Engineering Lead – Backend Architecture

We are the team that created OpenVPN , the industry-standard VPN protocol now used by most commercial VPN providers worldwide. We are looking for a hands-on Team Lead to drive the development of critical security-related cloud services used daily by millions of people around the world.

This role is ideal for a technically strong leader who enjoys shaping distributed systems at scale, enabling engineers to do their best work, and applying modern AI-assisted development practices to improve team productivity and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 7–10 backend engineers, with clear ownership of delivery, quality, and sustainable execution.
• Drive practical, team-wide adoption of AI-assisted software development, integrating AI tools into everyday workflows such as design, implementation, testing, code review, and incident analysis.
• Own and continuously evolve the architecture of large-scale, security-critic...