Backend Java Developer

Who Are We? 
We’re not just a company; we’re a global force. Fiercely committed to ensuring that everyone, everywhere, can live their lives digitally safe. Our family of brands – Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner – unite the brightest minds, the sharpest tech and the most diverse thinking to protect over 500 million people. And we’ve built an inclusive workplace, where your well-being is a priority because true success comes from a place of balance and authenticity. When you're thriving, you’re unstoppable. So, bring us your bold ideas and passion that refuses to quit. The digital world isn’t some distant reality – it's the world we live in, and we’re ready for it. If you’re ready to push boundaries and be part of something bigger, join #TeamGen.
 
How We Work? 
We love to work together and collaborate in our teams, which is why we opted for a hybrid model, allowing us to work from the office 2-3 times per week. 

Mission and Goals
Gen is dedicated to helping secure the devices, identities, online privacy, and home and family needs for its millions of consumers, providing them with a trusted ally in a complex digital world. We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer for its Cloud Services engineering team as part of building SAAS applications supporting Gen products.

Objectives

• Responsible for design, development, maintenance and implementation of software solutions using Java and other open-source frameworks.

• Identifies and suggests solutions to problems of significant scope, work independently and come up with long term & broader solution across all scenarios.

• Performs and be responsible for design, development and implementation of highly complex components in existing products and new offering. Deliver high quality features and product with faster turnaround.

• Work with the product owner to understand business requirements and translate them into relevant technical requirements.

• Provide technical perspective in requirement prioritization and engage with Technical leads/ Architects to set technical product direction by weighing industry trends, competitive information, and product requirements.

• Drive and contribute to technology evaluations for choosing the appropriate and relevant technology for solution development.

• Demonstrate sharp learning curve to acquire an understanding of new technologies, platforms, and applications.

• Apply good design patterns and practices, widely used as well as emerging in industry, for designing and implementing solutions.

• Communicates clearly and effectively within team as well as with other groups like QA, Support and other product/engineering teams.

• Ability to successfully work under tight project deadlines. Self-motivated, team player, action and results-oriented, custom-centered.

• Works with minimum or no supervision on development and related tasks.

Competencies

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent educational qualification and experience required.

• 3 - 8 years of software development experience, specifically in Enterprise software development. Development experience for server-side applications. (Java, Spring, Spring boot, Hibernate)

• 2+ years of cloud developer experience, either on AWS or Azure.

• 1+ Years of experience in no-sql databases (DynamoDB/Cosmos DB/MongoDB)

• Experience in developing RESTful enterprise services.

• Experience with CI/CD using Jenkins/team city.

• 3+ years of experience in writing unit tests and automation tools like Cucumber.

• Exposure to Enterprise software design and development frameworks including the open-source frameworks.

• Having product development experience in the Cybersecurity domain is a plus.

• Having experience in AI/ML and bigdata technologies is a plus.

• Excellent programming and computer science skills, analytical skills. Strong problem solving and debugging skills. Strong hands on with programming, debugging, technologies, and software design and development tools.

Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on merit, experience, and business needs, without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Gen strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based on such protected characteristics and seeks to recruit the most talented candidates from diverse cultures and backgrounds. 

We also consider employment-qualified individuals with arrest and conviction records. In addition, we will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Learn more about pay transparency. 

Gen complies with all anti-discrimination laws. 

To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.