Surfshark

Senior VPN Software Engineer

Surfshark
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10 hours ago
Warsaw, PolandSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design and scale proprietary VPN software, including SDN, Dausos, and WCB.
  • Extend and optimize WireGuard and HAProxy for high-performance VPN infrastructure.
  • Debug and tune the Linux networking stack and maintain custom Debian images.
  • Write eBPF programs for packet processing and architect ultra-low-latency, high-throughput systems.
  • Lead R&D on custom protocol extensions and optimizations, large-scale refactoring, and coding standards.
  • Work with the SRE team to automate a global fleet through Ansible deployments and custom CI/CD pipelines.

Requirements

  • Proven experience tracing complex production issues across code, operating system, and service boundaries.
  • Proven experience architecting solutions that operate across thousands of servers.
  • Programming skills in Go and/or C.
  • Hands-on experience with Ansible and a strong understanding of scalable deployment architectures.

Benefits

  • Professional development time, conferences, online learning platforms, and books.
  • Health and wellness benefits including online workouts, a physical coach, gym access, and regular mental health checks.
  • Choice of technical equipment and tools.
  • Yearly workation, Friday get-togethers, 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.

Tech Stack

AnsibleCGoLinux

Categories

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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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