Software Engineer | Staff | Python | Threat Intelligence

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

• Define and maintain the long-term technical vision for data curation, ingestion, and processing platforms within the Threat Intelligence domain, ensuring architectural consistency and sustainable system evolution.
• Lead the design of large-scale distributed systems, including computing pipelines, microservices, data contracts, and storage solutions, while ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
• Conduct comprehensive architectural, design, and high-level code reviews, upholding engineering standards, architectural consistency, security requirements, and data quality controls.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and leadership stakeholders to align architectural direction with organizational strategy and business priorities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across teams, supporting their development, removing blockers, and reinforcing best practices.
• Identify, prioritize, and remediate technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and reliability risks across the platform.
• Strengthen engineering processes by supporting robust testing practices, CI/CD improvements, rigorous documentation culture, deployment reliability, and operational excellence in cloud environments.

Core Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience with python and backend engineering in high-scale environments.
• At least 3 years experience in architectural or cross-team technical leadership role, including designing event-driven architectures, data-intensive pipelines, and an understanding of system trade-offs.
• Strong understanding of databases and data systems, including PostgreSQL and other storage models; demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve performance and reliability issues.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, containers, and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• High standards of engineering quality, with an emphasis on maintainable, testable, secure, and well-structured code.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams.
• Strong commitment to continuous learning, proactive problem identification, and improvement of systems, processes, and engineering practices within the Cyber Threat Intelligence field.

Tools You Will Use

• Python
• Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, ArgoCD
• FastAPI, aiohttp
• PostgreSQL, Redis
• GitLab CI/CD
• AWS (MSK, RDS, EKS, EC2, S3, EMR, KEDA)

Salary Range

• Gross Salary 5600 - 7000 EUR/month

What We Offer

Innovate with industry leaders
Work alongside global experts to build world-leading cybersecurity tools, impacting millions of users around the world.
Learn & grow
Boost your skills via our extensive training programs (online and offline) & other resources. Benefit from mentorship and career-switch opportunities to grow within the company.
Work in a next-gen Cyber City office
Thrive in our bustling office, featuring ergonomic workspaces, modern meeting rooms, engaging events, and specialty coffee to fuel your day.
Hybrid work
Enjoy the flexibility with 3 office days and working from home for the remaining 2.
Work from anywhere
Recharge with a change of scenery – choose work from any location when you feel a need to power your creativity and drive.
Physical well-being
Boost your health with free-of-charge 24/7 gym access, onsite and online workouts, and consultations led by in-house Physical Well-Being experts.
Mental & emotional health
Nurture your mind with free psychologist consultations, dedicated mental health events, and premium access to top-rated wellness apps like Calm, Headspace, and Mindletic.
Premium healthcare
Receive private health insurance giving you peace of mind for your health needs.
Extra days off
Enjoy additional vacation days off as you grow with us. Plus, get extra days for sick leave, special occasions, or parenting needs.
Joyful moments – special treats
Celebrate life’s big moments with special gifts from us on your birthday, anniversary, and other major events, such as weddings or the arrival of a new family member.
Company events & team-building
Experience iconic Nord Security celebrations, team-buildings, and knowledge-sharing events, nurturing bonds that fuel our success.
Workation
Embark on a legendary company getaway abroad, filled with exciting activities, live concerts, engaging workshops, and epic time together.