Platform Engineering Manager

Proton

Join Proton and build a better internet where privacy is the default Proton was founded in 2014 by scientists from CERN on a simple truth: privacy is a fundamental human right. Since then, we’ve built the world’s largest encrypted email service (Proton Mail) and expanded into Proton VPN, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, and Proton Calendar—tools used by millions globally to protect their freedom, fight censorship, and keep their data safe. In some situations, Proton has literally helped save lives! We are profitable, independent (no VC control), and selectively hire from the top ~1% of applicants. Our 700+ team members across 50+ countries come from leading organizations and elite academic backgrounds. We move fast, keep hierarchy light, and prioritize impact over optics. If you want to do meaningful work with exceptionally high-caliber people, this is it. Join us and do work you can truly be proud of. Check our open-source projects here! Purpose of the role:  As the Engineering Manager for Proton VPN, for the iOS and MacOS team, you lead a team of engineers dedicated to fostering continuous innovation in our applications. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams across Proton. Your primary objective is to raise the quality and reliability of our Apple platform products, while ensure Proton VPN keep being extended with new and critical functionalities. Responsibilities include:  * Raise and maintain a high engineering bar for iOS and macOS VPN products by diagnosing quality issues, implementing clear processes, and ensuring delivery of robust, reliable features. * Enhance team efficiency by balancing speed, quality, and developer experience through streamlined processes and structured ways of working. * Collaborate closely with Product to address quality concerns while delivering on the roadmap. * Strategically analyse engineering challenges and guide the team in breaking them down into manageable, iterative solutions—adjusting scopes to meet goals quickly without sacrificing quality. * Ensure transparent communication of priorities, context, and technical decisions within the team and across stakeholders. * Foster team growth through personalised 1-on-1s, performance evaluations, and career development plans. * Oversee cross-team projects with R&D, Backend, Infrastructure, QA, and Product to ensure seamless coordination and execution * Influence and collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to align engineering efforts with business objectives and Proton’s security mission. Job requirements: * Experience managing Mobile teams, delivering Mobile products and navigating complex cross-team efforts. * Proven track record of improving product quality and implementing processes in a fast-moving environment. * Experience leading or contributing to release processes and delivering software at scale, ideally in networking, VPN, or other performance-critical domains. * Strong understanding of mobile-specific engineering challenges and the ability to go deep technically when diagnosing issues. * Skilled in project management—able to keep initiatives moving, align stakeholders, and ship high-quality releases. * Clear, concise, and impactful communication skills. * Comprehensive understanding of the full application lifecycle, from code reviews and CI/CD to deployment and post-release troubleshooting. * Familiarity with low-level networking concepts (VPN protocols, DNS, TCP/IP) is beneficial. * Passion for creating an environment where teams are motivated, collaborative, and focused on delivering exceptional user experiences. What We Offer * Office First: Collaboration is easier and more effective in person, which is why we have offices in Geneva, Zurich, Prague, Barcelona, Paris, London, Vilnius, Skopje, and Taipei. You can also enjoy working from home up to 30% of the time, while enjoying great company during our three core days in the office. Depending on the role, fully remote positions may also be available. * Technology: We provide all the devices and software you need to excel in your role, ensuring you have the best tools at your disposal to achieve your goals. * Food: Lunch and snacks are provided by Proton every day at our offices. * Transport: We will always support our employees with transport costs through subsidizing public transport, bike allowances, or parking spaces based on your office location. * Stock Options: At Proton, we are all owners of the company and you get stock options when you join us. * Flexible Working: You can define your own working hours as long as it works with team meetings. * Learning and Development: We are committed to your professional growth. Proton offers various learning opportunities, including training programs, conferences and events, and continual learning. * Employee Benefits: Comprehensive health insurance plans, competitive retirement savings options, generous vacation and leave policies, and wellness programs. * Work that Matters: Proton is a community-first organization, started with the support of a crowdfunding campaign and built with community input. To this day, Proton’s only source of revenue is user subscriptions. Over 100 million people trust and support Proton, and we put our users and community first in everything we do. Read more about our impact here. Compensation: * Barcelona: 53,000 - 104,000 EUR gross annually * Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, skills, and previous experience. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Proton, we believe diversity drives innovation and strengthens our mission to provide privacy as a default for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical ability, or socio-economic background, feel valued and empowered. We strive to create equal opportunities, promote open dialogue, and support continuous learning to ensure every voice is heard and respected. If you need any extra support or reasonable adjustments during the hiring process, please let your talent partner know. Candidate Privacy Notice When you apply for a position, refer a candidate, or are considered for a role at Proton Technologies AG (Proton, we, us, or our), your information is stored in Greenhouse, in accordance with their Service Privacy Policy. This information is used to evaluate your suitability for the posted position. We also retain this information for consideration for future roles that you may apply for or that we believe may align with your background and skills. If we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your information, we will either delete or anonymize it. Should you have any inquiries about how we use or manage your information, or if you wish to access, correct, or delete your data, please contact our privacy team at careers@proton.ch. Proton does not accept unsolicited resumes from any sources other than directly from candidates. We will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from an unsolicited offer, even if the candidate is subsequently hired by Proton. To learn more about our privacy policy, please visit our privacy policy page. #LI-ONSITE

