Life360 · 10 hours ago
Staff DevOps Engineer
Life360 is a company focused on keeping families connected through innovative technology. They are seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to design and manage scalable infrastructure for a modern adtech data platform, collaborating closely with engineering and data science teams.
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Responsibilities
Partner closely with data engineering and data science teams to enable reliable data pipelines, analytics, and ML workflows
Support, operate, and optimize Databricks and Snowflake environments in production
Operate and support Databricks Jobs and Apache Airflow DAGs created by development teams, ensuring reliable orchestration of data pipelines and Databricks workflows
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize systems for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
Partner closely with security and compliance teams to implement data security, auditing, and access review processes
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitOps practices
Provision and manage cloud and data platform infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code best practices
Deploy and operate platform and data services on Kubernetes (EKS) clusters
Implement and maintain GitOps workflows using Argo CD
Package, deploy, and manage services using Helm and Kustomize
Automate configuration management and operational tasks using Ansible
Implement and maintain observability and monitoring for infrastructure and data platforms
Participate in incident response and on-call rotations supporting data and platform systems
Contribute to operational standards, documentation, and best practices
Lead technical initiatives, mentor team members, and influence architectural direction
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles with experience supporting production data platforms at scale
Hands-on experience operating Databricks and Snowflake in production environments
Experience supporting data engineering and data science teams
Experience deploying and supporting Databricks Jobs and Apache Airflow workflows in production environments
Strong experience with Apache Spark
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS), Argo CD, Helm, and Kustomize
Strong experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, including Jenkins and GitOps tooling
Experience using Ansible for configuration management
Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages
Strong Linux/Unix administration experience and shell/bash scripting
Hands-on experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in fast-paced environments
Demonstrated technical leadership, mentorship experience, and ability to drive architectural decisions
Preferred
Experience supporting ML workloads (feature generation, offline training)
Knowledge of Apache Iceberg, including enabling cross-platform table access between Databricks and Snowflake
Experience with data quality, lineage, or governance tooling to support auditability, access controls, and compliance requirements (e.g., SOX)
Experience designing infrastructure to support microservices-based architectures
Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, AWS App Mesh)
Experience with cloud cost optimization and performance tuning
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees)
401(k) plan with company matching program
Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well-being
Flexible PTO, 13 company-wide days off throughout the year
Winter and Summer Weeklong 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
Life360 creates a mobile app for families that helps families feel closer together.
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Funding
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2025-06-03Post Ipo Debt· $320M
2022-11-21Post Ipo Equity· $33.04M
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