Frontend Engineer (Inbox Web)

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 today supports 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. We believe smaller teams of exceptional talent will always prevail over larger teams with lower talent density. Proton has become profitable and reached scale without relying upon VC funding, largely due to superior talent that allows us to do things faster, more creatively, and more efficiently.

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 social media pages to learn more about us: Twitter, Reddit, Instagram.

The Team: As a Frontend Engineer on the Inbox team, you will play a crucial role in developing Proton's most vital services, including Mail and Calendar. We expect you to be customer-centric, continuously learning, passionate about technology and usability. You are an adept at turning technical complexities into seamless user experiences. Effective teamwork, collaboration with Product, Design, APIs, and your team, and data-driven decision-making are essential aspects of this role.

Key responsibilities:

• Take end-to-end ownership of mobile application development projects: you'll be comfortable with scoping projects, walking back from deadlines and being able to discern the important from the superfluous
• Foster a culture of innovation by exploring new technologies, methodologies and approaches to web development – we tackle complex engineering challenges with creativity and ingenuity
• Design for scalability, considering factors such as data caching, network bandwidth and server load
• Implement solutions to monitor and alert the team regarding the state of Inbox web clients
• Prioritize customer satisfaction by maintaining a customer-centric mindset throughout the development process, continuously seeking feedback and iterating to improve the user experience

Tech Stack and Tools: Javascript, TypeScript, React, Symfony, Rust

• Every Proton clients codebase are open source, Check it out here.
• Encryption brings unique challenges to front-end development. A trivial search functionality becomes much more interesting to implement when the email body is fully encrypted.

What you will do

• Develop new features: Developing, deploying and supporting high-quality user experiences, including feature development and implementation.
• Drive adoption and user retention: you will contribute to the user onboarding