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[/company/proton](/company/proton)[Proton](/company/proton)
# Software Engineer (Linux) at Proton

Department: CC - Engineering - VPN

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: London, England

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Apr 9, 2026

## Description

Proton is hiring a Linux Desktop Client Engineer to build a greenfield native Linux desktop client for Proton Drive, integrating with Linux filesystem and system components, contributing to the platform-agnostic SDK and CLI, and maintaining cross-client testing, telemetry, build pipelines, and packaging across Debian and Fedora-based distributions. The role requires 5+ years of Linux desktop client software development, DevOps and Git experience, and open-source Linux distribution and packaging experience; GTK+, Qt, and Rust are preferred. The position offers health coverage, retirement options, leave, stock options, and flexible working across Proton offices.

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