Position: Senior PHP Developer
Company: O2IT
Category: PHP
Experience required: 5y
English level: intermediate

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 LIFE360
Life360 is on a mission to bring families closer— and that starts with ensuring that loved ones are safe and secure. That's why millions of families across 140 countries trust Life360 to keep them connected each day, and in life's unpredictable moments.From real-time location sharing and notifications, to driving safety features like Crash Detection and Roadside Assistance, we create tools that remove uncertainty from modern life — so families can feel free, together.

 
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Optimization Team is laser focused on wringing any and all inefficiencies out of our large scale production infrastructure.  This is a multidisciplinary team that spans from the mobile clients deployed around the world, to the cloud APIs that power near real time emergency services dispatch, to the large scale data analytics environment that guides our work.

 
ABOUT THE JOB
Working with the rest of the Optimization and SRE teams this role will be responsible for making targeted fixes to the code and related infrastructure services.  These changes can span from simple cleaning up of unused resources to more complex work updating cache sharding and deployment patterns.
 

WHAT YOU'LL DO
Working in a mix of PHP, Java, and/or Python you'll be making non-business logic changes to services (ex: migrating an existing code base to Kubernetes), ensuring that only required resources are being run in AWS, and related lightweight reporting and automation tooling.

 
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, related field or equivalent practical experience 
5+ years experience writing/reading/debugging/optimizing code in one or more languages, such as: Java, Python, PHP (with a strong preference for PHP)
5+ years experience developing solutions involving HTTP, REST, web technologies, proxies, authentication, and security
5+ years experience with backend development or backend development frameworks
Experience with relational and/or non-relational databases.
Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
Excellent troubleshooting and attention to detail
Experience with systems/application monitoring; knowledge of Prometheus is a plus

 
OUR BENEFITS
Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees)
Flexible PTO and 12 company wide days off throughout the year
Learning & Development programsEquipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment
Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle