Senior Software Engineer Ii Ai-native, Messaging

Life360

Remote, United States
Base: $148,000 - $216,500 usd (us); base: $171,500...
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6+ years backend software engineering experience
Strong proficiency with java and spring boot
Production experience with apache kafka
** Life360 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II with a focus on AI-native messaging. The role involves designing and building real-time streaming services utilizing technologies like Kafka and Spring Boot, while integrating AI into the engineering workflow. **

Job Summary

  • Life360 is an AI-native team where engineers direct AI agents as a core part of their daily workflow to build distributed systems.
  • The role involves designing streaming services on Kafka and Spring Boot while managing schema evolution and infrastructure migrations.
  • Candidates must demonstrate technical authority to critique agent output and decompose ambiguous problems into verifiable sub-tasks.

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** Life360 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II with a focus on AI-native messaging. The role involves designing and building real-time streaming services utilizing technologies like Kafka and Spring Boot, while integrating AI into the engineering workflow. **

Salary

Base: $148,000 - $216,500 USD (US); Base: $171,500 - $201,000 CAD (Canada); Equity and medical/dental/vision benefits included

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 6+ years backend software engineering experience
  • Strong proficiency with Java and Spring Boot
  • Production experience with Apache Kafka
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform IaC
  • AI-native working style with agentic workflows

Nice-to-have

  • Go programming language experience
  • Confluent Cloud or Schema Registry knowledge
  • Kafka Streams or Flink stream processing
  • Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
  • Large-scale platform migration experience

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years of backend software engineering experience
  • US or Canada residency required
  • Remote-first work environment

Work Rights

Must be based in US or Canada

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