Senior Data Engineer II

Job Description

Life360 is seeking a Senior Data Engineer II to join their Data and Analytics team. This role focuses on driving the Databricks data lakehouse forward and building high-impact data products. The ideal candidate will be passionate about data systems and possess a strong engineering background.Life360 is a remote-first company with over 500 employees, dedicated to keeping people connected with their loved ones through innovative mobile app and Tile tracking devices.Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable data processing platforms.
• Manage data from ingestion through ELT to storage and batch processing.
• Automate, test, and harden all data workflows.
• Architect logical and physical data models.
• Collaborate with analytics and platform teams.
• Develop systems for distributed real-time analytics and data processing.
• Implement strategies for acquiring and transforming data.
• Champion data engineering best practices.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with high volume data infrastructure.
• Deep experience with Databricks and AWS.
• Proficient in Python and SQL.
• Experience with Spark and/or Presto/Trino.
• Experience with streaming data tools like Kinesis, Kafka, or Flink.
• Experience with event-based data architecture.
• Experience with job orchestration tooling like Airflow or Databricks Workflows.
• Experience with data ingestion frameworks like Fivetran.
• Experience in data modeling and database design.
• Experience with data transformation framework like dbt.
• Experience in modern development lifecycle including Agile methodology, CI/CD, automated deployments using Terraform, GitHub Actions etc.
• Knowledge and proficiency in the latest open source and data frameworks, modern data platform tech stacks and tools like Databricks DLT and Autoloader
• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent.

What Life360 Offers:

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance (100% paid for employees).
• 401(k) plan with company matching program.
• Flexible PTO and company-wide days off.
• Learning & Development programs.
• Equipment and reimbursement support for remote work.
• Free Life360 Platinum Membership.
• Free Tile Products.