Backend Engineer | Mid - Senior | Go | Core Team
- Salary
- €3.5K – €7.2K per month
- Level
- Senior
- Work type
- Hybrid · Vilnius
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
The world’s most advanced VPN, and a whole lot more.
If you’re a curious problem-solver who carves their own path, join the team behind Threat Protection Pro, the NordLynx protocol, and the fastest VPN on the planet—tools that put privacy, security, and control back in people’s hands.
Your impact? Helping millions take back control of their online security, privacy, and data.
Main Responsibilities
- Design and develop highly scalable, resilient, and secure microservices
- Write high-quality code that is tested, maintainable, and performs well under load
- Collaborate with your team members, QA, DevOps, and security teams on day-to-day tasks
- Ship new features and fixes successfully and on time
- Create technical designs and write documentation
- Perform R&D operations and find solutions to new and challenging problems we encounter
- Mentor colleagues and provide technical guidance when needed
- Demonstrate ownership of tasks from start to finish
- Constantly learn and grow professionally
Core Requirements
- In-depth knowledge of GO and/or PHP programming languages
- Proven experience building and integrating REST API microservices
- Adhering to good system design patterns
- Knowledge of clean code design patterns and OOP principles
- Deep relational DB knowledge (preferably MySQL)
- Good working knowledge of NoSQL databases (preferably Redis)
- Experience with message queues (preferably RabbitMQ)
- Experience working with Git and source code repositories (preferably GitLab)
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Integrity and an ownership mindset
Bonus Points
- Have higher education in IT, Engineering, or other STEM fields
- Worked with Docker and Kubernetes
- Have experience with client-side programming (web, mobile apps)
- Have DevOps or IT administration experience
- Have an active GitHub account with code examples
Tools You Will Use
- GO
- PHP
- MySQL
- Redis
- RabbitMQ
- Grafana
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- ElasticSearch
- Cassandra
Nord Security's standard text
What We Offer
- Sharpen your edge: training, mentorship, and room to grow — always.
- Take the time you need: extra vacation days, sick days, and time off when life calls.
- Get premium healthcare: private health insurance in Lithuania and Poland — fully covered.
- Protect your peace: enjoy free subscriptions to Calm, Headspace, and Mindletic, and our own resilience and mindfulness trainings.
- Own your fitness: in-house gyms, sport cards, online workouts, and personal guidance — on us.
- Pack your bags for workation: experience our company-wide trip abroad to the fullest.
- Work from anywhere: work from wherever keeps you in the zone.
- Celebrate your milestones: birthdays, weddings, and new family members — all deserve a gift.
- Parent with ease: children’s summer camps and flexibility around the schedule — because parenting never pauses.
- Join the party: team building and company events people talk about for months.
- Unlock Cyber City: coffee bar, open gyms, kids’ room, music room, massage chairs — our Vilnius HQ is yours to enjoy.
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What this role asks for
Standard for backend roles
Kubernetes
Common in backend postings at any company.
43% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Nord Security's standard text, folded away below.
Read against Nord Security's other open postings on this site.
The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 45 open in Engineering. 17 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in June: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Docker (19 of 45), Golang (17 of 45), CI/CD (16 of 45), AWS (14 of 45), Git (14 of 45), Python (14 of 45), Cybersecurity (12 of 45)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Backend Engineer | Mid - Senior | Business Onboarding & Setup Team posted Oct 14
- Backend Engineer | Mid - Senior | Business Onboarding & Setup Team posted Oct 14
- Data Analyst | Mid-Senior | Threat Intelligence posted Oct 9
- Backend Engineer | Senior | Go | Product & Startup Experience | Saily posted Oct 7
- Backend Engineer | Senior | Go | Product & Startup Experience | Saily posted Oct 7
- Windows Engineer | Mid-Senior | C#/.NET posted Oct 5
- DevOps Engineer | Mid-Senior | Infra posted Oct 2
- DevOps Engineer | Mid-Senior | Infra posted Oct 2
- QA Automation Engineer | Mid-Senior | NordPass posted Oct 1
- QA Automation Engineer | Mid-Senior | NordPass posted Oct 1
- .NET Engineer | Junior | VPN Windows team posted Sep 25
- Quality Assurance Engineer | Mid-Senior | Mobile | Coveron posted Sep 24
- Quality Assurance Engineer | Mid-Senior | Mobile | Coveron posted Sep 24
- Agentic Product Engineer | Senior | Saily posted Sep 23
- Agentic Product Engineer | Senior | Saily posted Sep 23
- Application Security Engineer | Senior posted Sep 23
- Junior Data Acquisition Specialist | Dark Web Monitoring posted Sep 22
- Senior Data Engineer | Threat Protection posted Sep 18
- Senior Data Engineer | Threat Protection posted Sep 18
- Head of Data | Saily posted Sep 18
- Head of Data | Saily posted Sep 18
- Staff Analytics Engineer posted Sep 18
- Staff Analytics Engineer posted Sep 18
- Product Owner | Mid-Senior | Quality of Service | NordVPN posted Sep 17
- Android Engineer | Junior-Mid | NordVPN posted Sep 14
- Software Engineer | Mid | Python | QoS Team posted Sep 11
- Software Engineer | Mid | C++ | Browser Team posted Sep 11
- Software Engineer | Mid | C++ | Browser Team posted Sep 11
- Systems Administrator | macOS/iOS | Junior-Mid posted Sep 9
- Application Security Engineer | Mid-Senior | iOS posted Sep 7
- Application Security Engineer | Mid-Senior | iOS posted Sep 7
- Application Security Engineer | Mid-Senior | Low-level posted Sep 4
- Application Security Engineer | Mid-Senior | Low-level posted Sep 4
- QA Engineer (Manual-Automation) | Mid - Senior level | NordVPN API posted Aug 11
- Windows Engineer | Mid-Senior | C#/.NET posted Aug 7
- DevOps Engineer | Mid | Threat Protection posted Jul 30
- DevOps Engineer | Mid | Threat Protection posted Jul 28
- Engineering Team Lead | C++ | Threat protection team posted Jul 14
- Engineering Team Lead | C++ | Threat protection team posted Jul 14
- Application Security Engineer | Senior posted Jun 5
- Backend Engineer | Mid | PHP | Systems Team posted Jun 4
- Backend Engineer | Mid | PHP | Systems Team posted Jun 4
- Backend Engineer | Mid - Senior | Go | Coveron posted Jun 3
- Backend Engineer | Mid - Senior | Go | Coveron posted Jun 3
From the team and dates on Nord Security's own job board.
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