Gen Digital Inc.

Gen Digital Inc.

Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

USA - New York, NY · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 11 days ago
TypeScriptPythonScalaNode.jsCode ReviewRESTA/B TestingEmbedded SystemsLeadershipMentoring

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Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds40
Fits your clock70

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

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Green-card follow-through: 100%

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Reported a layoff in this occupation

In a green-card filing decided 2026-03-03, this employer stated it had laid off workers in Software Developers (AZ) during the preceding six months. 3 such filings on record.Describes the period before that filing, not necessarily today. Unlike WARN notices this is occupation-specific and federal.

Files H-1B transfers

6 transfer filings in the last year, covering 6 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 8 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • Its north star is delivering high-quality code that accelerates marketplace revenue.
  • This role combines team leadership with hands-on engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Own technical strategy for demand-side delivery across the partner portfolio, setting standards adopted across FDE and Solutions Engineering.
  • Partner with your manager and cross-functional leaders to develop and implement standard operating procedures and delivery practices that help accelerate the team.
  • Personally lead the most complex, ambiguous, or new-vertical integrations end to end.
  • Turn bespoke builds into repeatable solutions, including shared modules, templates, and runbooks.
  • Architect and govern AI-native engineering practices, including code-generation pipelines, mapping automation, test-scaffolding agents, and human-review gates that keep AI-assisted builds safe and production-ready.
  • Mentor FDEs through design and code reviews, creating a feedback loop that raises the team's engineering standard.
  • Drive structured Product and Engineering feedback loops that reduce future bespoke work and free team capacity for new workstreams.
  • Lead technical working sessions with partner engineering teams, bringing experienced hands-on guidance to critical integrations and hosted experiences.
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • 8+ years of experience, including time in a senior or staff-level integration, platform, or forward-deployed engineering role.
  • People leadership or strong informal team leadership experience is preferred.

Skills

  • Write production-quality code in Scala and/or Python, with working comfort in Node.js/TypeScript for SDKs and tooling.
  • Bring deep REST/JSON API expertise, including authentication, idempotency, schema evolution, versioning, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Personal Attributes:
  • Recognize patterns and turn novel solutions into repeatable practices.
  • Take ownership of complex, ambiguous work and balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution.
  • After you submit your application, you can expect the following steps in the recruitment process:
  • Online Technical Test
  • Live Coding (Virtual)
  • TA Call
  • FinalInterview - Hiring Manager (Virtual or face-to-face)

Benefits

  • Together, we share a collective passion and vision to protect consumers and help them grow, manage and secure their digital and financial lives.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Company info

  • establishing repeatable delivery standards, governing AI-native engineering practices, owning the highest-stakes partner engagements, and building strong partnerships with internal Product and Engineering teams.
  • You'll help shape the FDE team's strategy and best practices, lead the integrations that matter most-including new verticals, non-standard partner APIs, and hosted experiences-and work closely with partner engineering teams, Backend and Frontend Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Product, and commercial stakeholders.
  • At Gen, we are scrappy and relentlessly customer driven.
  • If this sounds like you, we'd love you to be part of Gen.

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