FREENOW

Location: Come and join us in Barcelona! We are looking for a talented and motivated Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) for our new Driver Onboarding team. As part of a highly skilled, cross-functional team comprising Fullstack Engineers, Backend Engineers, a Product Manager, a Product Designer, a Data Analyst, and a technical Engineering Manager, you will help shape the future of mobility with FREENOW and assist our drivers in their daily work. Our team is the cornerstone of the driver experience, with a core focus on streamlining the driver registration flow and ensuring the integrity of our platform through advanced document validation processes. Our mission is to provide a fast, frictionless, and secure onboarding journey for every new driver. We achieve this by: * Designing and implementing the entire driver registration and onboarding journey, making it simple, intuitive, and fast. * Developing and maintaining robust, automated document validation systems, powered by LLMs and ML models, to ensure compliance and quick approval for drivers. * Collaborating closely with Operations and other engineering teams to constantly optimize process automation within the document lifecycle. * Providing self-service tools that empower drivers to efficiently manage their documentation and account details. * Integrating key insights into internal systems, fostering collaboration across teams to improve the overall driver experience. As a critical part of our company, this team's work directly impacts thousands of drivers and, ultimately, the experiences of millions of customers. Your contributions in this role will have a tangible and far-reaching effect on the lives of many. As an engineer on our team, you will tackle the exciting challenges of building a best-in-class driver onboarding platform. This includes designing and building innovative, high-scale solutions for document validation and workflow automation, directly enhancing the start-to-finish experience for our drivers and ensuring the quality and compliance of our fleet. You'll be involved in every stage of product development, from ideation to implementation, ensuring a seamless and impactful experience. We also value a mindset that challenges the status quo—constantly exploring new technologies and approaches to improve our products and maintain a state-of-the-art codebase. Beyond technical excellence, your contributions will help foster a collaborative and inspiring team culture, making our workplace an enjoyable and fulfilling environment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE: * Own the Feature, Own the Code – feel responsible for what you create. It all starts with bringing in your feature ideas, goes over development, testing and ends in deploying your code and monitoring it. * Design and develop systems based on product requirements or refactorings. * Maintain and improve the existing systems by finding bottlenecks and performance issues and improving resource usage (DB access, cache, messaging, etc.). * Collaborate with your team members in an Agile environment, contribute to and live our agile ceremonies. * You care about teamwork: Be accountable for all topics above, but work together with the team on them. * Stay on top of the latest technology trends and AI-assisted development tools, and bring best practices to our daily work. Our Techstack: Kotlin | Java | AWS | Docker | Git | Kafka | ElasticSearch & more ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE: * Passionate about Kotlin or Java. * Experience with the quirks of Spring Boot or similar frameworks, automated tests and CI/CD tools. * Knowledge of microservices architecture. * Comfortable with AI-first development practices, we use tools like Claude and Cursor daily, so experience or strong interest in AI-assisted coding is important. * Familiarity with monitoring tools (i.e., Grafana, Datadog, Kibana etc.). * Keen about principles and practices of scalable web applications, such as RESTful API’s, dealing with transactions, and resiliency. * Familiar with messaging by using Kafka or RabbitMQ. * High level of creativity; there’s all the freedom to think outside the box. * Be communicative, proactive, and always collaborative. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Nice to have:  * Experience working with AWS or similar cloud service providers. * Experience in Python, particularly for data processing or AI integration tasks. * Experience with document automation validation. * Familiar with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFITS & PERKS IN A NUTSHELL: * Flexible working arrangements * LinkedIn Learning * Sabbatical & special leave policies * WeRoad partnership * Birthday, 24th + 31st December off * Short term EU work policy * Mobility Credit * Health Insurance * Employee assistance program   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION: FREE NOW is an equal opportunity employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age. We want you to grow and evolve, bring your true self to work. ABOUT US: Freenow by Lyft empowers smarter mobility decisions, helping people to move freely and cities to thrive. Through our multi-mobility app, we feature broad options for everyone across 9 European markets and over 180 cities. Millions of passengers can access services including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds, and public transport within a single app.  In July 2025 Freenow was acquired by Lyft, a global mobility platform, which connects riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe. Together, Freenow and Lyft are creating a more caring and connected world, with transportation for everyone. We are a global, diverse, highly motivated, and collaborative team that strives for excellence and likes to have fun. Ready for your next ride? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE WHAT OUR AWESOME COLLEAGUES SAY ABOUT US:                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TheFork

