platinum Membership and Tile trackers

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 remote-first employees. Its mission is to keep people close to the ones they love through mobile apps, Tile tracking devices, and Pet GPS trackers.