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The team you’ll be working with develops one of the leading macOS security solutions powering our Gen brands Avast, AVG, Avira, and Norton, protecting millions of users from viruses, scams, and other online threats.

Beyond core security, we also build macOS client software for:

• VPN

• Tune-up and performance utilities

• Privacy solutions

In addition, we are developing an antivirus solution for Linux that extends our protection to new platforms and use cases.

Internship overview

As a macOS Software Development Intern, you will join the team responsible for delivering our macOS user experience. You’ll see the full lifecycle of features – from initial concept and design, through implementation and testing, all the way to shipping to our customers.

You will:

• Participate in regular team meetings and ceremonies

• Learn the frameworks and tools we use for macOS development

• Contribute to the design and implementation of real product features under the guidance of senior engineers

• Implement and refine features in Swift for our macOS products

• Support integration, debugging, and testing activities

• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to break down requirements into actionable tasks

• Follow our development processes and best practices to deliver high-quality, maintainable code

You must be able to communicate fluently in English (spoken and written) and feel comfortable working in an international team and collaborating across functions.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Basic knowledge of Swift

• Willingness to learn Swift, macOS development, and our internal tooling

• Genuine interest in security, privacy, and utility products and the value they bring to users

• Curiosity, proactivity, and openness to feedback and mentoring

Nice to have

• Experience with AppKit (macOS) or UIKit (iOS/iPadOS)

• Familiarity with Xcode

• Basic understanding of operating systems concepts

• Scripting experience in Bash or Python

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.