PROTON SAYS 2026 IS ITS LAST YEAR HIRING ENGINEERS

Proton is the Swiss company behind Proton Mail and Proton VPN. It sells privacy as the alternative to Big Tech.

CEO Andy Yen wrote it to staff in Slack: "This will be the last year that we hire engineers." Starting next year, he said, Proton hires product managers to build things with AI.

The CTO says AI wrote 90% of Proton's code in October, and a staffer who asked for security testing was told it was "loser thinking." Employees now face re-interviews on their AI use.

An internal document says Proton is behind its revenue target and calls the company "underperforming." 🤔