Surfshark

Senior Backend Engineer

Surfshark

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Vilnius • Lithuania

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Salary

💰 €5,600 - €7,200 per month

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Design, build, and evolve high-traffic, business-critical backend services with a focus on scalability and reliability;
  • Lead and influence architectural decisions — from domain modeling and service boundaries to infrastructure and deployment strategies;
  • Drive the evolution of our next-generation service platform together with senior and lead engineers;
  • Identify system bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements to support long-term growth;
  • Own complex technical initiatives end-to-end, from design to production;
  • Write clean, well-tested code while raising engineering standards across the team.

Requirements

  • Strong experience as a backend or software engineer building production systems;
  • Solid understanding of software design principles, service-oriented architecture, and API design;
  • Experience building application backends, internal platforms, or service ecosystems;
  • Confidence working with different programming languages and stacks, and picking the right tool for the problem;
  • Experience working with databases, messaging systems, and distributed components;
  • Comfort participating in code reviews, design discussions, and technical decision-making.
Benefits
  • Growth and learning opportunities: time dedicated to learning, conferences, online learning platforms, and books for your professional development;
  • Health and wellness: we want you to feel and be your best. That's why we offer various benefits, from online workouts and a physical coach to health insurance and regular mental health checks;
  • Tools of your choice: choose the technical equipment and tools you need to do your best work;
  • Community and celebrations: get ready for long-lasting traditions such as yearly workation, Friday get-togethers, various team buildings and company celebrations;
  • Work-life balance: We encourage working in the office, with the possibility of up to two remote days per week. Plus, with our WFA policy, you can work from almost anywhere in the world;
  • More days off: additional vacation days depending on your tenure;
  • Premium Surfshark accounts: for you, your family, and friends;
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Soft Skills
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