Privacy-focused AI Project | Founding Engineer | Remote - Europe (UTC-1 to UTC+3) | Full-time | Base salary + Up to 4% equity
We are building a truly private, open-source LLM gateway with outstanding user experience to address privacy problems around using LLMs. When we interact with AI-based services, we face the fundamental tension between utility and privacy. Current solutions to this problem are inadequate, so we are ready to build what we couldn't find.
Who are we? A well-funded, bootstrapped venture by the founders of IVPN - a VPN service highly regarded by privacy advocates and analysts, in operation since 2009.
We are looking for a Founding Engineer (based in Europe) to architect and build an MVP from the ground up. This is a role for a senior builder with:
- At least 8 years of professional experience
- Demonstrable history of solo-shipping products
- Deep expertise across the stack (e.g., Go/Rust for backend, React/Vue for frontend)
- Strong security and infrastructure automation mindset
What you can expect:
- Founder-funded, sovereign startup = no VCs and external pressure
- Small, dedicated, 100% remote team that prefers pragmatism and maximum autonomy.
- Complete technical ownership, responsible for building a system designed for high availability and verifiable privacy.
- Sole focus on engineering - zero distractions. Founders own strategy, functional requirements, design, communications, legal and all other business related decision and execution.
- Strong salary and a significant, foundational equity stake (up to 4%).
If you're a self-directed, experienced engineer who wants to build the foundational infrastructure for private, trustworthy AI access, email me at viktor at ivpn.net for a one-page project brief.
Privacy-focused AI Project | Founding Engineer | Remote - Europe (UTC-1 to UTC+3) | Full-time | Strong salary + Up to 4% equity
We are building a truly private, open-source LLM gateway with outstanding user experience to address privacy problems around using LLMs. When we interact with AI-based services, we face the fundamental tension between utility and privacy. Current solutions to this problem are inadequate, so we are ready to build what we couldn't find.
Who are we? A well-funded, bootstrapped venture by the founders of IVPN - a VPN service highly regarded by privacy advocates and analysts, in operation since 2009.
We are looking for a Founding Engineer (based in Europe) to architect and build an MVP from the ground up. This is a role for a senior builder with:
- At least 8 years of professional experience
- Demonstrable history of solo-shipping products
- Deep expertise across the stack (e.g., Go/Rust for backend, React/Vue for frontend)
- Strong security and infrastructure automation mindset
What you can expect:
- Small, 100% remote team that prefers pragmatism and maximum autonomy.
- Complete technical ownership, responsible for building a system designed for high availability and verifiable privacy.
- Sole focus on engineering - zero distractions. The founders handle product, strategy, design, communications, legal and all other business related matters.
- Strong salary and a significant, foundational equity stake (up to 4%).
If you're a self-directed, experienced engineer who wants to build the foundational infrastructure for private, trustworthy AI access, email me at viktor at ivpn.net for a one-page project brief.
IVPN | System and Network Administrator | Remote (UTC-1 to UTC+3) | Full-time | https://www.ivpn.net
IVPN is a privacy-focused consumer VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts. This year we are launching multiple new services to complement our VPN offering.
We are looking for a System and Network Administrator with the following responsibilities:
- maintaining and ensuring the high availability of our network of hundreds of servers, including VPN gateways
- interfacing with ISP's to resolve upstream network issues
- provide tier 2 and 3 support to our customer support team for issues relating to infrastructure
- consolidating infrastructure, unifying monitoring and aligning operational practices across the business.
The position is fully remote with high level of autonomy: maximum freedom, minimum meetings.
What we expect:
- 5+ years experience managing Linux servers including bare-metal.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, SSL/TLS and other related Internet protocols
- Experience working with a configuration management tool e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Salt.
- 5+ years experience with Python, Go or other scripting languages
- Interest in infosec, specifically with regards to public key cryptography, firewalls and Linux server hardening.
IVPN | System and Network Administrator | Remote (UTC-1 to UTC+3) | Full-time | https://www.ivpn.net
IVPN is a privacy-focused consumer VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts. This year we are launching multiple new services to complement our VPN offering.
We are looking for a System and Network Administrator with the following responsibilities: maintaining and ensuring the high availability of our network of hundreds of servers, including VPN gateways / interfacing with ISP's to resolve upstream network issues / provide tier 2 and 3 support to our customer support team for issues relating to infrastructure / consolidating infrastructure, unifying monitoring and aligning operational practices across the business.
The position is fully remote with high level of autonomy: maximum freedom, minimum meetings.
What we expect: 5+ years experience managing Linux servers including bare-metal. / Strong understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, SSL/TLS and other related Internet protocols / Experience working with a configuration management tool e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Salt. / 5+ years experience with Python, Go or other scripting languages / Interest in infosec, specifically with regards to public key cryptography, firewalls and Linux server hardening.
You can email me if you have any questions about the role: viktor at ivpn.net.
IVPN is a privacy-focused consumer VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts.
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help:
-- maintain our existing infrastructure
-- implement a new server architecture for our VPN gateways that we have been working on for the past year that is open, immutable, diskless, secure and built on bare-metal servers
The position is fully remote with high level of autonomy.
