Senior Staff Application Security Engineer

March 20

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Life360

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Life360 is a leading family safety app that offers a comprehensive suite of services for location and digital safety. With Life360, users can effortlessly share their location, track their phones, and manage driving safety measures, including crash detection and 24/7 roadside assistance. The app includes features for digital safety, such as identity theft protection and SOS alerts, ensuring protection and prevention for each family member. Life360's plans, which include free, Gold, and Platinum options, are designed to accommodate various needs, offering peace of mind with advanced safety and coordination tools. The app is trusted by millions of users and is highly rated on app stores for its efficiency and reliability in connecting family members and ensuring their safety.

Family Networking • Location Based Services • Mobile • Connected Home • Connected Car

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2008

👥 B2C

📡 Telecommunications

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2022-11

📋 Description

• 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. • By continuing to innovate and deliver for our customers, we have become a household name and the must-have mobile-based membership for families. • The Information Security team at Life360 is the backbone of the trust our users place in us. • Our mission is to not only protect Life360 but to enable its success by fostering innovation in a secure environment. • Joining this team means being part of a mission-driven group that directly impacts Life360's reputation, user trust, and long-term success.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in application security, securing cloud-based and containerized environments. • Strong understanding of cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations, with a proactive approach to embedding security throughout the product lifecycle. • Deep expertise in secure design, threat modeling, offensive security, and risk reduction beyond compliance checklists. • Experience with modern application stacks, security tooling, and DevSecOps pipelines, with a passion for security automation and pragmatic defenses. • Working knowledge of one or more programming languages (preferably Python) and experience writing software that enhances security processes. • Exceptional ability to distill complex security concepts into clear actions, driving alignment across engineering teams without direct authority. • A collaborative mindset with a strong ability to build relationships, influence cross-functional teams, and lead high-impact security initiatives. • Creative and strategic thinker who can holistically reduce risk, scale security through smart design, and bring clarity to ambiguous challenges. • A track record of contributions to the security community (research, blogging, presentations, bug bounty) is a plus. • Strong bias for action, ownership, and delivering measurable improvements to security posture.

🏖️ 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 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