Proton VPN tech stack

Proton VPN builds mostly with Rust, Python, Kotlin, PHP. Its stack also includes Linux, Kubernetes, React.js, MySQL. Rust is named in 28 of the 66 job postings Proton VPN published in the last 12 months (42%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Proton VPN, updated Sep 28, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 28, 2026
Technologies in use
107
Postings analysed
66
Open now
51
Modernity
74 /100
New in 6 months
7

What programming languages does Proton VPN use?

Rust is named in 42% of job postings at Proton VPN, followed by Python (26%), Kotlin (15%), PHP (14%).

Rust 28 42% required in 75% · 24 open now · since Feb 2025
Python 17 26% required in 71% · 12 open now · since Sep 2024
Kotlin 10 15% required in 90% · 8 open now · since Feb 2025
PHP 9 14% required in 44% · 5 open now · since Sep 2024
JavaScript 8 12% required in 38% · 6 open now · since Sep 2024
SQL 7 11% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Nov 2025
TypeScript 6 9% required in 83% · 5 open now · since Sep 2024
C++ 4 6% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Dec 2025
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Swift4
C#3
Go3
Bash2
Java2
Node JS2
PowerShell1
Scala1
C1
Elm1

What frameworks and libraries does Proton VPN use?

React.js is named in 9% of job postings at Proton VPN, followed by Jetpack Compose (8%), Symfony (8%), OpenTelemetry (6%).

React.js 6 9% required in 67% · 4 open now · since Sep 2024
Jetpack Compose 5 8% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Feb 2025
Symfony 5 8% optional · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
OpenTelemetry 4 6% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Pandas 2 3% required in 50% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Playwright 2 3% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Sep 2025
Avalonia 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jan 2026
Electron 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jan 2026
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Espresso1
GTK1
Lottie1
NumPy1
Qt1
Flink1
Jest1
Tailwind CSS1

What databases does Proton VPN use?

MySQL is named in 8% of job postings at Proton VPN, followed by Redis (6%), ClickHouse (5%), BigQuery (2%).

MySQL 5 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
Redis 4 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
ClickHouse 3 5% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
BigQuery 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
CockroachDB 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
ElasticSearch 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Google BigQuery 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
YugabyteDB 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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Apache Iceberg1
Delta Lake1
Trino1

What cloud and platforms does Proton VPN use?

Linux is named in 18% of job postings at Proton VPN, followed by Kubernetes (18%), Grafana (15%), Windows (12%).

Linux 12 18% required in 92% · 11 open now · since Sep 2024
Kubernetes 12 18% required in 50% · 8 open now · since Jun 2025
Grafana 10 15% required in 50% · 7 open now · since May 2025
Windows 8 12% required in 88% · 8 open now · since Aug 2025
GitLab CI 5 8% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Sep 2025
GitLab 4 6% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Aug 2024
GitHub 4 6% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
Figma 3 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
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SIEM2
Apache Kafka2
.NET1
Firebase1
GitHub Actions1
LDAP1
Spark1
Airflow1
Debian1
Fedora1
Looker1
Metabase1
Power BI1
WebAssembly1

What developer tools does Proton VPN use?

Git is named in 9% of job postings at Proton VPN, followed by Ansible (9%), Prometheus (8%), Terraform (8%).

Git 6 9% required in 67% · 5 open now · since Aug 2025
Ansible 6 9% required in 33% · 6 open now · since Sep 2024
Prometheus 5 8% required in 80% · 5 open now · since Sep 2025
Terraform 5 8% required in 60% · 5 open now · since Jun 2025
Puppet 4 6% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Sep 2024
ArgoCD 3 5% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Docker 3 5% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2024
Rest API 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2024
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Loki2
Keycloak1
Maestro1
WebRTC1
Alertmanager1
Argo Workflows1
dbt1

What AI and ML technologies does Proton VPN use?

LLM is named in 2% of job postings at Proton VPN.

LLM 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026

Which engineering practices does Proton VPN ask for?

VPN is named in 100% of job postings at Proton VPN, followed by Offline-First (15%), CI/CD (15%), Configuration Management (6%).

VPN 66 100% required in 100% · 51 open now · since Jun 2023
Offline-First 10 15% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Jun 2026
CI/CD 10 15% required in 70% · 7 open now · since Aug 2024
Configuration Management 4 6% required in 25% · 4 open now · since Jun 2025
Anomaly Detection 3 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
GitOps 3 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Machine Learning 3 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2024
TCP/IP 3 5% required in 67% · 3 open now · since May 2025
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AI Agents2
Platform Engineering2
DNS2
BGP1
DHCP1
Dependency Injection1
IAM1
LLM Guardrails1
MVVM1
OSPF1
Prompt Engineering1
RAG1
Self-Healing1
Edge AI1
Federated Learning1
Knowledge Graph1

What does each Proton VPN team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Backend

12 postings
Rust9
SQL5
Windows5
MySQL4
PHP4
C++3

Mobile

11 postings
Rust10
Kotlin6
Jetpack Compose5

DevOps

6 postings
Linux5
Kubernetes4
Puppet3
Python3
Ansible2
ArgoCD2

Frontend

4 postings
TypeScript4
React.js3
JavaScript2

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How much does Proton VPN pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Proton VPN postings with stated pay: $92k across 26 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Rust14$121k+31%
Python10$88k−4%
Kubernetes8$88k−4%
Linux6$88k−5%
Kotlin5$126k+37%
SQL5$94k+2%
Grafana5$88k−4%

How is the Proton VPN stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
BashJul 2026
FigmaJul 2026
OpenTelemetryJun 2026
Platform EngineeringJun 2026
Offline-FirstJun 2026
SIEMMay 2026
PandasMay 2026
Rising
Kotlin4% → 26%
Jetpack Compose0% → 19%
SQL4% → 19%
Grafana8% → 19%
MySQL4% → 15%
Figma0% → 11%
Windows4% → 11%
OpenTelemetry4% → 11%
Falling
TypeScript13% → 0%
JavaScript17% → 7%
React.js13% → 4%
Puppet13% → 4%
Ansible13% → 7%
Not named for 6 months
GitLabMar 2026
C#Feb 2026

How modern is the Proton VPN stack?

Modern AI adopter 74/100

Proton VPN scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Proton VPN stack in its industry?

Share of the 68 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Rust21%
Python63%
Kubernetes40%
Linux47%
Grafana28%
Kotlin13%
PHP18%
JavaScript44%
Windows31%
SQL53%

What sets Proton VPN apart

Jetpack Compose4%
Symfony4%

Questions about the Proton VPN tech stack

What programming languages does Proton VPN use?

The languages named in Proton VPN job postings are Rust (42%), Python (26%), Kotlin (15%), PHP (14%), JavaScript (12%), as a share of the 66 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Proton VPN use React.js?

Yes. React.js is named in 6 of 66 job postings (9%) and required in 4 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Proton VPN use?

The cloud and platforms named in Proton VPN job postings are Linux (12), Kubernetes (12), Grafana (10) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Proton VPN?

Backend postings at Proton VPN most often require Rust (9), SQL (5), Windows (5), MySQL (4), out of 12 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Proton VPN tech stack changing?

Yes. Bash, Figma, OpenTelemetry, Platform Engineering first appeared in Proton VPN job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Proton VPN tech stack?

Proton VPN scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Proton VPN tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Proton VPN publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 66 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 28, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Proton VPN tech stack: 107 technologies from 66 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/proton-vpn/technologies

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