Backend Engineer | Mid - Senior | Go | Threat Protection

Job description

## **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** - Developing distributed microservices that protect millions of users against malware; - Focus on the delivery of high-quality code, where scalability and security come first; - Collaborate with a team of dedicated developers where together you build and maintain our services in Golang; - Respectfully taking ownership of architecture, design, development, and deployment initiatives. ## **Core Requirements** - Experience working with distributed technologies and NoSQL databases, ideally with Cassandra or Kafka; - System design is nothing new to you, and you know what patterns to use when and why; - Passionate about building anti-virus and creating a safer online experience where your work will have a direct impact; - Passionate about backend architecture and technologies, open to speaking with anyone; if you can create scalable and stable code we want to speak with you; - A collaborative mindset where you love to discuss, rethink, and redesign your ideas that create shared success within your team and the company. ## **Tools You Will Use** - Go; - MySQL; - Kafka; - Kubernetes; - Cassandra. ## **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. *Kindly refer to our* [*Privacy Notice for Recruitment Candidates*](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b2tV684_SYV1jQ4kuf91cnzrRBk3ef-5/view) *for comprehensive information regarding our data handling procedures throughout recruitment processes.* *We expect all candidates to provide accurate and complete information during the recruitment process. While limited use of AI tools to refine application materials is acceptable, candidates remain fully responsible for ensuring that their submissions reflect their own qualifications, skills, and experience. Any failure to do so may negatively affect participation in the recruitment process. If broader AI assistance is allowed for a particular role or stage, we’ll let you know in advance.* *By submitting your application, you acknowledge that it may be processed using automated tools for evaluation purposes. As part of our recruitment process, we may use an AI-based application review tool to help assess applications based on skills and experience relevant to the role. This technology is used to support - not replace - human decision-making, and every application is ultimately reviewed by a recruiter.* *If you would like more information about how AI is used in this process or wish to exercise your rights under applicable data privacy laws, please contact us at* [*privacy@nordaccount.com*](mailto:privacy@nordaccount.com)*. Should you prefer to opt out of the automated evaluation, please submit your application directly to* [*career@nordsec.com*](mailto:career@nordsec.com)*.*