Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Platform Engineering | NordVPN

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. Kindly refer to our Privacy Notice for Recruitment Candidates for comprehensive information regarding our data handling procedures throughout recruitment processes. We expect all candidates to provide accurate and complete information during the recruitment process. While limited use of AI tools to refine application materials is acceptable, candidates remain fully responsible for ensuring that their submissions reflect their own qualifications, skills, and experience. Any failure to do so may negatively affect participation in the recruitment process. If broader AI assistance is allowed for a particular role or stage, we’ll let you know in advance. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that it may be processed using automated tools for evaluation purposes. As part of our recruitment process, we may use an AI-based application review tool to help assess applications based on skills and experience relevant to the role. This technology is used to support - not replace - human decision-making, and every application is ultimately reviewed by a recruiter. If you would like more information about how AI is used in this process or wish to exercise your rights under applicable data privacy laws, please contact us at [email protected] . Should you prefer to opt out of the automated evaluation, please submit your application directly to [email protected] .