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Life360 · 3 days ago

Staff iOS Engineer

Life360 is a company dedicated to keeping families connected through their innovative mobile app and tracking devices. They are seeking a Staff iOS Engineer to lead the development of tools and frameworks that enhance the mobile engineering experience and ensure high-quality feature delivery.

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Responsibilities

Lead complex, multi-team architectural initiatives such as Modularization, MVVM rearchitecture, dependency graph overhauls, build system modernization, etc
Drive improvements in our mobile CI/CD pipelines, release and deployment processes and tailoring pipelines to meet the specific needs of our mobile developers
Establish the architectural vision, patterns, and guidelines that enable consistent MVVM adoption across dozens of feature teams
Establish and evolve standards for code quality, testing, performance, and reliability across all iOS teams
Create the next-generation of developer tooling for Life360’s mobile apps, focusing on developer productivity - such as code generation, automation, CLI utilities, and dependency management
Elevate test infrastructure (unit, integration, snapshot, E2E) and lead efforts to reduce flakiness and improve confidence in shipping
Build, measure, and iterate on developer satisfaction metrics to ensure continuous improvements for our community
Mentor and lead engineers across the team to elevate code quality, architectural decision-making, and execution velocity

Qualification

IOS applicationsSwiftCI/CD pipelinesMVVM architectureDeveloper ExperienceObjective-CAutomated testingCode quality systemsMentoringProblem-solvingTeam collaborationCommunication

Required

8+ years of experience building and shipping consumer-facing iOS applications at scale, ideally supporting high-MAU products
Extensive experience improving Developer Experience within large engineering organizations, including mobile build pipelines, code quality systems, and internal developer tooling
Deep expertise in iOS engineering fundamentals, including architecture patterns (MVVM), lifecycle management, dependency injection, and navigation paradigms
Strong proficiency in Swift, with working knowledge of related mobile languages such as Objective-C
Proven experience designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing infrastructure, and build systems for iOS applications
A track record of creating or maintaining internal tools, shared libraries, frameworks, or platform-level abstractions that enable multiple product teams to build efficiently and consistently
Demonstrated ability to identify friction in the development lifecycle and deliver high-leverage engineering solutions that improve velocity, reliability, and quality across the organization
A genuine passion for developer experience, craftsmanship, and empowering engineers to do their best work through better tooling, architecture, and automation
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

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

Company

Life360 creates a mobile app for families that helps families feel closer together.

H1B Sponsorship

Life360 has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (15)
2024 (22)
2023 (17)
2022 (21)
2021 (17)
2020 (7)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$460.24M
Key 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

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Chris Hulls
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
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Justin Moore
Chief Technology Officer
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