Senior Software Engineer

Company: Proofpoint
Location: Broomfield
Posted on: April 5, 2021

Job Description:

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Proofpoint is a leader in the world of detecting and preventing email-based fraud. We have built a cutting-edge platform for collecting, processing and analyzing a massive amount of email data. The insight we provide helps our client base build a robust email infrastructure as well as informs clients of malicious use of their brand. We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to expand upon our real-time data pipeline and increase the capabilities of our product. This role will be responsible for designing and implementing systems that process large volumes of email threat data on Proofpoint's cloud platform.

• Develop scalable and reliable systems capable of processing terabytes of email data per hour
• Identify and leverage new technology to make systems more efficient
• Develop metrics, investigate data, and identify trends to make informed decisions
• Prototype, evaluate, and iterate on software solutions to hard problems
• Participate in the product development process to ensure the best solution is brought to market
• Work in a collaborative team-first environment What you bring to the team
  • Must have at least 7+ experience developing software in a high-uptime customer-focused environment.
  • Must have a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited school in an engineering related field.
  • Must have proficient software development skills in a data processing/server environment.
  • Experience with Go strongly preferred.
  • Experience with Java, C#, C++, or C will be considered, but you will be expected to learn Go. We are replacing Java, and do not develop in C#, C++, or C.
  • Experience working with both structured and unstructured data sets highly desirable.
  • Must have significant experience working with relational database systems (Postgres/RedShift preferred.)
  • Must have experience with SQL (DML and DDL)
  • Familiarity working with hierarchical data formats desired (JSON preferred.)
  • Familiarity with AWS desired, especially: S3/SNS/SQS/RDS/RedShift/DynamoDB.
  • Experience with deploying infrastructure in an AWS cloud environment desired.
  • Experience with code deployment and infrastructure provisioning tools (Jenkins/Helm/Terraform) helpful.
  • Interest or experience with containers and orchestration. Docker or Kubernetes experience highly valued.
  • Knowledge, experience, or interest in how the internet works (email/SMTP/DNS in particular) valued.
  • Desire, motivation, and tenacity to solve interesting and challenging problems with software highly valued.
  • Interest in Cybersecurity very helpful. #LI-EC1 If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today's advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:
    • Build and enhance our proven security platform
    • Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture
    • Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel
    • Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges
      -- We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That's why we're a leader in next-generation cybersecurity-and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner. Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

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