Software Engineering Intern – Mobile (Android & iOS)

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

Software Engineering Intern – Mobile (Android & iOS) 

Company: Gen (Avast + Norton) – global consumer SaaS cyber security software company
Location: Dublin 15. Ballycoolin Business park. (onsite)
Contract: Full-time, fixed-term internship (10 weeks, starting 1st July)
Eligibility: Active student or very recent graduate, able to work onsite in Dublin for the full duration

About the Internship

This is a hands-on engineering internship. You will work directly with experienced Android and iOS engineers on production-grade applications used by millions. You will contribute real code, participate in design discussions, and learn how AI is transforming modern mobile development.

This is not a shadowing role. You will ship! 🚀

What You Will Do

• Contribute to Android or iOS features within large-scale consumer applications
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code under mentorship
• Use AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or similar to accelerate delivery and improve quality
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
• Learn modern mobile architecture patterns and best practices
• Collaborate with product, design, QA, and other engineers in a globally distributed team

What We Are Looking For

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Foundational knowledge of Android with Kotlin or iOS with Swift
• Understanding of basic software engineering principles, version control, clean code, testing fundamentals
• Curiosity about AI-assisted development and willingness to adopt AI as part of daily workflow
• Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to ask questions
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment

Nice to Have

• Personal, academic, or open-source mobile projects
• Exposure to SwiftUI, UIKit, Kotlin, or modern Android frameworks
• Experience using AI coding assistants

What You Will Gain

• Real experience working on apps at global scale
• Exposure to AI-First software development practices
• Mentorship from senior mobile engineers
• Insight into how large mobile teams operate
• A strong foundation for a future career in mobile engineering

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive and eager to learn
• Organised and detail-oriented
• Comfortable working onsite and supporting others in person

Application Note 

• A cover letter is optional but encouraged — yes, I really read them
• Candidates who show they have read spec and details, taken time to understand it & what we build, the industry we’re in, and why it matters will have a clear edge. 
• Please include your current location (city) on your CV
• This role is onsite in Dublin 15, and we can only consider candidates who are based locally or able to commute for the full duration of the internship.

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.