Backend Engineer | Mid | PHP | Security Tools Squad

Department: NordPass

Location: Warsaw

Employment Type: FullTime

At NordPass, we’re making password security effortless.

We believe logins should be safer and simpler. Join the team behind NordPass— a password manager trusted by 7M+ users and 10,000+ global companies to secure credentials, cards, and sensitive data.

Your impact? Helping millions secure their digital lives by creating smarter, safer ways to log in.

Main Responsibilities

• Build, extend, and own security-facing backend services (breach detection, email masking, and related tooling) with a high bar for quality, performance, and correctness.

• Use AI-assisted workflows daily (code generation, test scaffolding, debugging, performance tuning) and continuously evaluate new tooling that can improve the squad's output.

• Help establish shared AI practices within the team: review patterns, prompt libraries, and guardrails so AI-generated code meets the same standard as hand-written code.

• Participate in system design and architectural decisions, advocating for solutions that are secure, scalable, and maintainable.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Frontend, Android, iOS, and Backend engineers to deliver end-to-end features across all platforms.

• Take ownership of what you build, from design through production, and hold yourself accountable for uptime, reliability, and code quality.

Core Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on PHP development in production systems.

• Demonstrable AI-native workflow: you already use tools like Cursor, Copilot, Claude, or similar daily for code generation, refactoring, test creation, and debugging, and you take full ownership of every output.

• Solid grasp of system design. You know which patterns fit which problems and can articulate trade-offs clearly.

• Strong understanding of OOP, asynchronous programming, and design patterns.

• Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, and integration testing as non-negotiable parts of shipping.

• Clear, proactive communicator who works well in a cross-functional environment.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with Go (we use it alongside PHP).

• Knowledge of cryptography or security engineering fundamentals.

• Contributions to internal tooling, developer experience, or engineering enablement.

• Experience building or integrating AI agents, LLM-powered features, or automated pipelines beyond personal productivity.

Tech Stack

• PHP

• Go

• MySQL

• Redis

• RabbitMQ

• Docker 

• AWS

Salary Range

• Gross salary 19,800 - 24,000 PLN/Month.

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.

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