Build an internet where you’re not the product
The internet was meant to empower people, but somewhere along the way, privacy became optional, data became currency, and users became the product. We’re building the alternative. Urgently and ambitiously.
Come and do the best work of your career
Privacy as the default
Join the world’s leading privacy company. We’re building trusted tools that empower millions of people to stay free and secure online. We’re not done until privacy is the default.
World-class colleagues
Team up with 600+ exceptional talents, many from top academic institutions and organizations, who could work anywhere but chose Proton because of the standards we hold.
A global team
Work alongside 50+ nationalities across offices in Geneva (HQ), Zurich, Skopje, Taipei, Vilnius, London, Barcelona, Paris, and Prague. No matter the background, we share one purpose.
The Proton experience
A mission that matters
Online data isn’t abstract. It’s people’s lives, work, and freedom. We don’t just ship features. Our work protects journalists, activists, businesses, families, and everyday people from surveillance, censorship, and data exploitation. Every line of code, every product decision, every campaign helps defend freedom online.
This is the kind of work you’ll be proud to stand behind.
The best people you’ve ever worked with
You’ll do the best work of your life at Proton, and the people around you are the reason. Former CERN researchers, world-class engineers, and standout operators who could go anywhere, chose to be here. We hold each other to a high bar because we care about doing great work.
You will be challenged by peers who think harder, move faster, and care more deeply than almost anywhere else.
Intensity with purpose
We take the work we do seriously. We move fast and set audacious goals. Not for the sake of hustle, but because our mission demands it. Proton is a place for people who want real responsibility, direct accountability, and growth that comes from a challenge.
Ownership here is tangible, too. Through stock options, you share directly in the value you help create. When Proton wins, you win.
No-nonsense
No politics. No posturing. No mediocrity. We speak candidly, make decisions fast, and back the best ideas no matter where they come from. Titles don’t win arguments here, thinking does. If sharp teammates and flat hierarchy sound like your kind of environment, you’ll fit right in.
In the team’s words
We asked our people what keeps them here. Here’s what they had to say.
Martin
Senior Rust Engineer
Coming from big tech, I really appreciate the lack of friction: when I saw how to move our new build system forward, nothing stood in my way.
Jennifer
Senior Growth Product Manager
We run with ideas without layers of approval or beautiful decks. It doesn't always work, but next steps come from data, not the most senior person in the room.
Daniel
Customer Support Specialist
In my lifetime I've met smart people here and there, but never a whole building full of them until Proton. I feel smarter just breathing the same air.
Daniel
Senior Product Manager
I work on problems you can only have at a company built on encryption it can’t see through. Account recovery is unlike elsewhere, as we can’t access user data.
Martine
Hardware & Data Center Engineer
Knowing how critical our infrastructure is to ensuring an EU-based, privacy-first option motivates me to always be ahead of the curve and adapt quickly.
Patricia
Head of Security
Proton is the first company where I’ve gotten to work on real security engineering, not just buying off-the-shelf tools and configuring them.
David
Customer Support Associate Team Lead
Once you've witnessed first-hand, in every community interaction, how our mission touches lives, you find working anywhere else hard to imagine.
Fedora
Full Stack Engineer
Some days are tougher than others, but they shape you. Proton is challenging, rewarding, and absolutely worth the ride.
Leave your mark
This is your chance to shape one of the defining internet companies of this era. The people who join us now will help determine how privacy, identity, and digital freedom work for hundreds of millions of people in the years ahead.
If you have the drive to execute, you’ll leave a mark here.
What we offer
Our bar is high, but so is the return. Beyond pay, equity, and standard benefits, here’s what you get at Proton.
Open positions
Proton is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, and disability.
We appreciate your interest in Proton. Our objective is to hire the best of the best, regardless of background. If you need assistance with completing the online application due to disability, please contact us: careers@proton.ch