Life360 - VP, Infrastructure Engineering
Requirements
• A degree in Computer Science or a related field. • A seasoned infrastructure/platform engineering leader with a track record of building stellar teams. • Many years of experience leading large-scale infrastructure or platform engineering organizations, including leading through managers or directors. • Deep technical fluency in distributed systems and cloud architecture. • A track record of scaling infrastructure for consumer products at massive scale — from iterative reliability improvements to big-bet platform investments. • Direct experience with, or meaningful involvement in, an organization's shift toward AI-native ways of working. Leading it isn't required, but you've seen it from the inside. • A bias for speed — constantly pushing to try new things, and learning quickly from what doesn't work to find what does. • Strong instincts for data — comfortable digging into cost, performance, and reliability metrics to spot what's working and what isn't, and using KPIs on reliability and cost efficiency to guide decisions. • A background at companies known for engineering excellence and resilient, high-performing platforms. • Strategic thinking paired with strong storytelling — the ability to motivate and inspire a team around a shared technical vision. • A genuine conviction that robust, well-designed infrastructure is a competitive differentiator — the invisible foundation that makes great user experiences possible. • A hands-on approach — comfortable delegating, but ultimately owns everything the team ships. • A reputation for having tough, direct conversations while staying kind and respectful. • Comfort with risk-taking and big swings, and making decisions with incomplete information. • Alignment with our values: Be a Good Person; Be Direct, with Respect; Members Before Metrics; High Intensity, High Impact. • Exposure to the infrastructure demands of AI-powered products (for example, supporting inference or ML workloads) and comfort operating in the fast-moving AI landscape.
Responsibilities
• While this is a leadership role and we expect you to be well-rounded across all areas, the specific areas of emphasis will be on the following pillars: • Strategic Leadership – Define, communicate, and execute an infrastructure vision in partnership with your functional counterparts that complements Life360's broader goals. Align infrastructure investment with business objectives in close collaboration with the executive team. • Strategic Leadership • Developer Productivity & Enablement – Build the build/deploy pipelines, internal tooling, and self-service platforms that let engineering, product, and design teams ship faster — including AI-powered capabilities — without compromising security, privacy, or cost discipline. Bring firsthand experience helping an organization move toward AI-native ways of working, whether you drove that shift or were a meaningful part of it. • Reliability & Scalability – Keep infrastructure scaling securely and cost-effectively as user growth and workload complexity increase. Uptime, latency, observability, and disaster recovery are non-negotiables for systems serving tens of millions of families. • Reliability & Scalability • Team Leadership & Culture – Recruit, mentor, and grow a world-class infrastructure and platform engineering team. Act as a strong voice for engineering craft and culture, and foster innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. • Team Leadership & Culture • Cross-Functional Alignment – Partner closely with Engineering, Data Science/ML, Security, and Product leaders to plan and execute strategic infrastructure initiatives, including the compute and platform needs that support AI-powered features. • Cross-Functional Alignment
Benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees) • Paid parental leave • 401(k) plan with company matching program • Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well-being • Generous time off: flexible PTO, companywide holidays throughout the year plus summer and winter shutdowns • Learning & Development programs • Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment • Free Life360 Platinum Membership and Tile trackers • Life360 Values • 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 a Good Person • Be Direct With Respect - We communicate directly, even when it’s hard. • Be Direct With Respect • Members Before Metrics - We focus on building an exceptional experience for families. • Members Before Metrics • High Intensity, High Impact - We do whatever it takes to get the job done. • High Intensity, High Impact • Our Commitment to Belonging
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