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We hire owners, not employees

Distributors keep the world stocked, and most software was never built for them. Come build the AI that is. You’ll own real work from week one.

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A letter from our founder, persuading you not to apply

We’ve always hired for curiosity. And curiosity has very little respect for job descriptions.

Every week, teammates visit customers or ride along with our users, returning with questions they didn’t know to ask before they went. Those questions tend to become things they want to fix.

So the job outgrows the role: get curious and you’ll soon own the fix. Teammates ship Slack ideas that afternoon and use new AI models the day they launch. The pace asks a lot.

People tell me they’ve learned more in their first few weeks here than they did in years at their last company. I love hearing that, and I want you to understand why.

You’ll get more responsibility than you feel ready for, and you’ll do the best work of your career faster than you thought possible. That’s not for most people.

But maybe you’re not most people.

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Benj CohenFounder & CEO

Not your average software job

Proton is the AI platform built exclusively for distributors—the businesses supplying everything from electrical parts to restaurant equipment. We connect the systems they already use and put AI to work across their business. Most of tech has overlooked this industry. We’re building our company around it.

“Working here feels like a choose-your-own-adventure in the best way. Even in my first four months, I’ve had the freedom and trust to take ownership and pursue ideas without friction. You’re not boxed into a role and are actively encouraged to explore where you thrive.”
Ben DwyerBen DwyerHead of Forward Deployed Engineering
Adelaide Leach
“Proton is collaborative, entrepreneurial, and fun. I started as a project manager and was promoted to senior in under a year. Leadership trusts you to run with ideas and stretch in new ways. And we laugh just as hard as we work.”
Adelaide Leach · Engagement Manager
Kostas Papadopoulos
“Proton deeply cares about investing in people and understands that awesome products are built by happy teams. This creates a culture of sustainable growth where employee feedback is just as valued as customer feedback.”
Kostas Papadopoulos · Sr. Engineering Manager
Brandon Deo
“I like working at Proton because the technical challenges are fun, the product is impactful and the people are awesome. Proton cares about its employees as people first and understands that a great team builds a great product.”
Brandon Deo · Engineering Team Lead
Nicholas Nikitas
“Proton has been an incredible place to learn and advance my career. You’re encouraged to wear multiple hats, ideas are genuinely heard, and there’s meaningful hands-on exposure to customers.”
Nicholas Nikitas · Account Executive
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Values we actually use

  • Own our results

    Each of us owns this company, and we act like it, fully owning the problems we take on and plowing through roadblocks to get results. Positive solutions, not excuses.

  • Be open

    We're big believers in honesty and candor. We default to open and bias towards proactive sharing. Better decisions are made through collaboration.

  • Customer first

    Our customers' success is how we measure ours. We dive deep into their challenges to offer solutions that go beyond what they expect.

  • One team

    We put the team above self-interest and focus on achieving great things together: supporting each other's development, not taking credit or pointing fingers.

  • Think big, start small

    We dream as big as changing how an entire industry works, but test ideas at the smallest, simplest scale that lets us learn fast. We celebrate fast experiments even when they don't work.

  • Lead with curiosity

    We ask questions and stay open-minded about our customers, our teammates and the industry we serve. Curiosity uncovers better ways to work.

Working at Proton has its perks

  • Company stock optionsEvery employee gets equity in what they help build.
  • Flexible scheduleLife doesn't always land outside of 9–5. We make space for you to live yours.
  • Unlimited PTOTake what you need. Everyone is required to take at least two weeks a year.
  • Company wellness daysWhole-company days off to rest and recuperate, on top of company holidays.
  • 12 weeks paid parental leaveFor all parents: birthing, non-birthing, adopting, fostering.
  • Health benefitsProton pays 100% of one US medical plan and 50% for dependents.
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  • 401k with employer contributionFor U.S. employees (for now), a direct 3% match of your salary.
  • Company-paid off-sitesIn-person brainstorming and team-building, with all expenses covered.
  • AI tools for everyoneEvery team member gets the best AI tools on the market.
  • Harvard Square HQStocked snacks, great coffee and a bright space built for focus.

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One bar for every role: high agency, high curiosity, high intensity. Don’t see yours? Make the case anyway.

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For people who’ve thought about starting a company and mostly wanted the part where they get to build things, make decisions, and learn an unreasonable amount.

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