Software Engineer at Gen Digital Inc. (Prague, Czech Republic)
Gen Digital Inc.· Prague, Czech Republic·
Role details
Gen Digital Inc. at a glance
Consumer Cyber Safety and financial-wellness company behind Norton, Avast, LifeLock, and MoneyLion.
Gen Digital is a public consumer Cyber Safety company that sells cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection, and financial wellness through a portfolio of well-known brands including Norton, Avast, AVG, Avira, LifeLock, CCleaner, ReputationDefender, and MoneyLion. It serves nearly 500 million users across more than 150 countries.
· latest: Public (NASDAQ: GEN); ~$1B MoneyLion acquisition closed April 2025
Job description
We are a small, highly technical team responsible for developing, operating, and maintaining critical production backend services—our largest services handle nearly 300,000 requests per second. We use Rust and Python, deploying to Kubernetes clusters in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). What you’ll do:
- Design, implement, and maintain robust backend services in Rust and Python
- Operate and monitor production systems at large scale
- Troubleshoot incidents, optimize performance, and ensure high availability
- Participate in on-call rotation to keep our services reliable 24/7
- Use state-of-the-art AI tools to enhance development, monitoring, and operational efficiency
- Collaborate with other engineers to continuously improve code, infrastructure, and processes
What we’re looking for:
- Strong experience in backend development (Rust and/or Python preferred)
- Experience running and maintaining production systems
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud environments (ideally GCP)
- Willingness to participate in on-call duties
- Interest in adopting and experimenting with the latest AI tooling
- Attention to reliability, scalability, and operational excellence
Join us if you want to work on challenging, high-scale production systems, use the latest AI technologies, and be part of a close-knit, supportive engineering team.
Why work at Gen Digital Inc.
- Culture: Emphasizes collaboration, innovation, a giving mindset, and customer obsession. Values include “Think Big. Be Bold.”, “Be Scrappy. Make it Happen.”, and “Play to Win. Together.”
- Work model: Hybrid – choose which days to be in the office with an expectation of three days per week; unlimited paid time off; recognized holidays; parental leave and leaves of absence
- Benefits:
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Performance-based bonuses
- Learning & development (Learn@Gen, mentorship, degree/certification reimbursement, 24/7 eLearning)
- Wellness: virtual fitness, on-site gyms, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) extending to dependents
- Adoption, foster care, fertility, and surrogacy benefits in 15+ countries
- Global recognition program (“Inspire”) and diverse employee communities
- Interview process: Transparent – 15-30 min recruiter chat, 2-3 skill/team interviews (may include a task), then offer. Reflects the company’s collaborative culture.