Sr. 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 The Role Proofpoint is looking for a highly motivated Sr.

Software Engineer to join the Threat Response product engineering team. This role focuses on designing distributed systems, solving scalability challenges, and building high-performance backend services operating at scale. What You Bring to the Team Extensive software development experience building enterprise or SaaS applications Excellent programming skills in Java and/or Python, with a demonstrated ability to design, implement, and maintain large-scale production systems Experience building and operating large-scale, multi-tenant