Staff DevOps Engineer

Back to jobs New Staff DevOps Engineer Remote, USA Apply About Life360 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 91.6 million monthly active users (MAU), as of September 30, 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 750 (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 the US) regardless of any specified location above.  About The Team The Horizons DevOps and Infrastructure team supports large-scale, data-intensive platforms that power real-time adtech and data science workloads across the organization. The team owns and operates critical infrastructure and data platforms, including Databricks, Snowflake, Apache Airflow, and Kubernetes-based services, processing fifty billions of requests and tens of terabytes of data daily. Working closely with data engineering, data science, and security teams, the group focuses on building reliable, scalable, and automated systems that enable high-throughput data processing, analytics, and ML workflows. Team members take end-to-end ownership of production systems, influence architectural direction, and play a key role in evolving the platform as the organization integrates new technologies and scales further. About the Job We are seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate highly scalable, reliable infrastructure supporting a modern adtech data platform . This role offers the opportunity to manage systems at a scale and throughput unmatched by most industries , working with real-time data, high-availability services, and large-scale distributed systems.  You will partner closely with engineering, data engineering and data science teams to enable fast, safe, and automated delivery across cloud-native and data-intensive environments, with a focus on providing infrastructure and platforms as a service. The US-based salary range for this position is $163,500 to $237,500. 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. What You’ll Do Partner closely with data engineering and data science teams to enable reliable data pipelines, analytics, and ML workflows Support, operate, and optimize Databricks and Snowflake environments in production Operate and support Databricks Jobs and Apache Airflow DAGs created by development teams, ensuring reliable orchestration of data pipelines and Databricks workflows Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize systems for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency Partner closely with security and compliance teams to implement data security, auditing, and access review processes Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitOps practices Provision and manage cloud and data platform infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code best practices Deploy and operate platform and data services on Kubernetes (EKS) clusters Implement and maintain GitOps workflows using Argo CD Package, deploy, and manage services using Helm and Kustomize Automate configuration management and operational tasks using Ansible Implement and maintain observability and monitoring for infrastructure and data platforms Participate in incident response and on-call rotations supporting data and platform systems Contribute to operational standards, documentation, and best practices Lead technical initiatives, mentor team members, and influence architectural direction What We’re Looking For 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles with experience supporting production data platforms at scale Hands-on experience operating Databricks and Snowflake in production environments Experience supporting data engineering and data science teams Experience deploying and supporting Databricks Jobs and Apache Airflow workflows in production environments Strong experience with Apache Spark Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS), Argo CD, Helm, and Kustomize Strong experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices Experience with CI/CD pipelines , including Jenkins and GitOps tooling Experience using Ansible for configuration management Strong programming skills in Python, Go , or similar languages Strong Linux/Unix administration experience and shell/bash scripting Hands-on experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in fast-paced environments Demonstrated technical leadership, mentorship experience, and ability to drive architectural decisions Nice to Have Experience supporting ML workloads (feature generation, offline training) Knowledge of Apache Iceberg , including enabling cross-platform table access between Databricks and Snowflake Experience with data quality, lineage, or governance tooling to support auditability, access controls, and compliance requirements (e.g., SOX) Experience designing infrastructure to support microservices-based architectures Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, AWS App Mesh) Experience with cloud cost optimization and performance tuning What We Offer The opportunity to work with large-scale, high-throughput data systems in a real-time adtech environment Ownership of platforms enabling data engineering, analytics, and data science at scale Direct impact on how data is ingested, processed, governed, and consumed across the organization A collaborative, engineering-driven culture focused on automation, reliability and data-driven decision making High-ownership role with meaningful architectural influence Continuous learning and growth across cloud, data platforms, and DevOps tooling Competitive compensation and benefits Our Benefits Competitive pay and benefits Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees) 401(k) plan with company matching program Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well-being Flexible PTO, 13 company-wide days off throughout the year Winter and Summer Weeklong 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 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 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.  Our Commitment to Diversity 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!   #LI-Remote ____________________________________________________________________________   Create a Job Alert Interested in building your career at Life360? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. 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