At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to develop and enhance the Life360 app's core features.
- Company: Life360, a leading mobile app company focused on family safety.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, flexible PTO, and remote work options.
- Other info: Remote-first culture with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on family safety while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in Android development with Java/Kotlin; passion for tech and innovation.
The predicted salary is between 145000 - 169500 $ per year.
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 80 million monthly active users (MAU) 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. Life360 has more than 500 remote-first employees.
Life360 is a Remote First company, which means a remote work environment will be the primary experience for all employees. All positions, unless otherwise specified, can be performed remotely (within Canada).
About the Job
This role is for a Senior Android Developer within the Life360 team. This person will be an integral part of the core of our app as they will be required to become experts in technologies supporting our highly visible mapping, communication, driving & safety features. As a member of the team it is expected that you will be highly involved in architecting, designing and leading development of the next generation of our systems and features.
For candidates based out of Canada, the salary range for this position is 145,000 to 169,500 CAD. The compensation package includes a wide range of medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits, as well as equity.
What You’ll Do
- Work on a cross-functional team with close cooperation with Product, Design, Marketing & Data Science
- Opportunity to develop and maintain networking, data and authorization frameworks which enable core functionality in the Life360 app
- Build and maintain high-throughput systems that emit meta and sensor data to Kafka streams
- Participate in interviewing potential candidates and improving the candidate experience by providing feedback
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, related field or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in Java/Kotlin
- Gradle, Android Studio knowledge
- Experience working on a commercial app (presently found on the app store)
- Passionate for technology and never-ending curiosity about the new features in Android
- Comfortable with multiple areas of the Android SDK
- Comfortable in a small, intense, and high-growth start-up environment
- Capable of operating autonomously and with high agency
- Effectively communicates verbally and in writing
Bonus
- Experience working with reactive programming such as RxJava/Coroutines
- Experience with Retrofit and OkHttp
- Experience JWT and OAuth 2.0 standard
- Experience with Room and the Android Repository data layer pattern
- Experience with high-performance networking and persistence
- Experience with Uber RIBs or VIPER or MVVM design patterns
Our Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans
- RRSP plan with DPSP company matching program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well being
- Flexible PTO, several company wide days off throughout the year & paid Holiday Shutdown
- Learning & Development programs
- Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment
- Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle
- Free Tile Products
Life360 Values
- Be a Good Person - We have a team of high integrity people you can trust.
- Be Direct With Respect - We communicate directly, even when it’s hard.
- Members Before Metrics - We focus on building an exceptional experience for families.
- High Intensity High Impact - We do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We believe that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better results. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic best selves to work. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Life360. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Senior Android Developer in Winnipeg employer: Life360
As a leading technology company in Canada, we pride ourselves on fostering a remote-first work culture that prioritizes flexibility and work-life balance. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous learning opportunities and a collaborative environment where innovative ideas thrive. Join us to be part of a dynamic team that values your expertise and offers competitive compensation while working on cutting-edge location services.
