At Life360, you are engineering toilet paper - Senior Software Engineer Life360 Employee Review

1.0
Sep 9, 2020
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Pros

Smart people, decent sized challenges, free food!

Cons

I joined at a time when Life360 was literally trying to "polish" the proverbial turd to ship it. There was a huge ramp in heads with a focus to sweep a ton of bugs under the carpet in the name of meeting artifical deadlines to ship (and appear competent). Find yourself advocating on behalf of the customer for things that aren't part of your manager's vision and you might as well see yourself to the door. It was absolutely one of the worst engineering experiences I've ever encountered.

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5.0
Mar 17, 2026
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Pros

Really enjoying my time here so far. Everyone is super friendly and there's basically zero tech bro energy which is a huge plus coming from my last company. WFH is an awesome perk and people genuinely respect work life balance. The team is also very AI forward - they encourage developers to learn AI workflows and actually give us dedicated time to do it. The culture and the people make it a great place to work.

Cons

If you don't enjoy being in a fully remote/WFH environment, this might not be the best fit for you. Also, most of the devs are senior engineers or above, so if you're early in your career there's not a ton of other juniors around you.

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Life360 Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re proud of the culture we’ve built, and it means a lot to hear it comes through in day-to-day life at Life360. Our commitment to AI is real and growing. Every team member has access to tools, training, and opportunities to integrate AI into their work, and we’re excited to keep expanding these opportunities for everyone at Life360. - Justin, CTO
2.0
Sep 19, 2025
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Pros

1) Being remote FT is an absolute perk, there are no plans to transition to hybrid or in-office as offices have closed or been consolidated 2) Overall, the company pays well

Cons

1) Marketing leadership. Marketing has lacked true leadership for the past 4 years. There are various reasons for this situation, some of which were the product of extensive company wide reorganization and the company not prioritizing marketing. During that time amazing team members stepped up to get the work done, and for that I thank them. Currently, the team leads play favoritism; putting the chosen in a place of growth with others set out to fail. Transparency is a pipedream, a select few leads make all decisions until their plates are too full then hand off to others to bring through execution, usually lacking information or strong understanding of resources, budgets, roadblocks or bandwidth; ultimately setting them up for failure. 2) HRBP. The marketing HRBP is more interested in being liked by dept leadership than being a HR voice for the organization or there to support employees. This team member is more likely to tell you to leave or blame a “cultural fit” than to hear employee concerns 3) Data practices. If you have to ask, you know there is something wrong. 4) Growth. As mentioned with #2, those who are selected are put in positions of growth and promotion. If you are not a chosen one, be prepared to see others around you grow and your contributions never acknowledged. 5) Take a look or the org’s “Our Team” leadership, the importance of diversity speaks volumes. 6) Head to the career’s page, “Our Values” are laughable

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