Site Reliability Engineer - Observability at Proton in Genève

Keywords

• Observability
• Kubernetes
• Python
• Go
• OpenTelemetry
• SRE

Summary

Proton in Genève is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to design and operate open-source observability pipelines. You will work with Python, Go, and Kubernetes to build reliable monitoring systems for a privacy-focused tech company.

Job Description

Proton, founded by CERN scientists, is building a better internet where privacy is the default. As a profitable and independent company, we serve millions of users globally with encrypted tools like Proton Mail and VPN. We are looking for a skilled engineer to join our small, tool-agnostic team that owns the observability infrastructure, ensuring our systems remain reliable for those who trust us with their data.

Your tasks

• Design, deploy, and operate observability pipelines for logs, metrics, traces, and alerts using open-source technologies.
• Partner with development and platform teams to create practical alerting and dashboarding solutions.
• Build reusable templates and tooling to streamline onboarding and incident response.
• Develop AI-powered tooling to enhance detection and analysis capabilities.
• Champion observability best practices and evolve the platform iteratively based on stakeholder needs.

Your profile

• Extensive experience in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering roles.
• Comfortable writing Python and/or Go for tooling and automation.
• Hands-on experience operating open-source observability stacks.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and GitOps workflows.
• Practical experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Solid Linux system administration skills.

What we offer

• Work with measurable impact on a mission-critical privacy platform.
• Stock options from day one, giving you a real stake in the company.
• Flexible working hours and a focus on outcomes over optics.
• Coverage of public transport, bike allowances, or parking.
• Daily lunch and snacks provided in our offices.
• Strong health coverage, retirement options, and wellness support.