Join our Movement and Champion Restaurant Culture! 💚   At TheFork we believe that the best things in life happen around the table. As the leading restaurant booking platform in Europe, we connect the broadest community of loyal diners with the world’s favorite restaurants. Powered by innovation and a deep passion for the restaurant industry, we create unique dining experiences across 11 countries. We’re part of the Tripadvisor Group and proud to be building a diverse, people-first culture where “respect”, “ownership”, “growth” and “better together” values thrive. If you’re passionate about food, technology, and making a real impact, your seat at the table is ready. 👉 Discover life at TheFork   What you will do : You will be an essential part of developing features and building the eco-system of integrations for our restaurants to help them get the most out of our software. You will be directly in touch with stakeholders to receive feedback and see first hand how your work is impacting the business and impacting users. In your daily duties you will:   * Design, develop and ship features and integrations for our Restaurant software TheForkManager. * Participate in the team’s cycle planning alongside the engineering manager, designers and product manager. * Carry out in depth technical analysis for future developments and / or technical investigations. * Participate in tech RUNs including bug fixing, maintenance and tech debt management to keep the code in great shape. * Share knowledge and mentor more junior engineers when possible. * Participate in the team’s technical design decision making and propose new technologies. * Give feedback and reflect with the team in retrospectives on what is going well and what needs to improve. * Participate in Restaurant interviews and occasional visits to experience how the product is being used in real-time. * Participate in internal engineering communities and guilds depending on your interests and passions. Who you are : We love to work with passionate engineers that are curious about the product and business impact as much as the technical aspects of the job. You Must Meet These Critical Qualifications : * You are passionate about software development, from initial discovery to gathering user feedback. * You have 4-6 years of experience as a software engineer, preferably full stack. * You are an excellent analytical thinker and a problem solver at heart. * Excellent hands-on experience with NodeJs and React Native. * Good experience in TypeScript, Datadog, RabbitMQ, postgreSQL, REST APIs and Auth0. * Good understanding of the concepts of micro-services, queues and async workers. * You are up to date and already have good experience working with AI coding agents and are open to working with the new technologies / devtools. * You are a team player that supports their teammates and is comfortable building with transparency. * You have a good understanding of product development, product discovery principles and are curious about the business side of engineering. * You are fluent in English and can clearly communicate your ideas and design choices. * You are comfortable working in a diverse international environment.   You Can Impress With These Additions : * Good experience with AWS as a cloud platform. * You worked on integration projects or scalable AI wrappers. * You have experience working on BtoB products and / or partner APIs. * You have some customer facing experience. * You have good experience in PHP. WHAT WE OFFER YOU  😄 An awesome team  🏠 A permanent contract  ⚖️ Flexible working environment  (2 days home office per week +  up to 4 total weeks additional flexibility during the summer period and in December to work fully remotely) 💸 Competitive fixed salary and bonus  🍕 Lunch vouchers available for each working day (because yes, we like to try our best restaurants)   🌎 International teams and a multicultural environment spanning 11 offices across Europe 🤝Highly inclusive working environment   🤸‍♀️ Lifestyle benefits that can be used to reimburse expenses related to  physical and leisure activities, family support, travel etc  🎓 Continuous learning and development programs 😌 Free access to the Calm app to help you build resilience wherever you are  in your mental health journey 🐣Dedicated parental leave and caregiver leave policies (12 weeks fully paid) ⏳ A program dedicated to helping you have the best work/life balance  🏥 Health insurance fully covered by the company  👩‍🦽 Life & Disability Insurance at no cost to the employee 🍴 Amazing offices with dining, a coffee point on each floor, and leisure area     🎤 Team building events  All hiring happens through our careers site and official email. We do not text or ask for payment during the hiring process. Please report any suspicious messages immediately. We believe that we are better together, and we welcome you for who you are. We endeavor to ensure that everyone  regardless of ability, age, socio-economic & cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender expression, gender identity, ideology, national origin, race, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law  has the opportunity to reach their full potential. At TheFork, we want you to bring us your unique perspectives and experiences, so we can collectively continue disrupting the restaurant industry and go from good to great. TheFork is committed to a fair recruitment process. If you have special needs and require reasonable support during your application, interview, or participation in the selection process due to health conditions or disability, please direct your inquiries to AccessibleRecruitment@TheFork.com. Our HR team will review the request and respond accordingly.