Senior Android Developer, Life360

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, related field or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Java/Kotlin
• Gradle, Android Studio knowledge
• Experience working on a commercial app (presently found on the app store)
• Passionate for technology and never-ending curiosity about the new features in Android
• Comfortable with multiple areas of the Android SDK
• Comfortable in a small, intense, and high-growth start-up environment
• Capable of operating autonomously and with high agency
• Effectively communicates verbally and in writing

Desirable

• This role is for an Senior Android Developer within the Life360 team. This person will be an integral part of the core of our app as they will be required to become experts in technologies supporting our highly visible mapping, communication, driving & safety features
• As a member of the team it is expected that you will be highly involved in architecting, designing and leading development of the next generation of our systems and features
• Work on a cross-functional team with close cooperation with Product, Design, Marketing & Data Science
• Opportunity to develop and maintain networking, data and authorization frameworks which enable core functionality in the Life360 app
• Build and maintain high-throughput systems that emit meta and sensor data to Kafka streams
• Participate in interviewing potential candidates and improving the candidate experience by providing feedback
• This role focuses on Android infrastructure — such as networking, authorization, and data persistence — rather than feature or UI development