Full-Time

Senior Android Developer

Networking & Data

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Life360

Life360

501-1,000 employees

Family safety services with location sharing

Compensation Overview

CA$145k - CA$169.5k/yr

+ Equity

Senior, Expert

Remote in Canada

Candidates must be based in Canada.

Category
Android Development
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kotlin
Apache Kafka
Java
Gradle
Android Development
Requirements
  • 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
Responsibilities
  • 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
Desired Qualifications
  • 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

Life360 offers family safety services through a mobile app that includes features like real-time location sharing, place alerts, and driver reports. These tools help families stay connected and informed about each other's whereabouts and driving habits. Unlike its competitors, Life360 focuses specifically on family safety and operates on a subscription-based model with tiered plans, including premium features such as ID theft protection. The company's goal is to ensure the safety and well-being of families worldwide.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2008

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Integration of Tile boosts user engagement and subscription upgrades.
  • AI-driven ad capabilities enhance targeted advertising revenue.
  • Partnership with Jabil improves production efficiency and cost savings.

What critics are saying

  • Integration challenges with Tile may affect user retention.
  • Fantix acquisition raises privacy concerns amid data scrutiny.
  • $320M debt offering increases financial leverage and repayment risk.

What makes Life360 unique

  • Life360 integrates Tile's tracking, enhancing its comprehensive family safety platform.
  • The company offers unique features like crash detection and roadside assistance.
  • Life360's subscription model provides tiered services, catering to diverse family needs.

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Benefits

Core business hours for work-life balance

No-meetings on Wednesday afternoons

Home office stipend

Remote-first work environment

In-person collaboration opportunities

Competitive pay and benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) program with company match

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

1%
Capital Brief
Jun 6th, 2025
Life360 Secures $320M in Debt Offering

Life360 has completed an upsized $320 million debt offering with institutional buyers, following the full exercise of options to purchase additional notes. The raise includes a $275 million issuance of senior convertible notes and $45 million in additional purchase options. The notes, due June 1, 2030, can be redeemed early from June 5, 2028. Net proceeds are approximately $308.9 million, with $33.7 million used for capped call transactions. Initially planned at $250 million, the raise was increased to $275 million.

GlobeNewswire
Jun 3rd, 2025
Life360 Announces Pricing of Upsized Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Life360 announced the pricing of its offering of $275.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2030. ...

TechCrunch
May 28th, 2025
Family Safety App Life360 Adds Tile’S Lost-Item Trackers, Years After Its Acquisition

Over three and a half years after family locator app Life360 acquired lost item tracker Tile for $205 million, the two services are finally fully integrated. On Wednesday, Life360 announced that the item-finding capabilities of Tile, a competitor to Apple’s AirTag and other Bluetooth-based trackers, are now available from inside its main app.The update means users will now be able to see where family members are in real-time, as well as their valuables, like their wallet, keys, bags, and other items. The change will also help to centralize the separate user bases for the two apps by pushing Tile’s users to adopt the Life360 app as their main tracking tool.A company representative told TechCrunch that the integrated services will begin rolling out Wednesday and will reach all users over the next few weeks.As the rollout progresses, Tile users will soon see a message in their app directing them to Life360, while Life360 users will see a new section for tracking their items below the people and pets section on the Location tab of the app.Tiles that are with a Life360 family member will also appear on the in-app map in real-time. If an item is lost, users can view up to two days of location history for free. Subscription plan users can access longer periods of location history, with Gold and Platinum users able to see 30 days, while Silver members can access the past 7 days. Silver members also now have access to emergency dispatch services through the Tile SOS button or the Life360 app

Daily Guardian
Mar 20th, 2025
Life360 Adds a Touch of Kawaii With Tile X Hello Kitty(R), a Limited-Edition Collection in Partnership With Sanrio

Life360 adds a touch of kawaii with Tile X Hello Kitty(R), a limited-edition collection in partnership with Sanrio.

Bloomberg
Feb 27th, 2025
Life360 Acquires Fantix Unit to Boost AI-Driven Ad Capabilities

Location-sharing service Life360 Inc. has acquired a Fantix Inc. unit that uses artificial intelligence to offer more targeted advertising.