Proton
Backend Developer
Overview
The VPN team is focused on building the best and most trustworthy VPN in the world. We aim to provide the best user experience to millions of people around the world willing to take back their online privacy, while providing sophisticated technologies to bypass network restrictions in highly censored countries.
About Proton
Proton was founded in 2014 by scientists from CERN on a simple truth: privacy is a fundamental human right. Since then, we’ve built the world’s largest encrypted email service and expanded into Proton VPN, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, and Proton Calendar—tools used by millions globally to protect their freedom, fight censorship, and keep their data s
Requirements & Eligibility
- Experience with PHP-based entry-points to a back-end software stack
- Experience building scalable solutions
- Experience with profiling methods and tools
- Experience leading a team initiative from discovery to production
- Solid understanding of SQL (MySql preferred) and data modelling
- Solid understanding of Redis or other caching technologies
- Solid understanding of security best practices
- Solid understanding of HTTP/REST, including both developing and consuming Web-based APIs
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with a group of Back-End Engineers and Architects to build resilient, massively-scalable solutions for millions of people to rely on
- Collaborate with teams of client application developers and product management to ensure that the back-end meets critical business and reliability requirements
- Document back-end capabilities and their proper use so that all Proton VPN clients can implement correctly-functioning solutions
- Debug and repair vital systems such as the systems responsible for cleaning up file revisions and returning quota to users
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