Android Automation Engineer, Proton
Native App
€46.1-60k
Salary indicative of Vilnius, may vary in other locations. Offers stock options.
Encrypted email, drive, and VPN services
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Encrypted email, drive, and VPN services
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
€46.1-60k
Salary indicative of Vilnius, may vary in other locations. Offers stock options.
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To fight for a better internet that is secure and private by default.
Role
Who you are
- If you love Android, hate flaky tests, and want your work to actually matter — you'll fit right in
- 3–5 years of hands-on experience in Android test automation, ideally on consumer-facing apps with a large user base
- Strong proficiency in Kotlin and/or Java, with solid experience writing clean, maintainable test code
- Proven experience with Android testing frameworks such as Espresso, UI Automator, or Maestro
- Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience integrating Android tests with tools like GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar
- Familiarity with Android emulators, physical device testing, and cloud-based device farms (e.g., Firebase Test Lab)
- Comfortable navigating Android Studio, ADB, and the broader Android development toolchain
- Experience with version control using Git, and a natural fit in an open-source collaborative workflow
- A good nose for security and privacy issues — understanding of privacy-by-design is a real plus
- Ability to read and understand application source code to sharpen test coverage and catch edge cases early
- Sharp analytical mindset with a structured, detail-oriented approach — you don't let things slip through the cracks
- Great communicator who thrives in a remote-friendly, internationally distributed team
- Genuine enthusiasm for open-source software, Android, and building technology that protects people's privacy
What the job involves
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and pipelines for Proton's Android applications
- Write and execute UI, functional, integration, and end-to-end test suites using modern Android testing tools and best practices
- Work hand-in-hand with Android developers to define testability requirements and embed automated tests into CI/CD workflows
- Hunt down bugs, document them clearly, and collaborate with the team to get them fixed fast
- Perform exploratory and risk-based testing with a sharp eye on privacy, data integrity, and security behavior
- Own and evolve the Android test infrastructure, including emulator farms, device labs, and test environment configurations
- Dig into test results, spot patterns, and turn findings into actionable improvements that raise the quality bar
- Champion QA best practices across the team and help shape how we think about quality at every stage of development
- Review test code with the same rigor as production code — maintainability and scalability matter here
- Keep up with the Android ecosystem, new testing frameworks, and open-source tooling so we're always ahead of the curve
- Tech Stack and Tools: Kotlin, Java, Espresso, UI Automator, Maestro
Our take
Proton is a Geneva-based startup founded by former CERN worker and internet privacy advocate Andy Yen. It provides internet users with encrypted webmail, calendar, drive, and VPN services.
Proton maintains its pro-privacy ethos using a Swiss VPN, protected by strict Swiss privacy laws. In essence, it has established a connection between the personal and the political, smartly utilising the country’s national laws to benefit people and organisations globally. Proton also funds charities and movements such as the World Wide Web Foundation and Netblocks, further cementing it as an influential NGO.
Perhaps Proton’s most important quality is its determination to maintain independence from advertisers and companies. Originally founded on donations, Proton has funded itself via grants rather than venture capital so that all of its customer's data is never at risk of being mined. One effect of this is that to keep up with the increasing competition in the data privacy sector, Proton has expanded its services to allow more cross-selling and simultaneously has more products to offer, such as drive and calendar privacy.
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Insights
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- These vary by location and type of contract but expect support on your vacation, parental leave, refreshment if working from the office, learning and development opportunities, equity for shared success, flexible working hours and remote work, company events, and team-building activities.
Company HQ
Plan-les-Ouates, GE
Leadership
Andy Yen
(Founder & CEO)Previously PhD Researcher at CERN
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