Software Engineer III

Proofpoint is looking for a Software Engineer III to join our Algo & MLOps team. In this role, you will drive the implementation and adoption of critical services and infrastructure supporting the models powering our email threat detection engine which protects some of the world's largest enterprises. You will collaborate closely with a cross-functional team of Data Scientists, MLOps and Backend Engineers and contribute to major initiatives building and supporting our ML services, infrastructure and workflows. You'll be surrounded by incredibly smart, talented and friendly colleagues. Engineers at Tessian love to learn from each other and pull together as a team to succeed. Your day-to-day

• Develop, deploy and maintain highly scalable and low-latency applications and infrastructure using Python and Terraform on AWS cloud
• Build and maintain batch and real-time pipelines capable of processing complex structured and unstructured data using technologies such as Spark, Apache Airflow.
• Contribute to the implementation and adoption of ML infrastructure with AWS SageMaker.
• Tackle the challenges that come with processing highly sensitive data.
• Build software with security in mind
• Act as a mentor to team members, promoting a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the team
  
  Proven experience building distributed systems, infrastructure, and other high-scale applications in a managed cloud environment (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Extensive Python expertise; experience developing and deploying production-grade software using Async IO
• Hands-on experience with at least one Infrastructure-As-Code framework
• Thorough understanding of engineering and infrastructure best practices and general software development principles
• Experience working as part of a fast-moving team with focus on delivering value
• Product mindset, capable of not only delivering impact within their team but also elevating the wider engineering organisation
Nice to have
• Experience creating and optimizing high-throughput ETL/ELT pipelines using a Big Data processing engine such as DataBricks Workflows, Spark, Flink, Dask or similar
• Experience building software and/or data pipelines in the AWS cloud (SageMaker Endpoints, ECS/EKS, EMR, Glue), If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
  
  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., Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams. To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos. We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers' sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees. Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace. 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.