Senior Principal Data Engineer
NortonLifeLockIND - Tamil Nadu, ChennaiPosted 27 March 2026
Job Description
About Gen
Gen is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock,
MoneyLion
and more. Our combined heritage is rooted in financial empowerment and cyber safety for the first digital generations, and today we deliver award-winning cybersecurity, online privacy, identity
protection
and financial wellness solutions to
nearly 500
million users in more than 150 countries.
Together, we share a collective passion and vision to protect consumers and help them grow,
manage
and secure their digital and financial lives.
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.
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.
At Gen, we are scrappy and relentlessly customer driven. 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.
You’ll
work with people who
back
each other, respect
each other
and understand that our differences are a competitive advantage.
If this sounds like you,
we’d
love you to be part of Gen.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Principal Data Engineer to serve as a technical leader responsible for architecting systems within your team's domain and driving complex, cross-team projects that directly support our cybersecurity platform's strategic objectives. This role requires someone who can architect systems within your team's domain, reasonably be expected to come up with and drive the projects that your crew should do to solve complex business problems, and actively mentor other engineers.
As a Senior Principal Data Engineer, you will fully understand and own multiple entire areas of the codebase or multiple services, work with your Manager or a Technical Director to validate your technical decisions when you ask for input, and contribute significantly to our data engineering practices and standards.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Project Ownership
Cross-Team Projects: Lead projects that cross teams, actively working with your Manager to set the technical vision for your team
Problem Solving: Be handed a problem and reasonably be expected to come up with and drive the projects that your crew should do to solve that problem
System Architecture: Architect systems that are within your team's domain, with guidance from Manager or Technical Director when needed
Implementation & Development
Domain Ownership: Fully understand and own multiple entire areas of the codebase or multiple services
Technology Integration: Lead evaluation and implementation of new technologies that benefit your team's domain
Quality Standards: Ensure all work meets our high-quality pull request standards and follows established engineering processes
Collaboration & Mentoring
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate across teams inside the Data Engineering org, represent your team as needed, and reach out to external stakeholders for clarifications
Mentoring: Actively mentor IC7s and IC8s, focusing on adopting our processes, technical knowledge, and quality of execution
Stakeholder Engagement: Work with engineers in the rest of Gen to help move the org forward
Quantifiable Performance Expectations
Technical Output: Minimum 4 PRs per week (GitFlow) or 6 PRs per week (Trunk-based development)
Code Reviews: 2 comprehensive reviews per day from anyone in the areas/services you contribute to
Documentation: Author at least 1 RFC or Tech Spec per year that demonstrates technical leadership
Meeting Efficiency: No more than 15% of work hours spent in meetings to maintain focus on technical work
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