Introduction

Gen is a global company powering Digital Freedom through consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner. Our combined heritage is rooted in providing safety for the first digital generations. We bring leading technology solutions in cybersecurity, privacy and identity protection to more than 500 million users in 150 countries so they can live their digital lives safely, privately, and confidently today and for generations to come. We're always looking for smart, fearless, and dedicated people. Together, we have collective passion and a big vision to power Digital Freedom by protecting consumers and giving them control of their digital lives.

When you’re a part of Gen, you are provided access to a range of resources and support to ensure you can do your best work and live your best life. This includes flexible working options with generous time off and competitive benefits & compensation packages.

Diversity is foundational to how we do business because we know the greatest ideas and results come from our unique perspectives and differences. We strive to create a safe, inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. Team members are valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are in a meaningful and exciting atmosphere. Gen is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, experience, and business needs.

If this sounds like you—Gen has a dynamic, supportive culture with core values that celebrate diversity, promote teamwork, and encourage every team member to contribute and grow—join us!

About the role

A summer intern will assist in enhancing our existing anti-scam protection technologies and contribute to prototyping innovative AI-based solutions for new product ideas in the field of cybersecurity.

About the team

Our team was created to specifically address the problem of scams in digital world. Our mission is to follow the very dynamic scam ecosystem, conduct relevant research and to propose robust AI-powered scam detection solutions. Developing such solutions is challenging due to the constantly evolving tactics and methods employed by scammers. To keep pace with emerging scam trends, we must stay proactive and develop adaptive, self-learning models. The succes in our mission essentially depends on our ability to create a diverse team consiting of talented security experts and AI researchers.

What you will do in this role

* Following trends in online scams and in cybersecurity in general
* Creating datasets for AI-powered scam detection solutions
* Collaborating with AI and security experts to create robust AI solutions.
* Having fun in implementing new and crazy ideas!

## What You’ll Need To Be Successful In This Role
* Scripting and programming skills in Python
* Basic knowledge of the cybersecurity domain
* Experience with machine learning and with large language models
* Dedicated enthusiasm and courage to digest, hack, and dive into the unknown
* Communication, presentation, and visualisation skills

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.