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Corporate Overview
Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

Protection Starts with People.  Proofpoint.

We are seeking an experienced Staff Engineer specializing in backend development to join our Tools & Data Science team.

Core Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or related field) with 7+ years of experience, or 9+ years in a similar role.

5+ years of experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and Golang in public cloud environments (AWS preferred).

Expertise in NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch) and relational databases (e.g., MariaDB, MySQL).

Strong background in building scalable, reliable systems with test frameworks, monitoring, and alerting.

Skilled in UNIX/Linux command-line tools, CI/CD pipeline management.

Comfortable with a role focused on writing code (approximately 75% of the time).

Nice to Have

15+ years of experience in software engineering.

A language-agnostic approach to development.

Experience in full-stack development, including React.

Familiarity with event-driven workflows and schedulers (e.g., Apache Airflow).

Experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Knowledge of AWS serverless tools (e.g., SQS, Lambda, Glue, Spark).

Why Proofpoint

As a customer focused and driven-to-win organization with leading edge products, there are many exciting reasons to join the Proofpoint team. We believe in hiring the best the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation. As we continue to grow and expand globally, we understand that hiring the right people and developing great teams is key to our success! We are a multi-national company with locations in many countries, with each location contributing to Proofpoint’s amazing culture!  #LI-PH1

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!