Surfshark

Senior Backend Engineer (Incogni)

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4 months ago
Warsaw, PolandSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and evolve scalable backend services for Incogni and Ironwall.
  • Lead architectural decisions involving domain modeling, service boundaries, infrastructure, and deployment strategies.
  • Drive the evolution of the service platform with senior and lead engineers.
  • Identify system bottlenecks and recommend architectural improvements for long-term growth.
  • Own complex technical initiatives from design through production.
  • Write clean, well-tested code and improve engineering standards across the team.
  • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical decision-making.

Requirements

  • Strong experience building production-grade backend platforms and distributed systems.
  • Solid understanding of software design patterns, microservice architecture, and RESTful API design principles.
  • Ability to work across different programming languages and technology stacks.
  • Experience with databases, messaging systems, and distributed components.
  • Experience serving millions of requests is a bonus.
  • Proficiency in at least two backend languages such as PHP, Go, or TypeScript/JavaScript is a bonus.
  • Experience designing for reliability, observability, and operational concerns is a bonus.

Benefits

  • Dedicated learning time, conferences, online learning platforms, and books.
  • Health and wellness benefits including online workouts, a physical coach, a gym, and regular mental health checks.
  • Choice of technical equipment and work tools.
  • Yearly workation, Friday gatherings, team-building activities, and company celebrations.
  • Partial compensation for public transportation costs depending on individual circumstances.
  • Primarily office-based work with up to two remote days per week and a work-from-anywhere policy allowing work from almost anywhere in the world.
  • Premium Surfshark accounts for the employee, family, and friends.
  • Gross salary of 5600–7200 EUR/month for the Lithuanian market or 23800–33400 PLN/month for the Polish market, varying by skills and experience.

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About Surfshark

501-1,000 employees

Surfshark develops consumer cybersecurity and privacy software, including a cross-platform VPN, antivirus, data-leak alerts, private search, and data removal tools. It sells subscription plans directly to individuals, offering apps for desktop, mobile, and browsers. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, the company serves a global consumer market.

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