Software Engineer

About Us:
We are the leader in human-centric cybersecurity. Half a million customers, including 87 of the Fortune 100, rely on Proofpoint to protect their organizations. We’re driven by a mission to stay ahead of bad actors and safeguard the digital world. 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.

The Role

As part of the Illusive business unit, you'll play a key role in developing our cutting-edge Identity Threat Detection and Response solution. As part of the Shadow team, you will focus on our deception-based detection technology and help our customers catch the bad guys! In your role, you will lead architectural efforts within our SaaS environment, design and develop scalable security features, and drive technical excellence across the team.

Your day-to-day

• Collaborate with product teams to define and refine feature requirements

• Design and implement high-quality, secure, and scalable code

• Write comprehensive unit tests and system tests to ensure robust code quality

• Lead team member design and code reviews with constructive feedback

• Proactively suggest product improvements and technical optimizations

• Resolve complex customer issues and provide technical support

What you bring to the team Required:

• At least 3 years of experience in developing BE applications with Java

• Extensive experience writing SQL queries

• Experience developing SaaS applications

• Proven ability to lead end-to-end feature development

Nice to have:

• Experience with cybersecurity/threat detection technologies

• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker/K8s)

• Microservices architecture and distributed systems

• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

• Agile/Scrum methodologies

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


Sincerly,
-Recruiting Enablement

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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

• Learning & Development: We are committed to the growth and development of our team members, offering a range of programs including leadership and professional development workshops, stretch project assignments, and mentoring opportunities to help employees reach their full potential.

• Flexible work environment: [Remote options, hybrid schedules, flexible hours, etc.].

• 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 here https://www.proofpoint.com/us/company/careers. We can’t wait to hear from you!