Software Engineer Intern

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.

Responsibilities

• Work with a scrum team to design, implement, test, and review features and bug fixes.

• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code under the guidance of senior engineers.

• Contribute to unit, integration, and functional tests to ensure product quality.

• Participate in code reviews, incorporating feedback and learning best practices.

• Assist in debugging and troubleshooting issues across services, APIs, and UIs.

• Help improve development tools, build pipelines, and automation used by the team.

• Document technical decisions, APIs, and workflows for future maintainers.

• Collaborate with product, QA, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end features.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, OOP).

• Strong hands-on programming experience in Java through coursework, internships, or personal projects.

• Familiarity with Java build and dependency tools such as Maven or Gradle.

• Exposure to building Java-based web services and REST/JSON APIs (e.g., using Spring or Spring Boot).

• Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and basic command-line workflows.

• Exposure to cloud-hosted Java services on platforms like AWS or Azure.

• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and basic SQL from a Java application perspective.

• Experience or coursework using Java test frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG or Spock Framework.

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines that build and test Java services.

• Coursework or hands-on projects in machine learning, deep learning, or applied AI.

• Experience using AI/ML libraries or services (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, or cloud AI services) and integrating them with backend services.

• Familiarity with generative AI concepts and APIs (e.g., working with LLMs, embeddings, or retrieval-augmented generation) is a plus.

• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and willingness to learn from feedback.

• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.