Requirements are experience with:
-- infosec, specifically with regards to cryptographic controls used on servers e.g. Public key crypto, reproducible builds, TPM
-- TCP/IP, UDP, SSL/TLS and other related Internet protocols
-- configuration management tools e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Salt
-- managing Linux servers, including bare-metal
-- Python, Go or other scripting languages
You can email me if you have any questions about the role: viktor at ivpn.net.
IVPN is a privacy-focused VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts.
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help:
-- maintain our existing infrastructure
-- implement a new server architecture for our VPN gateways that we have been working on for the past year that is open, immutable, diskless, secure and built on leased bare-metal servers.
The position is fully remote with high level of autonomy.
Requirements are deep experience with:
-- infosec, specifically with regards to cryptographic controls used on servers e.g. Public key crypto, reproducible builds, TPM
-- TCP/IP, UDP, SSL/TLS and other related Internet protocols
-- configuration management tools e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Salt
-- managing Linux servers, including bare-metal
-- Python, Go or other scripting languages
You can email me if you have any questions about the role: viktor at ivpn.net.
IVPN is a privacy-focused VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts.
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help maintain our existing + implement a new server architecture for our VPN gateways that we have been working on for the past year that is open, immutable, diskless, secure and built on leased bare-metal servers. The position is fully remote with high level of autonomy.
Requirements are deep experience with:
- infosec, specifically with regards to cryptographic controls used on servers e.g. Public key crypto, reproducible builds, TPM
- TCP/IP, UDP, SSL/TLS and other related Internet protocols
- configuration management tools e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Salt
- managing Linux servers, including bare-metal
- Python, Go or other scripting languages
You can email me if you have any questions about the role: viktor at ivpn.net.
IVPN is a privacy-focused VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts.
We are looking for a Golang Developer to work on a new project, a privacy-friendly DNS solution (B2C).
Ideally you possess the following knowledge:
- Strong experience with Golang. Minimum of 2 years experience in your last role.
- Experience with back-end development, including server, network, and hosting environments.
- Strong networking knowledge, specifically relating to implementing and managing DNS.
- Fluent in SQL and able to create complex database schemas.
- Understanding of security best practices to safeguard user data.
We are looking for mid-level/senior candidates who can own the project from planning to release (with internal help, of course).
IVPN | Full-stack Web Developer | Remote (UTC-1 to UTC+3) | Full-time | https://www.ivpn.net
IVPN is a privacy-focused VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts.
We are looking for a Full-stack Web Developer to work on a new project for a privacy-friendly DNS solution (B2C).
Ideally you possess the following knowledge:
- HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and modern JS frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js)
- Experience with back-end development, including server, network, and hosting environments, using Node.js / Python or Golang.
- Knowledge of DNS protocols, privacy tools, and ad-blocking technology.
- Fluent in SQL and able to create complex database schemas.
- Understanding of security best practices to safeguard user data.
We are looking for mid-level/senior candidates who can own the project from planning to release (with internal help, of course).
IVPN | Full-stack Web Developer | Remote (UTC-1 to UTC+3) | Full-time | https://www.ivpn.net
IVPN is a privacy-focused VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts.
We are looking for a Full-stack Web Developer to work on a new project for a privacy-friendly DNS solution.
Ideally you possess the following knowledge:
- HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and modern JS frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js)
- Experience with back-end development, including server, network, and hosting environments, using Node.js / Python or Golang.
- Knowledge of DNS protocols, privacy tools, and ad-blocking technology.
- Fluent in SQL and able to create complex database schemas.
- Understanding of security best practices to safeguard user data.
We are looking for mid-level/senior candidates who can own the project from planning to release (with internal help, of course).
We are building a truly private, open-source LLM gateway with outstanding user experience to address privacy problems around using LLMs. When we interact with AI-based services, we face the fundamental tension between utility and privacy. Current solutions to this problem are inadequate, so we are ready to build what we couldn't find.
Who are we? A well-funded, bootstrapped venture by the founders of IVPN - a VPN service highly regarded by privacy advocates and analysts, in operation since 2009.
We are looking for a Founding Engineer (based in Europe) to architect and build an MVP from the ground up. This is a role for a senior builder with:
- At least 8 years of professional experience
- Demonstrable history of solo-shipping products
- Deep expertise across the stack (e.g., Go/Rust for backend, React/Vue for frontend)
- Strong security and infrastructure automation mindset
What you can expect:
- Founder-funded, sovereign startup = no VCs and external pressure
- Small, dedicated, 100% remote team that prefers pragmatism and maximum autonomy.
- Complete technical ownership, responsible for building a system designed for high availability and verifiable privacy.
- Sole focus on engineering - zero distractions. Founders own strategy, functional requirements, design, communications, legal and all other business related decision and execution.
- Strong salary and a significant, foundational equity stake (up to 4%).
If you're a self-directed, experienced engineer who wants to build the foundational infrastructure for private, trustworthy AI access, email me at viktor at ivpn.net for a one-page project brief.