Staff Data Architect

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 66 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. By continuing to innovate and deliver for our customers, we have become a household name and the must-have mobile-based membership for families (and those friends that basically are family).

Life360 has more than 500 (and growing!) remote-first employees. For more information, please visit life360.com.

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 regardless of any specified location above.

About the Job At Life360, we collect a lot of data: 60 billion unique location points, 12 billion user actions, 8 billion miles driven every single month, and so much more. As a Staff Data Engineer & Architect, you will play a crucial role in shaping our data infrastructure, developing frameworks, and establishing architectural patterns that enhance our entire data engineering team's efficiency. You will contribute to building and maintaining our data processing and storage pipelines/workflows while ensuring robust security, scalability, and innovation through AI integration. You should have a strong engineering background and even more importantly a desire to take ownership of our data systems to make them world class.

The US based salary range for this position is $166,500 to $245,000. The Canadian based salary range is 195,500 to 230,000 CAD. We take into consideration an individual's background and experience in determining final salary- therefore, base pay offered may vary considerably depending on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes a wide range of medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits, as well as equity.

What You'll Do

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Technical Leadership and Architecture

• Design and implement enterprise-wide data architecture strategies that align with business objectives and technical requirements
• Develop reusable frameworks and tools that accelerate development time for the entire data engineering team
• Architect scalable data warehouse solutions that support our growing data volumes while maintaining performance
• Create and maintain data modeling standards and best practices for the organization

Data Infrastructure and Innovation

• Design, implement, and manage scalable data processing platforms used for real-time analytics and exploratory data analysis
• Manage our financial data from ingestion through ETL to storage and batch processing
• Architect and develop systems and algorithms for distributed real-time analytics and data processing
• Lead the integration of AI and machine learning capabilities into our data infrastructure to accelerate initiatives and improve automation

Security and Governance

• Design and implement comprehensive role-based access control systems for data assets
• Develop frameworks and processes for PII management and data privacy compliance
• Establish data governance policies and ensure their implementation across the organization
• Define Data Contracts and Catalog to create a “Data First” environment and normalization of data usage and terminology throughout the organization
• Work to establish policies and norms for data quality pipelines and procedures to ensure data lineage and trust.
• Create and maintain documentation for data security protocols and access management

Technical Excellence and Leadership

• Mentor junior engineers, imparting best practices and institutionalizing efficient processes
• Collaborate with finance and analytics teams while applying best practices
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and frameworks to improve our data architecture
• Lead technical discussions and architecture reviews with stakeholders across the organization

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 8+ years of experience working with high volume data infrastructure, including 3+ years in data architecture roles
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-wide data architectures and frameworks
• Strong experience with Databricks, AWS, dbt, ETL and Job orchestration tooling
• Extensive experience programming in one of the following languages: Python / Java
• Deep expertise in data modeling, optimizing SQL queries, and system performance tuning
• Proficiency with SQL, AWS, Databases, Apache Spark, Spark Streaming, EMR, and Kinesis/Kafka
• Experience implementing AI/ML solutions within data infrastructure
• Experience with data security, role-based access control, and PII management
• Experience working with freemium models, tiered subscriptions, Subscription Billing Systems (Apple, Google, Recurly, Chargebee), integrations with systems like NetSuite Financials
• Experience in modern development lifecycle including Agile methodology, CI/CD, automated deployments using Terraform, GitHub Actions etc.
• Strong knowledge of the latest open source and data frameworks, modern data platform tech stacks and tools
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and lead technical discussions
• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent experience

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
• Winter and Summer Week-long Synchronized Company Shutdowns
• 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

Our company’s mission driven culture is guided by our shared values to create a trusted work environment where you can bring your authentic self to work and make a positive difference

• 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. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve. 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 do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any legally protected status.

We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. We believe that a diversity of perspectives and experiences create a foundation for the best ideas. Come join us in building something meaningful. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the below qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying!

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