Staff 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.

We’re excited to announce that our team is expanding! We are on the lookout for a talented Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in building authentication and authorization framework. Our engineers are at the forefront of steering and influencing the future success and growth of our company. We pride ourselves on being nimble, dynamic, and fast-moving. We seek team players who take a creative and analytical approach to solving complex technical challenges. If you are passionate about cutting-edge technology and thrive in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you! 

Role Overview 

• Build, implement and improve architecture and performance of large-scale distributed systems. 

• Design/build backend authentication and user profile management service to ensure stability and high-performance and build CI/CD pipelines. 

• Work hand in hand with engineers to develop tools to automate tasks, resolve bottlenecks, and improve scalability/reliability to keep up with our growth. 

Qualifications: 

• A strong foundation in computer science, software engineering, etc. Proficient Java is preferred 

• 8+ years of experience in cloud development. 

• Experience building and scaling large distributed systems and cloud computing with AWS & Azure 

Bonus:  

• Previous experience in IAM such as SAML, OAuth, any entitlement software, and user profile management  

• Experience developing infrastructure as code automation using Terraform. 

• Deep understanding of Containers, Docker, EKS, Kubernetes 

• Experience building CI with Jenkins/Cloudbees 

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and Splunk 

• Solid knowledge of cloud infrastructure solutions (security, storage, networking, databases). 

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or similar 

Why Proofpoint

As a customer focused and driven-to-win organization with leading edge products, there are many exciting reasons to join the Pro