# Director, Engineering, Platform/Services at Life360

- Company: Life360
- What the company does: Life360 is the leading family location safety app. Stay connected with your loved ones to ensure their safety with Life360. Backed by Bessemer and 500 Global.
- Company website: https://www.life360.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote, USA
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $217K to $319K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-16
- Apply by: 2026-11-30
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/life360/jobs/8895033002?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/life360-director-engineering-platform-services/

## About the role

As a Director of Engineering, you will lead the teams building and operating Life360’s critical platforms, including location and messaging, cloud infrastructure and identity, and partner ecosystems. These systems are the foundation of the experiences millions of families rely on every day. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading engineering teams, with experience managing managers
- Track record of leading backend or platform engineering at high scale, with distributed systems serving millions of users. B2B or B2C platform experience is welcome
- Demonstrated success developing and coaching managers, including former individual contributors who grew into leadership
- Experience translating company strategy into technical plans, and representing your teams’ needs back to senior leaders
- Experience modernizing legacy systems with respect for the history behind them, and the judgment to change what needs changing rather than everything
- Strong cross-functional partnership skills, with a record of resolving ownership and priority conflicts directly

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/life360-director-engineering-platform-services/