Senior iOS Engineer, Places

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 88 million monthly active users (MAU), as of June 2025 across more than 180 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 (within Canada) regardless of any specified location above.

This role is for a Senior iOS Engineer position within the Life360 Places team. This person will be responsible for building Places-related experiences and unique technologies that are used horizontally across all features of the app. As a member of the team, you will be shipping weekly and must be comfortable with quick iteration cycles.

The US based salary range for this position is $123,000 to $180,500. The Canada-based salary range for this position is 145,000 to 180,000 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.

• Work with a cross-functional team and collaborate closely with design, back-end engineering, marketing, data science, and product
• Design, maintain and innovate on Places related features such as Places of Interest (POI), Reverse Geocoding (RGC) and Metadata Geocode Tiling
• Design and maintain Places specific features and experiments for iOS using tools such as SwiftUI, CoreAnimation, Combine, CoreData and other relevant frameworks
• Opportunity to be on the leading edge of Places experiences building new technologies to scale Life360 beyond 150 million monthly active users
• Contribute to an ever-evolving product roadmap to improve contextual awareness and geolocation
• Identify and work on key improvements to make RGC more scalable and cost effective

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, related field or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience with Swift
• 3+ years of experience with SwiftUI, CoreData and Objective-C
• Experience with reactive programming languages such as RxSwift and Combine
• Proficiency with AI Aided development (CoPilot/Claude/Cursor)
• Experience with networking technologies such as REST, Protocol Buffers and gRPC
• Comfortable with rapid experimentation, high agency development and quick iteration timelines
• Familiarity with developing highly polished user interfaces and animations
• Familiarity with background running tasks/services on iOS
• Familiarity with XCUITest
• A passion for quality
• We want someone who will take the craftsmanship of their work seriously and strive to improve the areas they work in continually.
• Pioneer new test strategies via automation to enhance the reliability and efficiency of our testing processes.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing automated test strategies
• Strong communication
• Will communicate with multiple teams, including both systems and product teams
• At times, may need to communicate with external partners

• 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

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. 

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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