Staff Software Engineer
About Us
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The Role
Staff Software Engineer
What you'll do
- Lead efforts to design, implement software and support systems using industry best-practices
- Serve as a technical leader and mentor - conduct design reviews, guide junior engineers, and influence the team's technical roadmap.
- Collaborate with engineers and business stakeholders to identify and implement software solutions to business problems
- Establish and enforce data quality standards - implement validation frameworks, anomaly detection, and SLA-driven alerting to ensure data reliability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and drive preventive improvements.
- Define and drive engineering best practices: code reviews, CI/CD for data pipelines, and DataOps principles
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar technical field of study
- 8+ years of professional software or data engineering experience, with at least 4 years focused on cloud data platforms.
- Strong Python programming skills. Proficiency in coding in any other language, preferably Java and Golang
- Strong understanding of highly distributed architecture
- Experience working with secured APIs (REST, GraphQL, etc)
- Cloud computing experience (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar)
- Experience in Docker and Kubernetes, preferred
- Experience working with observability and monitoring tools (Grafana, Kibana, etc)
- Strong experience working with agile development teams
- Understanding of best practices in performance tuning
- Excellent communication, planning and organizational skills
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 .
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