Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Platform Engineering

The world’s most advanced VPN, and a whole lot more.

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.

NordVPN protects millions of users daily through a global edge infrastructure spanning thousands of servers across dozens of countries. The platform engineering team builds and operates the internal backend services that make this possible.

We're looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to design, build, operate, and improve these systems. This is a high-ownership role - you'll architect solutions, ship them to production. You're the person others rely on when the architecture needs rethinking or a service needs to go from zero to globally deployed.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and operate on-demand, globally distributed backend services
• Make architectural decisions on how internal services integrate and scale
• Manage the full lifecycle: planning, implementation, monitoring, incident response, postmortems
• Maintain and improve infrastructure tooling and automation
• Contribute to engineering standards, documentation, and operational maturity
• Evaluate and integrate AI tooling (LLMs, Claude Code, model integrations) into engineering workflows

CORE REQUIREMENTS

• Designing and operating globally distributed systems
• Systems architecture - service communication, data flow, resilience patterns
• Linux administration at scale (systemd, kernel tuning, debugging production systems)
• Docker - building, shipping, and running containers in production
• Databases - PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, OpenSearch, VictoriaMetrics
• Web servers, load balancing, and failover (Nginx, HAProxy, or similar)
• Working with dedicated/bare-metal hardware
• Python or another scripting/programming language
• Familiarity with AI/LLM tooling and practical application in engineering workflows

BONUS POINTS FOR

• Kubernetes in production environments
• SaltStack (used heavily internally)
• Advanced networking - BGP, anycast, tunneling, traffic engineering

TOOLS YOU WILL USE

• GitLab
• Nexus
• Consul
• SaltStack
• Vault
• OpenSearch
• VictoriaMetrics
• Prefect/Airflow/Dagster
• Grafana

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.

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

Fuel your active lifestyle with online workouts led by our Physical Well-Being experts. Unlock a variety of sports and wellness facilities, like gyms, swimming pools, and fitness classes, with the Multisport card.

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.

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.