Engineering Team Lead | C++ | Threat protection team

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.

Key qualities and behaviors of a successful leader at Nord Security

Main Responsibilities

• Drive one of a team delivering Threat Protection functionality for the NordVPN application and increase our customers’ digital security

• Own the output of a development team

• Plan and follow team’s technical and delivery goals

• Keep the team focused, tracking roadblocks that slow down team delivery, facilitate resolution

• Stays continuously aware of the latest security practices and developments, ensures those practices are followed

• Empower developers to collaborate & resolve blockers before their active hands-on participation

• Ensure that team is timely resolving any issues

• Proactively guides the development of team members by preparing their personal & career development plans

• Proactively connects & collaborates with team members to solve problems and technical debates

Core Requirements

• Experience leading engineering teams (preferrably with C/C++)

• Understand the business goals and vision of a product and see how your team contributes to it

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Object-Oriented Design (OOD) mindset

• Some Network stack knowledge and low-level programming experience in general

• Sufficient expertise to make technical solutions, contribute to the codebase and perform quality code reviews

• Windows API and Kernel experience is a big plus

• A high sense of responsibility and ownership: you care about the quality of your work and want to get better at it continuously

• Open communication style and transparency

• Positive attitude towards feedback, new ideas, self-improvement, and others

Bonus Points For

• Windows API and Kernel experience is a big plus;

• Apple/Mac/Linux expertise is a plus.

Tools You Will Use

• C++

• Go

• Git

• Docker

• Bash

• CI/CD

• SQL

What We Offer

• Sharpen your edge: training, mentorship, and room to grow — always.

• Take the time you need: extra vacation days, sick days, and time off when life calls.

• Get premium healthcare: private health insurance in Lithuania and Poland — fully covered.

• Protect your peace: enjoy free subscriptions to Calm, Headspace, and Mindletic, and our own resilience and mindfulness trainings.

• Own your fitness: in-house gyms, sport cards, online workouts, and personal guidance — on us.

• Pack your bags for workation: experience our company-wide trip abroad to the fullest.

• Work from anywhere: work from wherever keeps you in the zone.

• Celebrate your milestones: birthdays, weddings, and new family members — all deserve a gift.

• Parent with ease: children’s summer camps and flexibility around the schedule — because parenting never pauses.

• Join the party: team building and company events people talk about for months.

• Unlock Cyber City: coffee bar, open gyms, kids’ room, music room, massage chairs — our Vilnius HQ is yours to enjoy.

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