Backend Engineer - PHP, Systems Team

At Nord Security’s B2B team, we build cybersecurity products that enable businesses to protect themselves and their data.

From product and engineering to sales, marketing, and data — our teams work closely together to deliver secure, scalable solutions trusted by companies around the world.

Your impact? Empowering businesses everywhere to keep their people, systems, and data safe.

Main Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and utilization of microservices across NordSecurity's suite of products, fostering a unified and seamless experience for our users.

• Focus on the delivery of high-quality code, where scalability and security come first.

• Actively engage in technical and architectural decisions, refining processes, and contributing to the overall strategic direction of the product.

• Demonstrate strong ownership and accountability for development, maintenance, and quality of the product.

• Foster smooth communication and collaboration between team members and other engineering, product, and design professionals from various teams.

Core Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of PHP (3+ years).

• Hands-on use of AI tools to augment engineering (e.g. code generation, test creation, performance tuning and debugging) with strong ownership of outputs and results.

• System design is nothing new to you, and you know what patterns to use, when, and why

• Solid understanding of OOP, asynchronous programming & design patterns.

• Passionate about architecture and technologies, open to speaking with anyone; if you can create scalable and stable code, we want to speak with you.

• Understanding of core CI/CD principles, unit & integration testing.

Bonus Points For

• Knowledge of Cryptography.

Technologies You Will Use

• PHP.

• GO.

• MySQL.

• Redis.

• RabbitMQ.

• Docker.

• AWS.

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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