Senior Backend Engineer

Gen Digital

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$158,080–$178,880 / yr
Posted
135 days ago
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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $168k
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This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $178,200–$238,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $168k versus about $208k for comparable roles.

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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 23 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $172,240–$190,140 across 16 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Backend Engineer

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Senior Backend Engineer - MoneyLion joins a team focused on building scalable backend capabilities for financial technology products. This role involves designing resilient microservices, creating dependable APIs, and managing core business workflows to support partner integrations and experimentation. The engineer will be responsible for architectural decisions, ensuring production readiness through robust testing, observability, and high-quality code reviews. Key technical requirements include deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot, experience with RESTful API design, and proficiency in both SQL and NoSQL databases. The role also demands familiarity with asynchronous systems like Kafka or SQS, containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure on AWS. Candidates will utilize AI-assisted development tools to prototype and refactor while ensuring system reliability across distributed architectures within a fast-paced financial technology environment.

Skills

Java Spring Boot REST API Microservices Distributed Systems SQL NoSQL Kafka SQS AWS Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Git Observability Contract Testing Data Pipelines AI-assisted Development

What you'll do

  • Design and build scalable, modular, and resilient backend systems to support evolving product and business needs.
  • Develop dependable APIs, events, and service boundaries to support partner integrations and analytics.
  • Maintain high engineering standards through rigorous design reviews, code reviews, and production readiness checks.
  • Improve the reliability, maintainability, and observability of critical services and workflows.
  • Implement comprehensive automated testing across unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end layers.
  • Utilize AI tools for prototyping, refactoring, and exploratory development while validating output with engineering judgment.
  • Manage distributed systems using Java, Spring Boot, and event-driven architectures like Kafka or SQS.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a track record of shipping production applications.
  • Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot for building and operating production-grade services.
  • Strong knowledge of REST API design, service contracts, and distributed systems architecture.
  • Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases including data modeling and query performance.
  • Experience with asynchronous/event-driven architectures (Kafka, SQS) and cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes).
  • Expertise in observability, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and automated testing across multiple layers.
  • Experience with high-scale systems, API gateways, or AI-powered development tools (preferred).

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