Proton
Technology
SoftwareEngineer-Back-End(Storage)
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Software Engineer - Back-End (Storage) at Proton. Skills: Back-end development, Storage systems. Ensure operational excellence of systems. Build resilient solutions”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting
On-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep experience Back-end development, Experience building complex production systems, Experience with profiling methods, Experience leading team initiative, Solid understanding security best practices, High-level understanding cryptography concepts
Nice to Have
Experience with storage systems, Operational experience SRE, On-call experience
What You'll Do.
Ensure operational excellence of systems
Build resilient solutions
Build massively-scalable solutions
Ensure Storage back-end meets requirements
Document back-end capabilities
Create technical designs
Implement technical designs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Back-End Engineers; Architects; SRE teams; Stakeholders
Full Job Description
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. Proton is a profitable company, supporting 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. Hiring at Proton is highly selective. We believe smaller teams of exceptional talent will always prevail over larger teams with lower talent density. You will have the opportunity to work with many of the world's top minds in their fields. 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. Tired of blending into the crowd? Join us and do work you can truly be proud of. Purpose of the role: Storage is at the very center of everything we do. Whatever needs to be persisted eventually uses our Storage infrastructure. For this we run our storage infrastructure predominantly on-premise in multiple data centers. In this role you will join the Storage Dev team that is responsible to develop and maintain all the software required in the Storage realm. This, among others, includes Storage APIs, Seaweed & Ceph contributions. What you will do: Be respons
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