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How We Work:Our hybrid work model (3 days in the office) gives us the face-to-face time to have creative conversations, meaningful meetings, make quick decisions and build relationships. At the same time, it offers flexibility you need to focus and do your best work.
Mission and Goals:Hiring a Senior Developer – Python & Automation
You will be a part of the Core Technology (CTO) department where research and development are focused on tackling the rising complexity and scale of cybersecurity threats. We employ machine learning and automation to detect and categorize malicious software and continuously improve how we protect our users.
We design, develop, test, and operate our ML-powered technologies that detect threats in binaries, documents, website content, and mobile platforms. We take full responsibility for our products throughout their lifecycle, making this a challenging and empowering role.
To stay ahead of the expanding threat landscape, we build scalable and efficient systems that automate malware detection. Your mission is to improve the tools, frameworks, and workflows our team uses daily, enhancing both performance and developer experience.
Objectives:Research and develop tools that increase our team’s productivity and enjoyment
Improve our shared machine learning framework to keep it scalable and enjoyable to work with
Ensure the maintainability and utility of existing ML systems
Work with our dev tool stack (Teamcity (configured using Kotlin), Artifactory, Github, Jira) Work with virtualization, containerization, and cloud technologies
Write automated tests and improve code quality and reliability
Monitor product availability and maintain high standards of uptime
Competencies:Strives for deep understanding before implementing solutions
Simplifies complex challenges
Stays current with modern tools and best practices
Organized, committed, and follows through, embracing mistakes as learning opportunities
Tackles difficult problems with perseverance
Proactively helps the team where most needed
Curious and eager to apply new technologies to improve outcomes
Fluent English speaker
5+ years of programming experience in Python and its open-source ecosystem
Fluency in English
Comfortable using Linux as a standard development environment
Experience writing automated tests and improving testability
Familiarity with CI/CD workflows
Experience with container runtimes (e.g., Docker)
Bonus: Experience with GCP (GKE, Storage, CloudSQL) and Kubernetes
What We Can Offer:Unlimited PTO (paid time off) & flexible working hours
The chance to join a major global tech company listed on the S&P 500.
Opportunity to learn and work with the best in the Digital Security industry
Cafeteria points are provided by Benefit Plus (meal plan, pension insurance, travel, free time activities, multisport card, and much more).
Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses
Learning & Development plan.
Sustainable home improvement bonus
Mac/Windows laptop and more
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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.