Backend Engineer
EUR 42,000-86,400 per year
Used Tools & Technologies
RDBMSRequired Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Security @ 3
Docker @ 3
ElasticSearch @ 3
Go @ 3
Grafana @ 3
Kubernetes @ 3
MySQL @ 6
Redis @ 3
DevOps @ 3
GitHub @ 3
NoSQL @ 3
Communication @ 3
Git @ 3
PHP @ 3
RabbitMQ @ 3
Microservices @ 3
API @ 3
QA @ 3
Design Patterns @ 3
Cassandra @ 3
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
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.
This role sits in the NordVPN backend core team. The position is full-time with a hybrid workplace model in Lithuania (Vilnius or Kaunas).
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 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
- Mentor colleagues and provide technical guidance when needed
- Demonstrate ownership of tasks from start to finish
- Constantly learn and grow professionally
Requirements
- In-depth knowledge of Go and/or PHP programming languages
- Proven experience building and integrating REST API microservices
- Adherence to good system design patterns
- Knowledge of clean code design patterns and OOP principles
- Deep relational database 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
- Higher education in IT, Engineering, or other STEM fields
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with client-side programming (web, mobile apps)
- DevOps or IT administration experience
- Active GitHub account with code examples
Tools You Will Use
- Go
- PHP
- MySQL
- Redis
- RabbitMQ
- Grafana
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- ElasticSearch
- Cassandra
Salary
- Gross salary: 3500 - 7200 EUR / Month