Join Proton and build a better internet where privacy is the default

At Proton, we believe that privacy is a fundamental human right and the cornerstone of democracy. Since our inception in 2014, founded by a team of scientists from CERN, we have dedicated ourselves to providing free and open-source technology to millions worldwide, ensuring access to privacy, security, and freedom online.

Our journey began with Proton Mail, the largest secure email service globally, and has since expanded to include Proton VPN, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, and Proton Pass. These tools empower individuals and organizations to take control of their personal data, break away from Big Tech’s invasive practices, and defeat censorship. Our work impacts hundreds of millions of lives, from activists on the front lines defending freedom to leaders in governments protecting sensitive information. In some cases, Proton’s services have even been instrumental in saving lives by enabling secure and private communications in high-risk situations.

Proton is a profitable company that does not rely upon VC funding, supporting over 100 million user accounts with a growing team of over 500 people from over 50 different countries, from the world's top companies and universities. We value intelligence, learning potential, and ambition in our hiring process. Adaptability is key as we navigate uncharted territories and redefine how business is conducted online.

Hiring at Proton is highly selective, with less than 1% of candidates hired. We believe smaller teams of exceptional talent will always prevail over larger teams with lower talent density. You will have the opportunity to work with many of the world's top minds in their fields, ranging from former international math and science olympiad winners to chess champions.

We have a global mindset and big ambitions but remain a start-up at heart. We value empowerment and flexibility and keep our structure flat to keep moving fast and avoid unnecessary politics. Tired of blending into the crowd? Join us and do work you can truly be proud of. Check our open-source projects here!

The team:

Proton VPN enables millions of people to connect securely and privately, even in places where the internet is restricted or unreliable. Delivering that experience means our service must perform flawlessly under highly variable, real-world conditions.

We are looking for a Senior Performance Engineer to lead our efforts in making Proton VPN the fastest, most resilient, and most reliable VPN service in the world.

You will define and drive the measurement, analysis, and optimization of Proton VPN’s end-to-end performance, across clients, platforms, and global infrastructure. You’ll help ensure that every connection is fast, stable, and private, regardless of where the user is or what network they’re on.

What you will do: 

• Design and own Proton VPN’s performance framework, defining metrics and KPIs that reflect the real-world experience of users (time-to-connect, throughput, latency, stability, reconnection rates, etc.).
• Develop distributed testing systems that simulate real network conditions, including low bandwidth, packet loss, and high-latency scenarios.
• Continuously measure and analyze performance across platforms (desktop, mobile, backend) and regions to identify bottlenecks and regressions.
• Collaborate with backend, R&D, and client teams to optimize protocol handling, connection setup, routing, and encryption performance.
• Create dashboards, reports, and automated alerts to track global performance health.
• Contribute to the design of resilient connectivity strategies that adapt dynamically to variable network conditions.
• Serve as the performance champion within the engineering organization, mentoring others and driving a data-driven performance culture.

Job requirements: 

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of experience in performance engineering or systems QA, ideally in networking, VPNs, or distributed systems.
• Knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, TLS, WireGuard, debugging, manipulating, and performance profiling tools.
• Proven ability to analyze latency, throughput, and stability metrics across multiple layers (client, OS, transport, application).
• Proficiency in Python (or similar scripting language)
• Familiarity with network emulation and simulation tools (e.g., tc/netem, iperf, IPTables/nfTables…).
• Experience with monitoring and observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Cross-platform experience with Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS preferred.

Bonus points for: 

• Experience with Rust/C/C++/System development

Soft Skills

• Analytical and methodical, yet creative in solving complex performance problems.
• Comfortable working with uncertainty and non-deterministic conditions.
• Collaborative mindset, able to work across client, infrastructure, and data teams.
• Strong communication and documentation skills in English.

What We Offer

• Office First: Collaboration is easier and more effective in person, which is why we have offices in Geneva, Zurich, Prague, Barcelona, Paris, London, Vilnius, Skopje, and Taipei. You can also enjoy working from home up to 30% of the time, while enjoying great company during our three core days in the office. 
• Technology: We provide all the devices and software you need to excel in your role, ensuring you have the best tools at your disposal to achieve your goals.
• Food: Lunch and snacks are provided by Proton every day at our offices.
• Transport: We will always support our employees with transport costs through subsidizing public transport, bike allowances, or parking spaces based on your office location.
• Stock Options: At Proton, we are all owners of the company and you get stock options when you join us.
• Flexible Working: You can define your own working hours as long as it works with team meetings.
• Learning and Development: We are committed to your professional growth. Proton offers various learning opportunities, including training programs, conferences and events, and continual learning.
• Employee Benefits: Comprehensive health insurance plans, competitive retirement savings options, generous vacation and leave policies, and wellness programs.
• Work that Matters: Proton is a community-first organization, started with the support of a crowdfunding campaign and built with community input. To this day, Proton’s only source of revenue is user subscriptions. Over 100 million people trust and support Proton, and we put our users and community first in everything we do. Read more about our impact here.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Proton, we believe diversity drives innovation and strengthens our mission to provide privacy as a default for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical ability, or socio-economic background, feel valued and empowered. We strive to create equal opportunities, promote open dialogue, and support continuous learning to ensure every voice is heard and respected.

