Junior R&D Engineer

Our client -a new Silicon Valley based profitable B2C product startup building innovative mobile solutions for the planetis now looking for a JuniorR&D Engineer

Type:Remote full-time
Start date:ASAP
About project and role:

The product VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy is a Virtual Private Network that provides users online privacy and anonymity by creating a private network from a public internet connection.

The company has over 44M MAUs (and growing) with a solid customer base in the US and iOS Out of the top markets we track worldwide upon searching for the keyword VPN in the App Store they are the #1 product in 32 out of 40 countries follow (including in the US all of Western Europe etc.) and in the top 3 for all 40 addition they have been consistently ranked in the top 10 productivity apps in the US right up with Google Docs Google Sheets etc.
The product has >1.6M very high-quality ratings in iOS alone.

We are hiring a Junior R&D Engineer to join a small focused team building VPN and privacytechnology. You will work alongside experienced engineers on real production systems fromday one not on a separate intern project or a training sandbox.
This is a hands-on role. You will write code that ships contribute to tools and infrastructure thatthe business depends on and learn how VPN protocols server infrastructure and securitytooling work.

Responsibilities:

• Write and ship code in Python Rust Go or similar contributing to real tools andservices from day one
• Help build and maintain the custom VPN tooling and services that power our server infrastructure
• Learn and work with VPN protocols tunnelling technologies and network security tooling
• Contribute to internal tools and automation that the business relies on
• Harden and test server configurations with guidance from senior engineers
• Participate in technical research prototyping and evaluating new approaches
• Develop your Linux networking and security skills through hands-on production work
• Use AI tools as part of your daily workflow we treat them as standard development tooling not a novelty

Requirements:

• Programming ability in at least one of: Python Rust Go. Show us code you havewritten not just courses you have completed
• Comfortable with Linux (you can navigate the command line understand basic systemadministration and are willing to go deeper)
• Basic understanding of networking (TCP/IP DNS how the internet actually works)
• Curiosity about how VPNs protocols and security tooling work under the hood
• The ability to read unfamiliar code and documentation and work things out independently
• Drive to own problems rather than wait for detailed instruction
• A security-conscious mindset you think about what could go wrong not just what shouldgo right
• English - Intermediate

Highly Valued:

• Personal projects home labs or CTF experience that shows genuine interest insystems networking or security
• Familiarity with VPN technologies or tunnelling protocols (WireGuard OpenVPN orsimilar) Even from personal use or tinkering
• Experience with infrastructure tooling (Ansible Terraform Docker or similar)
• Contributions to open-source projects
• Experience with Linux beyond the basics (systemd networking stack kernel tuning)
• Understanding of cryptography or TLS concepts

Why Join:

• Fast-Paced Innovative Environment:
• Be part of a fast-growing company in the digitalprivacy and connectivity space.
• Remote Work: Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with a passionate creative and motivated team that valuesownership experimentation and results.
• Small team high autonomy real ownership
• Work on privacy and security technology that people actually use
• Direct line between what you build and business outcomes
• Influence over technical direction and engineering culture from day one