Senior Product Designer — Privacy-First, Impactful UX

Proton; Alabama; On-site; USD 55,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement options

Leave & wellness

Stock options

In-person collaboration

Lunch & snacks

Transport support

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Proton’s Design Team shapes the visual and interaction layer across Mail, Drive, VPN, Pass, and Calendar—products used by millions of people worldwide. Designers are embedded within engineering teams from problem framing to deployment, with high autonomy and influence over design practice.

We seek designers who can simplify complex privacy challenges into intuitive interfaces, build and evolve design systems, and own the quality of production UI with strong Figma skills and a passion for craft.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing and shipping digital products with a portfolio.
• Ability to translate complex problems into intuitive interfaces.
• Experience building and evolving design systems.
• Experience designing motion and micro-interactions for production UI.
• Proficient in Figma with end-to-end design workflow.
• Ownership of quality and consistency across products.

Responsibilities

• Own visual and interaction quality across Proton products from concept to ship.
• Design interfaces that convey privacy features intuitively and securely.
• Craft scalable visual systems—typography, color, spacing, icons.
• Design motion, transitions, and micro-interactions with purpose.
• Create icons and assets that reinforce Proton's visual language.
• Contribute to the shared design system and critique craft.
• Collaborate with PMs and engineers early and stay hands-on.

Skills

5+ years UX design

Visual craft

Prototyping in Figma

Design systems

Motion design

Ownership mindset

Tools

Figma

HTML/CSS basics

Job description

Proton’s Design Team shapes the visual and interaction layer across Mail, Drive, VPN, Pass, and Calendar—products used by millions of people worldwide. Designers are embedded within engineering teams from problem framing to deployment, with high autonomy and influence over design practice.

We seek designers who can simplify complex privacy challenges into intuitive interfaces, build and evolve design systems, and own the quality of production UI with strong Figma skills and a passion for craft.