If you need any extra support or reasonable adjustments during the hiring process, please let your talent partner know.

Candidate Privacy Notice

When you apply for a position, refer a candidate, or are considered for a role at Proton Technologies AG (Proton, we, us, or our), your information is stored in Greenhouse, in accordance with their Service Privacy Policy. This information is used to evaluate your suitability for the posted position. We also retain this information for consideration for future roles that you may apply for or that we believe may align with your background and skills.

If we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your information, we will either delete or anonymize it. Should you have any inquiries about how we use or manage your information, or if you wish to access, correct, or delete your data, please contact our privacy team at careers@proton.ch.

Proton does not accept unsolicited resumes from any sources other than directly from candidates. We will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from an unsolicited offer, even if the candidate is subsequently hired by Proton.

To learn more about our privacy policy, please visit our privacy policy page.

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The Scale of the Challenge

At Flo we don't just have users, we have a global community. We are the #1 women's health app, in the last month alone, we saw 8.6M new installs and a 2.8M increase in active users.

When millions of people trust you with their most personal health data, security isn't a feature — it's a foundation. We are looking for a Cloud Security Engineer to join Velocity, our Internal Platform team. Your mission is to ensure that every system, pipeline, and tool our engineers rely on is secure by default — so they can ship fast without ever compromising trust.

The Mission: Velocity

The Velocity team exists to eliminate friction. We build and own the foundation everything else runs on: cloud infrastructure, developer tooling, and SRE practices. You will:

• Embed Security Into the Platform: Bake security, compliance, and best practices into the core stack so they're invisible to developers and impossible to skip.
• Automate Everything: Drive security-as-code across infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and container lifecycles — making manual gates a thing of the past.

What You Will Do

• Cloud Security Posture: Own and continuously strengthen Flo's AWS security posture using tools like GuardDuty, Inspector, Security Hub, and SSM Patch Manager.
• Container & Supply Chain Security: Harden container image security end-to-end — patch vulnerabilities automatically with Copacetic, sign and verify images with Cosign/Sigstore, and enforce policies at admission with Kyverno.
• Policy as Code: Manage CI/CD security across the organisation using policy-as-code tooling (Kyverno, Checkov), ensuring standards are enforced programmatically.
• Security Observability: Build visibility into security performance by measuring and visualising actionable metrics using tools like Databricks Dashboards or Looker.
• High-Scale Privacy: Support the infrastructure for industry-leading privacy features, such as our TIME-recognised "Anonymous Mode."
• Culture & Thought Leadership: Shape Flo's broader security culture through proactive engagement, documentation, and cross-team collaboration.

What You Bring

• Experience: 7+ years in Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security, or Security Engineering roles.
• Cloud Native Mastery: Deep expertise in AWS security services and best practices is essential.
• Infrastructure as Code: Proficient in Terraform and Terragrunt — you run everything as code.
• Container Security: Strong knowledge of Kubernetes security, image hardening, and admission control.
• Identity & Access: Solid understanding of identity management principles — SSO, OAuth, JWT, SAML.
• Automation Mindset: Comfortable scripting in Python, Bash, or similar to automate security workflows.
• Network Security: Understanding of modern network security principles and their practical application.
• SSDLC: Experience building Secure Software Development Lifecycle phases into engineering workflows.

Bonus Points

• Experience with security monitoring and event correlation systems (IDS/IPS, SIEM, AWS-native tooling).
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture and its implementations (e.g., Cloudflare).
• Familiarity with secret management processes and tools.
• Experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS and preferably GCP).
• Understanding of business continuity principles (BIA, DRP).
• Professional accreditations such as AWS Security Specialty, CKS, or CISSP.

Why Join Flo?

• High Impact: Your work directly protects the health data of millions - Flo is rewriting women's health, and you'll make sure it's done securely.
• Autonomy: We hire experts and empower you to deliver.
• Cutting-Edge Stack: Work with modern security tooling (GuardDuty, Kyverno, Cosign, Elastic Cloud Security) deployed on real production infrastructure at massive scale.