Linux Automation Engineer, Proton
+ 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
+ Stock Options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To fight for a better internet that is secure and private by default.
Role
Who you are
- 3–5 years of hands-on experience in software test automation, with a strong focus on Linux-based environments
- Solid proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language commonly used for test automation, such as Python, Bash, or Go
- Proven experience designing and maintaining automated test frameworks (e.g., pytest, Robot Framework, or similar)
- Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience integrating automated tests with tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
- Familiarity with containerization and virtualization technologies, including Docker, QEMU, or similar tools for test environment management
- Solid knowledge of Linux internals, system administration, and command-line tooling
- Experience with version control systems, particularly Git, and comfort working in an open-source collaborative development model
- Understanding of software security principles and privacy-by-design concepts is a strong plus
- Ability to read and understand application source code to improve test coverage and identify edge cases
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured and detail-oriented approach to quality assurance
- Good communication skills and ability to work effectively in a remote, internationally distributed team
- A genuine passion for open-source software, privacy, and building technology that has a positive impact on society
What the job involves
- Join a world-class Linux engineering team at the forefront of privacy-focused open-source development, where your contributions directly impact millions of users worldwide. Our engineers are passionate problem-solvers who thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, tackling complex technical challenges with creativity and rigor
- We value autonomy, technical excellence, and a shared commitment to building software that genuinely makes the world a safer place. If you are driven by purpose and love working alongside exceptionally talented people, you will feel right at home here
- Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and pipelines for Linux-based open-source software
- Write and execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end test suites to ensure product reliability and security
- Collaborate closely with developers to define testability requirements and integrate automated tests into CI/CD workflows
- Identify, document, and track software defects, working with engineering teams to drive timely resolution
- Perform exploratory and risk-based testing with a strong focus on privacy, data integrity, and security compliance
- Develop and maintain test infrastructure, including virtual machines, containers, and Linux environment configurations
- Analyze test results, generate reports, and provide actionable insights to improve software quality and release confidence
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, and best practices across the engineering organization
- Participate in code reviews for test code, ensuring maintainability, scalability, and adherence to engineering standards
- Stay current with the latest Linux ecosystem developments, testing methodologies, and open-source tooling
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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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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