The Design Team
Proton's Design team shapes the visual and interaction layer across Mail, Drive, VPN, Pass, and Calendar — products used by millions of people, many of whom rely on them in high-stakes moments. We work at the intersection of security and simplicity: our products must inspire trust without feeling intimidating, and feel refined without sacrificing clarity. Designers are embedded within engineering teams and involved from the very beginning — problem framing, planning, implementation, and quality assurance — not brought in at the mockup stage. The team is organized as a guild: high autonomy, shared standards, and real influence over how design is practiced across Proton.We hold a high craft bar. Typography, layout, spacing, color, iconography, motion — the details most companies treat as polish, we treat as the product. If your best work is the work itself — pixels you're proud to sign — you'll be in good company here.
What You'll Do
- Own the visual and interaction quality of one or more Proton products — from early concepts through production, until what ships matches the design intent
- Design interfaces that make sophisticated privacy and security features feel intuitive and trustworthy — without oversimplifying what's underneath
- Craft visual systems — typography, hierarchy, spacing, color, iconography — that scale across millions of users
- Design motion, transitions, and micro-interactions that add meaning, not decoration
- Create icons, illustrations, and visual assets that strengthen Proton's visual language and stay consistent across products
- Raise the team's craft bar through your own execution, design critiques, and contributions to the shared design system
- Partner with Product Managers and engineers to shape solutions early, surface constraints, and stay hands-on through implementation
Who You Are
- 5+ years designing and shipping digital products, with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft across real products — typography, layout, hierarchy, spacing, color, interaction, and motion (portfolio required with application)
- Proven ability to simplify genuinely complex problems into interfaces that feel obvious in hindsight
- Experience building and evolving design systems — not just consuming them — and understanding how consistency and flexibility work together
- Experience designing motion and micro-interactions as integral parts of production UI, not afterthoughts
- Highly proficient in Figma — moving fluidly from exploration to high-fidelity designs and interactive prototypes
- Ownership beyond your immediate work — you notice quality issues and inconsistencies, and you act on them
Nice to Have
- Background in visual communication, graphic design, typography, illustration, or motion design
- Portfolio showcasing illustration, iconography, or visual identity work
- Familiarity with front-end implementation and the practical constraints of HTML and CSS
What We Offer
- Work that Matters: Millions of people trust Proton with their privacy. We answer only to our users — not advertisers, not investors with conflicting agendas, not governments.
- A Great Team: Diverse, collaborative, and tight-knit, with people from MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Caltech, Cambridge, ETH, and more.
- Technology: The right hardware and software to do your best work.
- Learning & Development: We invest in your growth. Proton is one of the fastest ways to accelerate your career — real challenges, real ownership, from day one.
- Employee Benefits: Strong health coverage, solid retirement options, generous leave, and wellness support.
- Stock Options: From day one, you have a real stake in what we're building. When Proton wins, you win.
- In-Person Collaboration: Offices across Geneva, Zürich, Barcelona, London, and more. You'll spend most of your time collaborating face-to-face.
- Food: Lunch and snacks on us every day in the office.
- Transport: We cover public transport, bike allowances, or parking — whichever works for you.
- Flexible Working: You own your schedule. Outcomes matter more than clock-in times.
