Software Engineer - Avast

About Gen:

Gen is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more. Our combined heritage is rooted in financial empowerment and cyber safety for the first digital generations, and today we deliver award-winning cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness solutions to nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries.

Together, we share a collective passion and vision to protect consumers and help them grow, manage and secure their digital and financial lives. We're always looking for smart, fearless and high-impact talent who see AI as a teammate - leveraging it to move faster and deliver meaningful results.

When you're part of Gen, you'll have the flexibility, tools and support to do your best work and grow your career - from flexible working options and time off to competitive pay, benefits and well-being programs.

At Gen, we are scrappy and relentlessly customer driven. We create room for healthy debate, experimentation and continuous learning, and we seek out people with different experiences, identities and ideas to join our team. You'll work with people who back each other, respect each other and understand that our differences are a competitive advantage.

If this sounds like you, we'd love you to be part of Gen.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Full Stack Engineer to join our team and contribute to the successful completion of our critical ILEAP Avast migration project. This role requires a strong background in Java programming as well as experience with and a desire to learn cutting edge AI tools. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new challenges. This individual will play a key role in supporting multiple projects, requiring flexibility and a broad technical skillset. Work effectively within multiple projects, contributing to both front-end and back-end development as needed. Develop tools and features using ML and AI.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of full-stack applications within our cloud environment.

• Apply object-oriented design principles and established design patterns to develop and maintain high-quality, scalable code in Java, React, and other relevant technologies.

• Follow test-driven development methodology to continuously expand and improve our automated test suites.

• Build out our AI first vision.

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring system stability and performance.

• Collaborate closely with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Contribute to code reviews and other quality assurance processes.

• Work autonomously with minimal oversight, following clear project roadmaps.

• Provide thoughtful feedback for continuous process improvement.

About you:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS, engineering or related field.

• 1+ years of proven experience as a Full Stack Engineer with Java development.

• Experience with the concepts of Large Language Models, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence.

• Solid understanding and practical application of object-oriented design principles and common design patterns.

• Adamant about writing quality, reusable, and performant code.

• Experience with cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure). Specific experience with AWS Lambda or Azure Functions.

• Familiarity with back-end technologies such as Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and databases.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Desire to stay up to date with the latest technologies and industry best practices.

• Self-motivated and eager to learn new, languages, processes, and technologies.

• Visionary leader with a strategic mindset and a passion for leveraging data to drive decision making.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-tech environment and manage complex problems.

What's Next:

• Recruiter Interview

• Hiring Manager Interview

• Technical Interview

• Final Interview

Gen is an equal opportunity employer, and we're committed to fair, inclusive practices at every stage of the candidate and employee journey. Employment decisions are based on merit, experience and business needs.