Life360 · 2 weeks ago
Principal Product Manager - Ecosystems
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$178K/yr - $262K/yr
8+ years expLife360 is a leading family coordination and location intelligence platform serving millions of users globally. The Principal Product Manager for Ecosystems will oversee the developer experience, focusing on both internal tools for engineering teams and external platforms for third-party developers, driving innovation and ecosystem growth.
AndroidAppsFamilyMobileMobile Apps
Responsibilities
As the Product Manager for our Ecosystems Platform, you'll own the full spectrum of developer experience at Life360
Building the APIs, tools, services, and infrastructure that enable Life360's product teams to ship features faster, more reliably, and at scale to millions of families
Creating the developer program, partnership framework, and integration capabilities that allow third-party developers and strategic partners to build on Life360's location intelligence, family coordination, and safety platform
Champion world-class developer experience across both internal and external platforms—ensuring consistency, quality, and delight at every touchpoint from first API call to production deployment
Define and lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for developer experience across: Public and private API design and management, Developer Portals, SDKs for iOS, Android, and web platforms, Developer documentation, guides, and reference materials, Sandbox and testing environments, Integration tooling and debugging capabilities, Error handling, monitoring, and observability, Authentication, authorization, and security frameworks
Partner with Engineering and Design Peers to ship intuitive, high-quality platform features that reduce time-to-first-call, accelerate integration velocity, and increase successful implementations
Drive platform reliability, scalability, and performance standards—ensuring high availability and operational excellence for services that millions depend on
Deeply understand developer needs through direct engagement, user research, feedback channels, and data analysis—representing both internal engineering teams and external partner developers
Establish developer education programs including comprehensive documentation, video tutorials, sample code, quickstart guides, and best practices that enable developers to succeed quickly
Create feedback loops that turn developer insights into continuous product improvements and platform enhancements
Evangelize the platform both internally and externally—engaging with the developer community, and championing platform adoption
Own the external developer program strategy—defining partnership tiers, application review processes, scaling criteria, and graduated support models similar to successful platforms like Strava and Twilio
Establish partner enablement programs with dedicated resources for high-impact integrations, including partner account managers for strategic relationships
Drive ecosystem growth metrics: partner acquisition, application approvals, integration velocity, ecosystem GMV/value delivered, and partner satisfaction (NPS)
Collaborate with Business Development and Legal on partnership agreements, commercial terms, data sharing policies, and compliance requirements
Own platform observability strategy—instrumenting APIs with monitoring, analytics, and alerting to ensure reliability and enable data-driven decisions
Partner with Security and Privacy teams to build developer-friendly authentication flows (OAuth, API keys) and data access controls that protect member information
Align with Support and DevRel teams to build tiered support infrastructure—from self-service documentation to premium support for strategic partners
Foster a culture of ownership where platform engineers take pride in building systems that empower thousands of developers
Qualification
Required
8+ years of product management experience with a strong track record in developer platforms, API products, or technical infrastructure—ideally spanning both internal platform/tooling and external developer ecosystems
Dedicated developer platform experience required—you've built and scaled APIs, SDKs, developer portals, or integration platforms used by engineering teams or external partners
Deep technical fluency: You're extremely comfortable with API design (REST, GraphQL, webhooks), SDK development, OAuth/authentication, and can review technical specifications and architecture diagrams with engineering teams
Proven developer advocacy skills: You've directly engaged with developer communities, gathered feedback, evangelized platforms, and translated developer needs into product improvements
Exceptional communication: You can articulate complex technical concepts clearly to both engineers and executives—through docs, presentations, and roadmap narratives
Hands-on developer background: You've been a developer yourself (or worked extensively as one)—you know what it's like to integrate APIs, debug SDK issues, and read documentation at 2am
Preferred
API-first or platform company experience: You've worked at companies like Stripe, Twilio, Shopify, Plaid, or similar where APIs are the product
Built both internal and external platforms: You've managed platform teams serving internal engineering organizations AND external developer partners
Developer program management: Experience designing and running developer programs—including tiering systems, approval workflows, rate limit policies, and partner support escalation
SaaS/mobile/location-based services: Experience in high-scale consumer platforms, especially those involving location data or family/safety use cases
Developer tooling expertise: Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, GraphQL playgrounds, developer portals, and API client generation tools
Benefits
Competitive pay and benefits.
Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for US employees). We offer supplemental plans for medical and dental for Canadian employees.
401(k) plan with company matching program in the US and RRSP with DPSP for Canadian employees.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental wellness.
Flexible PTO and 12 company wide days off throughout the year.
Learning & Development programs.
Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment.
Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle.
Company
Life360
Life360 creates a mobile app for families that helps families feel closer together.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$460.24MKey Investors
Bryant Stibel InvestmentsRegal Funds ManagementDCM Ventures
2025-06-03Post Ipo Debt· $320M
2022-11-21Post Ipo Equity· $33.04M
2021-06-29Post Ipo Equity· $2.1M
Leadership Team
Chris Hulls
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Justin Moore
Chief Technology Officer
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