Senior Backend Engineer - Platform (Inbox)

Proton

Full-time Other-General
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Location
arare, genf, Switzerland
Posted
July 23, 2026

Job Description

The Team

Our business unit, Inbox, is a cross‑functional team of about 60 engineers, product managers, designers, and data analysts driving the development of Proton Mail, the company's flagship product, and Proton Calendar. Our mission is to create an end‑to‑end encrypted solution with a better user experience than any other productivity product on the market. The Platform team, a sub‑team of Inbox, builds the shared foundations, tooling and systems other Inbox teams rely on. Over the next year, the team's priority is efficiency and cost reduction.

Purpose of the role

As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Platform team, you’ll bring hands‑on experience with data‑driven delivery, monitoring, and how the team plans and prioritizes its work. You’ll work closely with the product team to design new systems, and with the rest of the team to improve the performance of what’s already running.

What you will do

  • Architect and develop cor...