Director, AI Platforms

We are AI Native

We are building an AI native company where AI is an integral part of how we build and operate. AI tool usage during interviews varies by role. You may be asked to demonstrate proficiency with AI tools, discuss how you leverage AI, or complete interview exercises without AI assistance. Your Recruiter will provide clear guidance as you move through the interview process.

Undisclosed use of AI not previously discussed with or approved by your Recruiter may impact your candidacy.

About the Job

As the Director of AI Platforms, you will build and lead the team through a defining shift: from supporting how Life360 works with AI to powering how AI shows up for our members. You will be a critical leader in our continued evolution for our agentic product development lifecycle (PDLC), turning early momentum into shared platforms, paved roads, and measurable results. Looking forward, you'll shape how the platform supports AI inference and AI-powered features within our product.

You will report to the Chief Information Security Officer with close partnership across our entire leadership team.

The US-based salary range for this position is $216,500 to $318,500 USD. We take into consideration an individual's background, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience in determining final salary. Base pay may also vary based on geographic location, with US work locations falling into one of three geographic tiers.

Total compensation is inclusive of equity compensation in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), as well as a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits.

What You'll Do

• Set the direction for the AI Platforms team, with a clear roadmap that balances today's internal needs with where the product is going
• Lead and scale the team to full capacity by strategically hiring and continuing to develop current team members.
• Build and evolve the shared AI platform: model access and routing, agent runtime, MCP integrations, evals, agent identity, and cost controls
• Define and own our AI end-user platforms, enabling a multiplayer ecosystem working side by side with agents
• Partner with core teams to evolve our Agentic PDLC, including the tools, environments, review practices, and workflows through which AI agents help plan, write, test, review, and ship code
• Extend the platform from internal productivity to the product, defining how product teams access, run, and monitor AI inference and AI-powered features in production at member scale
• Drive adoption by making the right way the easy way: paved paths, reusable skills and components, champions, and enablement that engineers choose to use
• Partner with Security, Privacy, and Legal to build data handling, auditability, and safeguards into the platform from day one, with the trust our members expect from a family safety company
• Define and report outcomes that matter, such as adoption, quality, cost per outcome, and time to ship, rather than usage counts
• Stay close to the work: review designs, unblock teams, and make build-versus-buy calls as the model and tooling landscape change

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of engineering experience
• 5+ years experience leading engineering teams that build platforms or infrastructure used by other engineers
• Experience building and operating production AI systems, such as agentic workflows, large language model (LLM) integrations, retrieval, and evaluation
• Working knowledge of MCP and agent orchestration, including how agents connect to internal systems with appropriate controls
• Familiarity with AI inference in production, including serving, latency, reliability, provider management, and cost
• Experience driving the adoption of new engineering practices across a large engineering organization through influence, without becoming the bottleneck
• Hands-on technical judgment: comfortable reviewing architecture, setting technical direction, and staying close to implementation
• Comfort working where the platform, the operating model, and the product use cases are all taking shape at once, and a clear communicator with both executives and engineers
• Nice to have: experience with consumer-scale mobile products or privacy-sensitive data

Our 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 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 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 above qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying!