Backend Engineer | Mid - Senior | Business Onboarding & Setup Team

Nord Security
Poland
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-senior Backend Engineers who can contribute to technical design decisions and maintain secure systems.

Best fit for

  • Mid-senior Backend Engineers with experience in PHP frameworks and a strategic mindset for product development
    — “Taking an active part in technical design decisions, refining processes, and contributing to the overall strategic direction of the product”
  • Candidates who have worked on secure authentication flows and IAM solutions
    — “Experience implementing and optimizing secure authentication flows (e.g. OAuth, OIDC, JWT) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions”
  • Individuals with a strong grasp of OOP and design patterns who can deliver maintainable and well-tested code
    — “Solid understanding of OOP, asynchronous programming, and design patterns”

Things to consider

  • Candidates must ensure their application materials reflect their own qualifications and experience accurately
    — “candidates remain fully responsible for ensuring that their submissions reflect their own qualifications, skills, and experience”
  • The role involves working with multiple programming languages and cloud-based tools
    — “Tools you will use: PHP 8, Golang, MySQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, DynamoDB, Sentry, Grafana, Docker, Git, Jira, Confluence”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Symfony or Slim frameworks and your contributions to strategic product decisions
    — “At least 3 years of experience working with PHP and developing codebases written in its frameworks (Symfony, Slim)”
  • Emphasize your hands-on experience with AI tools in engineering contexts, particularly for code generation or testing
    — “Hands-on experience using AI tools to augment engineering (e.g. code generation, test creation, performance tuning, and debugging)”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with AWS services and Kubernetes in your technical background or projects
    — “Experience with AWS services (e.g. SNS/SQS, DynamoDB, EventBridge, ECS, S3)”
  • Showcase your ability to deliver high-quality, secure, and well-tested code in your resume and interview responses
    — “Delivering high-quality, maintainable, secure, and well-tested code”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • contribute to new features
  • deliver high-quality code
  • refine processes
  • contribute to strategic direction
Typical background
backend developmentPHP frameworks

Skills & requirements

Required

PHPOOPAsynchronous ProgrammingDesign PatternsCI/CDUnit TestingIntegration TestingProduct Engineering Mindset

Preferred

OAuthOIDCJWTIAMAWS ServicesCryptographyKubernetes

Stack & domain

PHPSymfonySlimOOPAsynchronous ProgrammingDesign PatternsCI/CDUnit TestingIntegration TestingOAuthOIDCJWTIAMAI ToolsAWSSns/sqsDynamodbEventbridgeECSS3CryptographyKubernetesPHP 8GoMySQLRedisRabbitmqSentryGrafanaDockerGitJiraConfluenceProduct Engineering MindsetFocused On ProblemsOutcomesImpactBackend DevelopmentSoftware Engineering

About the role

Original posting from Nord Security via Ashby

AT NORDPASS, WE’RE MAKING PASSWORD SECURITY EFFORTLESS.

We believe logins should be safer and simpler. Join the team behind NordPass— a password manager trusted by 7M+ users and 10,000+ global companies to secure credentials, cards, and sensitive data.

Your impact? Helping millions secure their digital lives by creating smarter, safer ways to log in.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Contributing to the development of new features and maintaining the existing systems;
  • Delivering high-quality, maintainable, secure, and well-tested code;
  • Taking an active part in technical design decisions, refining processes, and contributing to the overall strategic direction of the product;
  • Engaging in and facilitating various team ceremonies and improving processes.

CORE REQUIREMENTS

  • At least 3 years of experience working with PHP and developing codebases written in its frameworks (Symfony, Slim);
  • Solid understanding of OOP, asynchronous programming, and design patterns;
  • Understanding of core CI/CD principles, unit testing, and integration testing;
  • Product engineering mindset, focused on problems, outcomes, and impact.

BONUS POINTS FOR

  • Experience implementing and optimizing secure authentication flows (e.g. OAuth, OIDC, JWT) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions;
  • Hands-on experience using AI tools to augment engineering (e.g. code generation, test creation, performance tuning, and debugging), with strong ownership of outputs and results;
  • Experience with AWS services (e.g. SNS/SQS, DynamoDB, EventBridge, ECS, S3);
  • Familiarity with cryptography;
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes.

TOOLS YOU WILL USE

  • PHP 8;
  • Golang;
  • MySQL;
  • Redis;
  • RabbitMQ;
  • DynamoDB;
  • Sentry;
  • Grafana;
  • Docker;
  • Git;
  • Jira;
  • Confluence.

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. Should you prefer to opt out of the automated evaluation, please submit your application directly to career@nordsec.com.

Source: Nord Security careers (Ashby)

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