Principal Frontend Engineer

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We're a full-stack browser development team building and maintaining the core technologies behind GenDigital's Secure Browser products.
Our mission is to deliver seamless, privacy-first, and secure browsing experiences by combining deep technical expertise with user-focused design.
We work across the stack – from browser-side extensions and modern React-based UIs to backend services in .NET and Kotlin – ensuring our products are performant, resilient, and tightly integrated into the broader Gen ecosystem.
We value autonomy, collaboration, and craftsmanship. Every engineer contributes to architectural decisions, continuous improvement, and shaping the future of privacy-driven browser experiences.

As a Principal Frontend Engineer, you'll play a key role in defining and building the next generation of our Secure Browser products.
You'll lead the design and development of modern, responsive UIs and browser-integrated features that connect users to Gen's security ecosystem.
Your mission: combine technical excellence with creativity to deliver secure, high-performing, and intuitive user experiences — while guiding the team toward scalable and maintainable solutions.

• Design and implement modern, responsive interfaces using ReactJS and TypeScript.

• Develop and maintain browser extensions integrated with backend APIs and native modules.

• Collaborate with .NET and Kotlin backend teams to design, consume, and optimize APIs.

• Ensure high performance, reliability, and cross-browser compatibility across products.

• Participate in the architectural design of new features and shared UI components.

• Contribute to frontend build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and testing strategies.

• Conduct code reviews and promote frontend quality and best practices.

• Troubleshoot complex integration issues spanning browser APIs, backend services, and UI logic.

• Partner with product and design teams to drive UX improvements and evolve the design system.

• Stay current with emerging frontend technologies, browser APIs, and security best practices.

Core expertise

• 5+ years building modern web applications with ReactJS (and ideally TypeScript).

• Proven experience developing and publishing browser extensions.

• Deep understanding of frontend architecture, performance optimization, and state management (e.g., Redux).

• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, asynchronous data handling, and browser event systems.

• Hands-on experience with Webpack or similar build bundlers.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub workflows, and version control best practices.

• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills across browsers.

• Strong communication skills, ownership mindset, and collaborative approach.

Nice-to-have

• Experience integrating with .NET or Kotlin backend systems.

• Awareness of security principles in browser extension development (permissions, content script isolation).

• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, or cloud-based deployment pipelines.

• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress, Playwright).

• Exposure to performance monitoring tools (Lighthouse, Sentry, Datadog).

• Understanding of design systems and accessibility standards.

• Annual bonus scheme

• Unlimited PTO and flexible working hours

• Opportunity to join a global tech company listed on the S&P 500

• Collaboration with experts in Digital Security and MarTech

• Cafeteria points via Benefit Plus (meals, pension, travel, leisure, Multisport, and more)

• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses

• Personalized Learning & Development plan

• Sustainable home improvement bonus

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.