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This role pays less than
54%
of similar roles. Most pay
$149,500–$216,000
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$168k
versus about
$183k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Gen Digital
Gen Digital is a US-based consumer cybersecurity company formed by the merger of NortonLifeLock and Avast. It sells identity protection, antivirus, VPN, and privacy software under the Norton, Avast, AVG, Avira, LifeLock, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner brands.
Gen Digital currently has
22 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$190,000–$220,000
across 17 roles with salary data.
Senior Backend Engineer - (Java/Spring Boot) joins the MoneyLion team to build and scale backend capabilities for personalized financial products and marketplace experiences. This role involves designing resilient, modular services, creating dependable APIs, and managing clean data flows for partner integrations and analytics. You will lead AI-assisted development to prototype and refactor systems while ensuring high production readiness through rigorous design reviews and automated testing. The position requires deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems. You must possess strong knowledge of SQL, NoSQL, Kafka, SQS, AWS, and Kubernetes. Key responsibilities include maintaining observability, managing service decomposition, and ensuring backward compatibility across core business workflows to solve complex technical problems within a fast-paced financial technology environment.
What does a Backend Engineer earn?
Median $206000 from 31 postings across 17 companies.
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