ExpressVPN
cybersecurity
StaffBackendEngineer(Security)
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“Staff Backend Engineer (Security) at ExpressVPN. Skills: backend foundation, architecture, scalability, technical direction, platform modernisation, system reliability, product innovation, backend ownership, autonomy, technical leadership, security portfolio, server-side technologies, backend services. Build server-side technologies to support new features of Intego ONE. Maintain and evolve existing backend technologies serving Intego ONE”
What You'll Achieve.
high-impact opportunity to influence the architecture, scalability, and technical direction of a product trusted by thousands of users and positioned for significant expansion in both scale and feature depth; paving the way for high autonomy, technical leadership, and meaningful impact within a business actively investing in its security portfolio; support the next stage of growth
Industry & Context.
investigate and resolve issues reported by customers
do not sponsor visas in the EU, For Hong Kong, we require at least two years of working experience and a university degree in a related field, For Singapore and the UK, we can only sponsor visas for mid-career or above, Please upload your resume as a PDF and do not include any salary or compensation information in it
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Solid experience with PHP, knowledge of payment processors, including setup and webhook integrations for FastSpring Classic/Contextual, 2Checkout, and Stripe, Proficiency with MySQL in production environments, Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS, Ability to build and maintain reliable, scalable backend services
Nice to Have
Knowledge of or interest in Swift
What You'll Do.
Build server-side technologies to support new features of Intego ONE
Maintain and evolve existing backend technologies serving Intego ONE
Provide internal tools for customer support to investigate and resolve issues reported by customers
Maintain and ensure the technical level of backend services supporting our legacy product
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
As part of a collaborative and experienced engineering team; communication skills for internal tooling and support collaboration
Communication Scope
communication skills for internal tooling and support collaboration
Full Job Description
Staff Backend Engineer (Intego - Security Division) We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the backend foundation of Intego, one of the flagship products within Kape’s Security Division alongside ExpressVPN. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence the architecture, scalability, and technical direction of a product trusted by thousands of users and positioned for significant expansion in both scale and feature depth. As part of a collaborative and experienced engineering team, you’ll play a key role in driving platform modernisation, improving system reliability, and enabling faster product innovation. You’ll also benefit from a structured onboarding experience with a progressive handover of backend ownership across both Intego ONE and the established legacy platform — paving the way for high autonomy, technical leadership, and meaningful impact within a business actively investing in its security portfolio. Today, Intego is undergoing a major platform transformation through Intego ONE — a modern security suite that brings together antivirus, firewall, VPN, and performance optimisation into one seamless experience. Alongside the evolution of the product itself, the company is modernising its web platform, subscription ecosystem, customer experience, and backend services to support the next stage of growth. What will you own Build server-side technologies to support new features of Intego ONE Maintain and evolve existing backend technologies serving Intego ONE Provide internal tools for customer support to investigate and resolve issues reported by customers Maintain and ensure the technical level of backend services supporting our legacy product, still actively used by thousands of users What we’re looking for Solid experience with PHP and the Laravel framework Strong knowledge of payment processors, including setup and webhook integrations for FastSpring Classic/Contextual, 2Checkout, and Stripe. Proficiency with MySQL in production environ
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