Senior Software Engineer

About Us:

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

How We Work:

At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values: 

Bold in how we dream and innovate

Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities

Accountable for results and best in class outcomes

Visionary in future focused problem-solving

Exceptional in execution and impact

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.

About this role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will have an opportunity to design and build the next generation of cloud and data security solutions.

You will develop efficient software to build an internal representation of complex and large cloud infrastructures to analyze risks and vulnerabilities.

You will have an opportunity to learn the internals of major public cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) and put that into action developing product features.

You will lead, design, and develop features on our scalable microservices based infrastructure for solving data security problems in SaaS applications.

If you want to be at the forefront of cloud data security and want to work with an excellent engineering team to learn and grow your career, this may be THE opportunity you are looking for.

Requirements:

3+ years of experience in building applications and services in one of AWS, GCP, and Azure

4+ years of experience in Python or NodeJS is preferred

4+ years of experience in cloud security is preferred 8+ years of experience building system or application software with modern technologies

Prior experience building SaaS products is a plus

Strong software design, complexity analysis, development and debugging skills Strong verbal and written communication skills

Good knowledge of cloud infrastructure, and data security
Bachelor’s degree in CS/EECS or similar. Master's degree in CS preferred.

Our culture encourages and respects people who are hands-on, honest, focused, and committed. For this role, it entails:

A deep understanding of whatever you are working on

An intuitive understanding of ROI for your tasks

Taking end-to-end ownership Strong ability to work independently and meet goals/ deadlines with minimal direction/ guidance

Being extremely curious and hungry to make an impact

Learning quickly, enjoy and taking pride in both identifying and solving problems

Moving fast without compromising quality and future ability to scale

Why Proofpoint
Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success.  We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint #LI-AA1

Why Proofpoint?

At Proofpoint, we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons you’ll love working with us:

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefits

• Career success on your terms

• Flexible work environment

• Annual wellness and community outreach days

• Always on recognition for your contributions

• Global collaboration and networking opportunities

Our Culture:

Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose and drive success-every day, for everyone.

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to accessibility@proofpoint.com.

How to Apply

Interested? Submit your application along with any supporting information- we can’t wait to hear from you!