Staff Backend Engineer (Scala)

Gen Digital

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $200,000–$230,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 21 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Backend Engineer (Scala)

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As a Staff Backend Engineer (Scala) on the Backend Core Enterprise team, you will drive the technical design and delivery of complex software solutions to build an internal platform that empowers teams to deliver high-quality features. You will be responsible for designing and implementing large-scale backend systems, creating data-driven APIs for partners and internal use, optimizing database schemas, and contributing to the RFC process through technical proposals. Your work focuses on solving architectural challenges within a distributed system environment to provide personalized financial product offers. You will utilize Scala, other JVM languages, PostgreSQL, and AWS tools while leveraging Kafka or MSK for event streaming architecture. The role requires expertise in RESTful API design, functional programming, and software design patterns, alongside mentoring engineering talent and ensuring high standards through rigorous code reviews and technical documentation.

What does a Backend Engineer earn?

Median $198275 from 31 postings across 16 companies.

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Skills

Scala JVM Kafka MSK PostgreSQL AWS RESTful API Slick Play http4s doobie skunk circe cats cats-effect Kubernetes Docker Terraform Debezium Datadog

What you'll do

Design and implement large-scale backend systems and data-driven APIs for internal and partner use.
Define and build an internal software platform to enable scalable feature delivery across the organization.
Develop technical proposals and contribute to the company's RFC process.
Optimize database schemas to support high-performance, scalable backend services.
Write comprehensive API and technical documentation for new architectures and services.
Mentor engineering staff and provide guidance on technical growth and best practices.
Solve complex technical problems across various teams and projects.
Lead the organization's architectural strategy through design and code reviews.

What we're looking for

Minimum of 8 years of experience in software engineering.
At least 2 years of proven success in senior engineering roles.
Experience developing and testing in Scala or other JVM languages.
Solid understanding of software design patterns, functional programming, and database schema design.
Experience designing highly scalable event streaming architecture using Kafka/MSK or equivalent.
Expertise in PostgreSQL and AWS products and tools.
Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like Datadog (preferred).
Familiarity with modern DevOps tooling such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform (preferred).

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