Staff Firmware Engineer, AI Native, Edge ML
Life360 · Remote, USA; Remote, Canada
Posted about 3 months ago · $143,000 to $261,500
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 79 days Life360's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of Life360's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Life360
- high 19 stale, 0 reposted of 20 open
- Hiring momentum
- 43 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Life360's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Life360.
About this role
As a Staff Firmware Engineer at Life360, you will be responsible for building and owning the on-device ML platform for the company's range of tracking devices. This role involves deep firmware engineering, integrating machine learning models into resource-constrained environments, and optimizing for power and memory constraints. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful deployment of features that enhance the user experience.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Life360 as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of firmware engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Deep C/C++ proficiency for embedded systems
- Fluency in RTOS internals (Zephyr, FreeRTOS, or equivalent)
- Strong low-level hardware skills (SPI/I²C/UART, DMA, interrupts, driver development)
- Experience deploying ML models on microcontroller-class hardware in a shipping product
Nice to have
- Experience with security and compliance for connected devices
- Hands-on experience with cellular, BLE, GPS/GNSS, or audio subsystems
- New-board bring-up experience
- Hardware schematic evaluation skills
- Factory and manufacturing support experience
What you get
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans
- 401(k) plan with company matching program
- Paid parental leave
- Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program
- Generous time off including flexible PTO and companywide holidays
- Learning & Development programs
Worth weighing
- No specific salary figures for the US and Canada provided, only ranges
- Role requires a strong focus on both firmware and ML, which may not suit all candidates
- The position is remote-first, which may require self-discipline and effective communication in a distributed team
Summarised from Life360's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Life360 on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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