Application Security Engineer | Senior

📋 Job Overview

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.

🏢 About Nord Security

Nord Security is a company focused on providing advanced VPN and cybersecurity solutions.

🎯 The Role

As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring software design security and defining secure implementation practices by syncing with teams responsible for the actual product development.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Ensure software design security and define secure implementation practices by syncing with teams responsible for the actual product development.
• Ensure that security-related communication between technical teams involved in releasing the product is smooth (act as a “glue” between all teams so everyone’s on the same page).
• Plan and manage development of security tools within the team.
• Create tasks for the product's security reviews (SAST/DAST/SCA results, application security testing, etc.).
• Cooperate with product teams to learn about changes introduced into the product early to make educated security decisions.
• Ensure mobile/desktop applications and browser extensions are sufficiently tested.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Design and deliver training for security engineering awareness & adoption.
• Actively look for internal security gaps within the product or organization overall.
• Address security questions and give advice regarding the direction of the product's security.

📌 Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in mobile/desktop applications security assessment: planning, testing, methodologies, and vulnerability reporting.
• Good understanding of how networks work (OSI and TCP/IP models) with a particular focus on VPNs.
• Experience working with stakeholders to define the scope of security tests and identify remediation actions to address any vulnerabilities identified.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices.
• Sense of ownership with strong problem-solving and investigation skills.
• Experience with different OS (Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows) security topics.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships, influence key stakeholders across the business.
• Ability to make product-related business decisions based on threats and vulnerabilities affecting it.
• A healthy dose of assertiveness combined with an ability to compromise.

🎁 Benefits

• Training, mentorship, and room to grow.
• Extra vacation days, sick days, and time off.
• Private health insurance in Lithuania and Poland.
• Free subscriptions to Calm, Headspace, and Mindletic, and resilience and mindfulness trainings.
• In-house gyms, sport cards, online workouts, and personal guidance.
• Company-wide trip abroad.
• Work from anywhere.
• Birthday, wedding, and new family member gifts.
• Children’s summer camps and flexibility around the schedule.
• Team building and company events.
• Access to Vilnius HQ facilities (coffee bar, open gyms, kids’ room, music room, massage chairs).

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

No specific visa or eligibility information provided.