Lead Software Engineer (AI-augmented)

Gen•New York, NY

About The Position

We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer who can guide and grow a small team of frontend engineers while remaining a hands-on, high-output individual contributor. This role is not about producing baseline code quickly. AI can do that. It's about engineering judgment, clear direction, technical quality, and team leverage. You will partner closely with a Product Lead (and design, data, and backend partners) to shape scope, define milestones, and break work into well-scoped tasks that can be delivered predictably. You'll set expectations around quality, testing, and production readiness—especially in fast-moving, AI-assisted development environments. Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusivity. We base employment decisions on merit, experience, and business needs, without considering race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or other unlawful factors. Gen prohibits discrimination based on these protected characteristics and recruits talented candidates from diverse backgrounds. We consider individuals with arrest and conviction records and do not discriminate against employees for discussing their own pay or that of other employees or applicants. Learn more about pay transparency. To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government. 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. Gen is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re committed to fair, inclusive practices at every stage of the candidate and employee journey. Employment decisions are based on merit, experience and business needs. Learn more at GenDigital.com. Click HERE to review our Global Applicant Privacy Policy. Click HERE to review Legal Notices and Information. Gen is committed to requests for reasonable accommodations to assist you in applying for positions at Gen including resume submissions. If you need to request an accommodation, please contact HR Service Exchange. LifeLock identity theft protection is not available in all countries.

Requirements

Engineering judgment
Clear direction
Technical quality
Team leverage
Ability to set expectations around quality, testing, and production readiness
Experience working in fast-moving, AI-assisted development environments
Eligibility for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government to conform to U.S. export control regulations

Nice To Haves

AI as a teammate – leveraging it to move faster and deliver meaningful results

Responsibilities

Guide and grow a small team of frontend engineers
Remain a hands-on, high-output individual contributor
Provide engineering judgment, clear direction, and technical quality
Partner closely with a Product Lead (and design, data, and backend partners) to shape scope, define milestones, and break work into well-scoped tasks
Set expectations around quality, testing, and production readiness, especially in fast-moving, AI-assisted development environments